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Yup, a short while ago I got one purporting to be from a 'Karen Driscoll'. Redolent with hopes for the attached file. It went into the trash bin, after a short puzzlement. db ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Tranter" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 8:31 PM Subject: Virus facts > 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. >