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It was sircam that Norton captured and eliminated on my computer this morning. Everyone should have antivirus software. Mark At 12:31 PM 7/27/2001 -0700, John Tranter wrote: >This information from Woody Leonhard's "Woody's Office Watch" site, which >offers tips on how to better manage Microsoft Office products, at >http://www.wopr.com/wow/wow.htm > > >2. SIRCAM BURROWS ITS WAY TO FAME >Earlier this week, in a special edition of Woody's Office >Tips, I told you about W32/SirCam, the email attachment >worm that's using the good services of Outlook to spread >randomly selected files and such literary gems as "I hope >you like the file that I sendo you". SirCam's main claim to >fame - what sets it apart from ILOVEYOU and the like - lies >in its ability to propagate via your office or home >network. >Of course, you're a savvy WOW reader, and you know that you >shouldn't open unexpected files attached to email messages. >You also know that you should have Windows show you file >name extensions >(http://www.woodyswatch.com/wowmm/archtemplate.asp?v1-n05 >), and that any message attachment with a name like >SalesReport.doc.exe is just begging for you to open it. >Might as well pull out that shotgun, bucko, load it, >release the safety, and point it right at yer foot. >But the rest of the people on your network may not be so >smart. There's the rub. All it takes is one person on your >network who can't resist the urge to open the attached >file. (Or one person who thinks they're smart enough to >open the file without getting bitten!) They open the >attachment and bingo! If your network permissions are loose >- other people have write permission for certain shared >folders - that's all it takes for *you* to get infected. No >sent email. No opened attachments. >As mentioned in Woody's Office Tips earlier this week, >there's a very thorough discussion of SirCam and what you >can do to avoid getting bitten by it, at >http:[log in to unmask] >. Well worth reading. >