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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