Guest guest Posted August 18, 2001 Report Share Posted August 18, 2001 Hi, I don't have the list operator's (Gordon) email so I just wanted to let people know that I just received a virus from "Anand K Iyengar" <anand2048 in a personal reply from an email that I sent to this list....just so people are careful with what they open. I don't know if this was done on purpose or not but all it said was "take a look at the attachment". If this was deliberate, then that's just not cool at all. If it was by mistake then it's time to run a virus check on your computer. sat nam Kelly ///(*_*)\\\ _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 Hi Kelly and All Thank you for your message - you can always reach me at kundaliniyoga-owner The virus or worm to which you refer is almost certainly the SirCam Worm, which has been doing the rounds for some weeks now. First off, I would once more reassure all our rs that you are safe reading any message from our list - all attachments, which may contain harmful viruses or worms or trojan horses, are automatically stripped from messages before they are sent out. Secondly, this is not malicious, except on the part of the original virus code writers. This worm, when it infects a computer, goes through the address book and all stored Web pages looking for email addresses, and then sends itself out in the form you mention, to every one of those addresses. Unless you actually follow the instructions and open the attached file then it can't infect your computer. It is harmful. It is programmed to wipe out hard drives on every system it infects, activating on October 16th. It can also fill up all your spare disk space, slowing your computer right down or even making it unusable. However, it is easy to remove. http://www.symantec.com contains full instructions on how to do so. The best advice, which I make no apologies for repeating on here, is to NEVER open any attachments, even from folk you know, unless it is something you are expecting to receive from them. If in any doubt, email the sender first and check with them. Also, keep your antivirus software updated and in constant background mode, and use it to scan all mail received. If you do not know how to do this, then contact the vendor. Sat Nam! Gordon - "Kelly ~~*~~" <kurij <Kundaliniyoga> Saturday, August 18, 2001 07:31 virus in attachment > Hi, > > I don't have the list operator's (Gordon) email so I just wanted to let > people know that I just received a virus from > "Anand K Iyengar" <anand2048 in a personal reply from an email > that I sent to this list....just so people are careful with what they open. > I don't know if this was done on purpose or not but all it said was "take a > look at the attachment". If this was deliberate, then that's just not cool > at all. If it was by mistake then it's time to run a virus check on your > computer. > > > sat nam > Kelly > > > > > ///(*_*)\\\ > > > > _______________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" > - Yogi Bhajan > > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the Groups Member Center (My Groups), or send mail to > Kundaliniyoga > NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! > WEB SITE: kundalini yoga > > KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from > kundalini yogaclasses.html > > Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Practical Books & Videos on Kundalini Yoga & Meditation. Also Meditation & Mantra CDs. > > Your use of is subject to > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 Hi Gordon, I didn't actually open the attachment so my computer is fine. I have a scan on my email that automatically notifies me if there is a virus present..but, as we know, many people don't have that. Thanks again for the advice! ///(*_*)\\\ >"gordon" <gordon >Kundaliniyoga ><Kundaliniyoga> >Re: virus in attachment >Sun, 19 Aug 2001 11:22:19 +0100 > >Hi Kelly and All > >Thank you for your message - you can always reach me at >kundaliniyoga-owner > >The virus or worm to which you refer is almost certainly the SirCam Worm, >which has been doing the rounds for some weeks now. > >First off, I would once more reassure all our rs that you are safe >reading any message from our list - all attachments, which may contain >harmful viruses or worms or trojan horses, are automatically stripped from >messages before they are sent out. > >Secondly, this is not malicious, except on the part of the original virus >code writers. This worm, when it infects a computer, goes through the >address book and all stored Web pages looking for email addresses, and then >sends itself out in the form you mention, to every one of those addresses. > >Unless you actually follow the instructions and open the attached file then >it can't infect your computer. > >It is harmful. It is programmed to wipe out hard drives on every system it >infects, activating on October 16th. It can also fill up all your spare >disk >space, slowing your computer right down or even making it unusable. > >However, it is easy to remove. http://www.symantec.com contains full >instructions on how to do so. > >The best advice, which I make no apologies for repeating on here, is to >NEVER open any attachments, even from folk you know, unless it is something >you are expecting to receive from them. If in any doubt, email the sender >first and check with them. Also, keep your antivirus software updated and >in >constant background mode, and use it to scan all mail received. If you do >not know how to do this, then contact the vendor. > >Sat Nam! >Gordon > > >- >"Kelly ~~*~~" <kurij ><Kundaliniyoga> >Saturday, August 18, 2001 07:31 > virus in attachment > > > > Hi, > > > > I don't have the list operator's (Gordon) email so I just wanted to let > > people know that I just received a virus from > > "Anand K Iyengar" <anand2048 in a personal reply from an >email > > that I sent to this list....just so people are careful with what they >open. > > I don't know if this was done on purpose or not but all it said was >"take >a > > look at the attachment". If this was deliberate, then that's just not >cool > > at all. If it was by mistake then it's time to run a virus check on >your > > computer. > > > > > > sat nam > > Kelly > > > > > > > > > > ///(*_*)\\\ > > > > > > > > _______________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" > > - Yogi Bhajan > > > > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the Groups Member Center (My >Groups), or send mail to > > Kundaliniyoga > > NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! > > WEB SITE: kundalini yoga > > > > KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from > > kundalini yogaclasses.html > > > > Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Practical Books & Videos on Kundalini >Yoga >& Meditation. Also Meditation & Mantra CDs. > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > > > > > > _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 Hi I just received the same email virus. Do not open attachment. Please be careful. Peace, Light, love Bing Shira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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