FYI - Virus warning

[dansyr]

There is an e-mail virus that is circulating. It is w32.sobig.a.@mm.
My e-mail was from big@boss.com.
Do not open the attachment
Opening the attachment, will cause the virus to be sent to addresses in your address book.
Just a warning to be aware of any attachments from unfamiliar e-mail addresses.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Thanks for the FYI, dansyr!!!!! Good policy indeed.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sobig.a@mm.html

 

[nativetxn]

Thanks dansyr, I'll be on the look out

 

[Jeff in BigD]

Oh crap, I forgot, I'm gonna have to worry about those now too.

 

[Mackey Mouse]

OMG.. thank you so much.......... I got that yesterday and thought I do not know anyone with that name...so I deleted.. where did it come from.. does anyone know??? yikes.. thanks for the alert...

 

[helenabear]

Thanks for that FYI! I will keep my eye out for that one!

 

[yepod]

Got it, dumped it!
Like MM said, I didn't recognize it!

Thanks for the warning!

 

[Misti]

I got an email today from boss.com with " Here is the sample" as the subject. Fortunately, I never open attachments.

Thanks for the heads up, guys. And, thanks to Dan for the link!

 

[WDWHound]

I got a copy of it last night. NAV snarfed it before it could do any damage.

 

[SuiteDisney]

I got the email and deleted it right away.

 

[mamajoan]

WHOA!! I got that one this am.. dumped it BEFORE I opened it..

WHO SENDS THIS JUNK???

 

[MarkRG]

A few tips I would drop on this subject.

• Never open any email with an attachment unless you were expecting one for that person. Even go sofar as to first email the person to confirm they were intending to send you an attachment.
  
• NEVER use Preview Pane or it's equvalent in other email programs, it is opening the email, even if you don't.
  

There is a safe way in Outlook to examine an email without opening it, but it technical. You're safest off deleting it if you don't recognise it.