Current virus threats -- DON'T OPEN!!: North American GBC Ex

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"COM: Srirama (das) ACBSP" wrote:

 

> [Text 2866275 from COM]

>

> From Hare Krishna dasi:

>

> "I just received an e-mail -- supposedly from "Noma Petroff" entitled

> North American GBC Executive Committee on Y2K"

>

> "This e-mail is **not** from me. It contains an attachment which invites

> the reader to download funny messages. I suspect that it is some kind

> of virus.

 

> ....At present, the danger is more pronounced due to a new virus development.

> Some current viruses spread through email without intervention by anyone!

> Here's the idea: You get an innocent message that does you no observable

> harm. You delete it. However, the virus has already read your address book

> and starts sending out messages to your friends and associates that appear

> to be from you.

 

> Worse, the virus even selects a subject header from your

> real email on a real topic.

 

HKDD: Yes -- actually this is what happened with the virus that I received.

Going back through my files, I found that back in February I had mailed my

revision of a draft of this message to the NA GBC Y2K committee. Somehow the

virus found this topic and mailed me a message from myself.

 

 

>

> How to protect yourself?

>

> -- Don't open attachments in your mail unless you requested that

> attachment from the sender. If you're not sure, contact the sender to verify

> that file before opening it.

 

Thanks for your message with all the helpful information. The U.S. government

(State Department? FBI? I can't remember) says that 100 countries are working

on how to execute acts of "computer terrorism" and they expect that there will

be a certain number of attacks on businesses and governments over the century

turnover -- so that people will think that it is a Y2K malfunction, when in

fact

it is a separate virus attack. That's why they are warning to treat all

malfunctions during the next month 1st as regular malfunctions or bugs, and

only

2nd as actual Y2K problems.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

[Guest guest]

"COM: Srirama (das) ACBSP" wrote:

 

> [Text 2866275 from COM]

>

> From Hare Krishna dasi:

>

> "I just received an e-mail -- supposedly from "Noma Petroff" entitled

> North American GBC Executive Committee on Y2K"

>

> "This e-mail is **not** from me. It contains an attachment which invites

> the reader to download funny messages. I suspect that it is some kind

> of virus.

 

> ....At present, the danger is more pronounced due to a new virus development.

> Some current viruses spread through email without intervention by anyone!

> Here's the idea: You get an innocent message that does you no observable

> harm. You delete it. However, the virus has already read your address book

> and starts sending out messages to your friends and associates that appear

> to be from you.

 

> Worse, the virus even selects a subject header from your

> real email on a real topic.

 

HKDD: Yes -- actually this is what happened with the virus that I received.

Going back through my files, I found that back in February I had mailed my

revision of a draft of this message to the NA GBC Y2K committee. Somehow the

virus found this topic and mailed me a message from myself.

 

 

>

> How to protect yourself?

>

> -- Don't open attachments in your mail unless you requested that

> attachment from the sender. If you're not sure, contact the sender to verify

> that file before opening it.

 

Thanks for your message with all the helpful information. The U.S. government

(State Department? FBI? I can't remember) says that 100 countries are working

on how to execute acts of "computer terrorism" and they expect that there will

be a certain number of attacks on businesses and governments over the century

turnover -- so that people will think that it is a Y2K malfunction, when in

fact

it is a separate virus attack. That's why they are warning to treat all

malfunctions during the next month 1st as regular malfunctions or bugs, and

only

2nd as actual Y2K problems.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi