Never open an attached pif, even if named Lamarck or Sowerby etc...
You have nothing to do with pif files, so delete their message.
Better : some exe files can be inserted in the head of the html message ;
but all need to be accepted by the recipient before infecting the temporary
internet files directory. And autoextractible or autoexecutable files can be
stopped by your antivirus softs. So, life is nice!
Happy shellings!
Caro
www.idscaro.net/x.htm
Paris, France.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Kirsh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: NO JOKE: virus alert to Conch-L!
> I got a "Lamarck.pif" attachment which I did try to open because the
message
> in the e-mail had a jumbled text referring to a shell species.
>
> I thought it was possibly a graphic. I'm not sure whether my iMac opened
it
> or not.
>
> David Kirsh
>
> > From: Avril B <[log in to unmask]>
> > Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 19:36:30 -0600
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: NO JOKE: virus alert to Conch-L!
> >
> > It was the magestrate virus. Norton picked it up and repaired it.
> > Avril
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Frank" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 5:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: NO JOKE: virus alert to Conch-L!
> >
> >
> >> It's quite amazing how the "alleged" virus file has affected Listserv
> >> members
> >> who were in Alan Gettelmans address book.
> >>
> >> I too received the aforementioned mailing "but with no attachment" as
> >> described by several others (Grace.pif). My research indicates that
> >> there is no new virus going around with this titlle, etc., etc.
> >>
> >> Did anyones anti-virus software assign this alleged virus a name? If
not,
> >> it's either new or a false positive.
> >>
> >> Of course, my anti-virus and firewall software may have precluded the
> >> payload arriving here.
> >>
> >> Bill
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Karlynn Morgan" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 3:28 PM
> >> Subject: Re: NO JOKE: virus alert to Conch-L!
> >>
> >>
> >>> I also received this e-mail--my Norton's Anti-Virus caught it and
> > repaired
> >> it,
> >>> but I have deleted the message without opening the attachment.
> >>>
> >>> Karlynn
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Forner, Monika" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi all,
> >>>>
> >>>> I just received an email from Alan Gettleman not through Conch-L
> >> (although
> >>>> we never were in private contact) and without my address, which may
be
> >> an
> >>>> indication that it was sent not by Alan but by his computer. You may
> >>>> receive it too. DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT grace.pif, IT CONTAINS A
> >> VIRUS!
> >>>>
> >>>> Best regards,
> >>>>
> >>>> Monika
> >>>> _________________________________
> >>>> Monika Forner, Ph.D., Linguistics Manager, MT
> >>>> Bowne Global Solutions
> >>>>
> >>>> Phone (+1) 858-737-5221
> >>>> Fax (+1) 858-737-5297
> >>>> [log in to unmask]
> >>>> www.bowneglobal.com
> >>
>
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