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Subject: RE: [worldcruising] new photos from my party! [DON'T OPEN]
From: Tim Whelan (timwh@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Jan 29 2002 - 18:25:17 EST
Hi All,
I could be wrong, but I think the email from rdowall@XXX.XXX (new photos
from my party!) contains a virus! I would NOT open it unless you are sure it
is safe. More details in the email pasted in below.
Tim Whelan
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Tim Whelan _/)
Email: timwh@XXX.XXX
Internet: http://www.tgw.net
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-----Original Message-----
From: VirusEye@XXX.XXX]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 9:09 AM
To: VirusEye@XXX.XXX
Subject: [spam score 3.00/10.0 -pobox] MessageLabs VirusEye Alert -
'Myparty'
***VIRUSEYE ALERT - 28th January***
There is a new virus in circulation with the key details as follows:
· Virus name: W32\Myparty.A-mm
· Official name: W32\Myparty.A-mm
· Number of copies seen so far: 5774
· Time & Date first Captured: 26/01/02
· Origin of first intercepted copy: Canada
· Number of countries seen active: 67
· Top three most active countries: GB, US, Italy
Technical Details:
SUBJECT:
new photos from my party!
BODY:
Hello!
My party... It was absolutely amazing!
I have attached my web page with new photos!
If you can please make color prints of my photos. Thanks!
Virus Behaviour:
Worm logs onto default dial up connection and searches through users address
book and then send itself to members of address book using its own mail
engine.
Payload:
Sends email with the attachment www.myparty.yahoo.com
For up-to-date statistics on this virus and others visit:
www.messagelabs.com
For further information about MessageLabs, or to sign up for MessageLabs
SkyScan Anti-Virus service please call Freephone UK 0800 917 7733 / Tollfree
US 1-877-324-4913
About MessageLabs
MessageLabs is a leading Managed Services Provider (MSP) specialising in
email security. Its revolutionary SkyScan portfolio of services enable
customers to be protected from threats such as viruses, pornography and
unsolicited mail, which are all intercepted before they reach the customers'
network boundaries. The SkyScan services are delivered through a global
network of email processing engines, or 'Control Towers', which currently
spans the UK, Germany, Netherlands, the U.S. and Hong Kong. The network is
centrally managed from a Global Operations Centre in the UK and scans email
for over 750,000 users with no discernible impact on delivery times.
MessageLabs works with some of the world's largest Service Providers
including BT, WorldCom, KPN and Cable and Wireless, and customers include
Fujitsu, Rentokil, Manpower, Lloyds TSB and the Bank of England. MessageLabs
is part of the Star Technology Group, with over 300 employees across the
globe, and was established in January 2000. For further information, go to
www.messagelabs.com.
MessageLabs is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) specialising in
Internet-level e-mail content filtering. Our revolutionary SkyScan portfolio
of services enables customers to be protected from threats such as viruses
and unsolicited mail, before they come anywhere near the network boundaries.
________________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan
service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working
around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com
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