Joanne
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I've been monitoring the CTPinMeet2002 email address to check for people that want to sign up for the Fall Foliage pin meet. It seems that someone has the Klez virus on their computer as I have been getting two or three notes a day that have attached zip files.
If you have CTPinMeet2002@aol.com in your address book please run a virus checker on your computer to make sure that you do not have the Klez virus. And if you get a note from me (or anyone) that has a zip file attached DO NOT open it unless you are expecting to get it. It is most likely due to the virus. This virus will forge the from address so that you think you are getting a note from someone you know and trust when it is not from them at all.
You can read more about the kelz virus at wired.com - http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,52174,00.html
-or- at symantec.com at http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.h@mm.html
-or- you can check the category in yahoo for more information - http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_...es_and_Worms/Specific_Viruses_and_Worms/Klez/
According to symantec.com:
This worm searches the Windows address book, the ICQ database, and local files for email addresses. The worm sends an email message to these addresses with itself as an attachment.
And:
Worm randomly chooses a file from the machine to send along with the worm to recipients. So files with the extensions: ".mp8" or ".txt" or ".htm" or ".html" or ".wab" or ".asp" or ".doc" or ".rtf" or ".xls" or ".jpg" or ".cpp" or ".pas" or ".mpg" or ".mpeg" or ".bak" or ".mp3" or ".pdf" would be attached to e-mail messages along with the viral attachment.
Don't panic, just be careful when you open your mail.
-- Joanne
If you have CTPinMeet2002@aol.com in your address book please run a virus checker on your computer to make sure that you do not have the Klez virus. And if you get a note from me (or anyone) that has a zip file attached DO NOT open it unless you are expecting to get it. It is most likely due to the virus. This virus will forge the from address so that you think you are getting a note from someone you know and trust when it is not from them at all.
You can read more about the kelz virus at wired.com - http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,52174,00.html
-or- at symantec.com at http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.h@mm.html
-or- you can check the category in yahoo for more information - http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_...es_and_Worms/Specific_Viruses_and_Worms/Klez/
According to symantec.com:
This worm searches the Windows address book, the ICQ database, and local files for email addresses. The worm sends an email message to these addresses with itself as an attachment.
And:
Worm randomly chooses a file from the machine to send along with the worm to recipients. So files with the extensions: ".mp8" or ".txt" or ".htm" or ".html" or ".wab" or ".asp" or ".doc" or ".rtf" or ".xls" or ".jpg" or ".cpp" or ".pas" or ".mpg" or ".mpeg" or ".bak" or ".mp3" or ".pdf" would be attached to e-mail messages along with the viral attachment.
Don't panic, just be careful when you open your mail.
-- Joanne
