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Is anyone else getting a "Don't be Late" E-mail (vanity)?
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Posted on 11/03/2003 3:25:57 PM PST by calvin sun

The body of the note says, "Will meet tonight as we agreed, because on Wednesday I don't think I'll make it,

so don't be late. And yes, by the way here is the file you asked for. It's all written there. See you.

blkbsxos"

Attached to the note is a file "readnow.zip"

I have the latest Symantec definitions, but the note still got through. Is this file a virus, or a hoax?


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: computer; internet; virus
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To: DefCon
Wow, didn't realize that Calvin Sun was almost at his third anniversary! Thanks for pointing that out... And yeah, don't open the zip.
21 posted on 11/03/2003 4:12:47 PM PST by kingu (Just helping...)
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To: DefCon
Wow, didn't realize that Calvin Sun was almost at his third anniversary! Thanks for pointing that out... And yeah, don't open the zip.
22 posted on 11/03/2003 4:12:47 PM PST by kingu (Just helping...)
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To: kingu
DOH !
23 posted on 11/03/2003 4:22:33 PM PST by DefCon
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To: kingu
DOH !
24 posted on 11/03/2003 4:22:37 PM PST by DefCon
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To: Crispy
Bad advice. Never open an email or even put in the preview window anything that you don't know what it is -- especially if you are using Outlook. There are too many exploits that operate without user intervention. There are also several exploits that target zip clients. Open a .zip, overflow a buffer in the client, and you're infected. You're right, probably in this case he can get away with it since it is a known virus, but it may be something else next time.
25 posted on 11/03/2003 4:33:03 PM PST by sigSEGV
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To: ItsBacon
ping (virus)
26 posted on 11/03/2003 4:46:10 PM PST by NathanR (California Si! Aztlan NO!)
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To: calvin sun
Hey, you sound like a wondeful person, trusting and sensetive; almost, well, liberal. I'm sure it is OK. These other guys are being nervous nellies. Just open the attachment and see what it is. I'm certain that the really nice person who sent it to you would be hurt and, yes, offended, very offended if you don't read the gentle words he had to say. Open the attachment and report back, if you can.
27 posted on 11/03/2003 4:48:17 PM PST by Tacis
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To: steplock
I opened an attachment from my son.......that wasn't!

I have told everyone I do NOT open attachments at ANY time from ANY one...EVER EVER EVER

28 posted on 11/03/2003 5:03:15 PM PST by OldFriend (DEMS INHABIT A PARALLEL UNIVERSE)
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To: DefCon
DOH!

A DEER!!!

A FEMALE DEER....
29 posted on 11/03/2003 5:07:50 PM PST by My Favorite Headache (I Want A Girlfriend)
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To: My Favorite Headache
Fortunately, I have a sense of humor....

OF COURSE I have refrained from opening the attachment. What do you think I am, a Florida voter?

What concerns me is the fact that message got through Symantec Norton Antivirus. My definition is from 11/1/03. Any speculation on when Norton will be able to detect it?

Lesson here: never trust your antivirus to be foolproof any more than you would trust the safety on your "instument of self-defense."
30 posted on 11/03/2003 5:32:23 PM PST by calvin sun ("Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL")
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To: Crispy
But opening a .zip file will not excecute anthing. So you can atleast double click on the attachement.

That would be true if it really were a zip file. Notice the last extension in the name:

Attachment: readnow.zip (readnow.doc.scr)

It's actually a script file masquerading as a document file. If you have "known file extensions" turned off (like many people do), you'll see it as a "safe" .doc file. It's anything but safe.

31 posted on 11/03/2003 5:42:57 PM PST by Bob
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To: sigSEGV
Perhaps your right. I do not you any MS email programs. What I said is correct if it is a .zip file and not a file masquerading as a zip. I always have extensions turned on. But hey, I am oldskool.
32 posted on 11/03/2003 10:43:49 PM PST by Crispy
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