Thanks, Caro. Does anyone know whether this virus affects Macintosh?
David
> From: Olivier Caro <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:35:42 +0200
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: NO JOKE: virus alert to Conch-L!
>
> 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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