Very Important!

Okiewan

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• Mar 3, 2004

• #1

If you get an email saying that the DRN mail server will be down and to see an attachment, DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT open it. This email is NOT from DirtRider.Net. There is a suspected virus in the attachment. Delete this message.

(Also watch out for the w32.Beagle.j@mm worm.....It's just like the "Bagle" worm. Anything with a .zip or .pif file and mention of a password is suspect)

 

Last edited: Mar 3, 2004

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joe28kdx

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• Mar 4, 2004

• #2

I got one form, "Tufracing" and another from someone I can't remember.
Our computer geek at school here said the attached file is called a PIF, (which is like a program instead of a document) , it was a Re, Re, Re to a letter I suposely sent!
Ha, caught you this time!!
Joe

 

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23jayhawk

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• Mar 14, 2004

• #3

Hey, Okie - is it still true that (so far) there are no virus' that can be launched just by opening a mail message? You have to open/launch the attachment to do the damage?

 

Okiewan

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• Mar 14, 2004

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• #4

I really can't answer that with certainty... but typically you need to execute an attachment to get infected.