Folks, I should have given a more appropriate subject line to my last email. Malanding [log in to unmask] wrote: > Folks, > Yesterday a colleague received this when he inquired about similar > messages he got from Latin America. It looks like Haddy's machine has > been affected too. Knowing them I am confident that Gamtel folks will do > whatever necessary to restore confidence. > > Malanding > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: ISO 15ºC > Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:38:10 -0400 > From: "Bob W" > To: "Alex de > > > > > Alex, > > Your emails are the result of the W32.Sircam.Worm@mm or W32/SirCam@mm > virus. It > is a category 4 virus. > >> From Symantec > > : > > This worm arrives as an email message with the following content: > > Subject: The subject of the email will be random, and will be the same > as the > file name of the attachment in the email. > Message: The message body will be semi-random, but will always contain > one of > the following two lines (either English or Spanish) as the first and last > sentences of the message. > > Spanish Version: > First line: Hola como estas ? > Last line: Nos vemos pronto, gracias. > > English Version: > First line: Hi! How are you? > Last line: See you later. Thanks > > Between these two sentences, some of the following text may appear: > > Spanish Version: > Te mando este archivo para que me des tu punto de vista > Espero me puedas ayudar con el archivo que te mando > Espero te guste este archivo que te mando > Este es el archivo con la informaci=n que me pediste > > English Version: > I send you this file in order to have your advice > I hope you can help me with this file that I send > I hope you like the file that I sendo you > This is the file with the information that you ask for > > This worm arrives as an email message with the following content: > > Subject: The subject of the email will be random, and will be the same > as the > file name of the attachment in the email. > Message: The message body will be semi-random, but will always contain > one of > the following two lines (either English or Spanish) as the first and last > sentences of the message. > > Spanish Version: > First line: Hola como estas ? > Last line: Nos vemos pronto, gracias. > > English Version: > First line: Hi! How are you? > Last line: See you later. Thanks > > Between these two sentences, some of the following text may appear: > > Spanish Version: > Te mando este archivo para que me des tu punto de vista > Espero me puedas ayudar con el archivo que te mando > Espero te guste este archivo que te mando > Este es el archivo con la informaci=n que me pediste > > English Version: > I send you this file in order to have your advice > I hope you can help me with this file that I send > I hope you like the file that I sendo you > This is the file with the information that you ask for > > Bob W. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex de Sherbinin [mailto:adesherbinin@cie > Sent: Monday, 23 July, 2001 10:34 AM > To: Ciesin. All > Subject: FW: ISO 15ºC > > > I've received a two emails - one in English, another in Spanish - from > Latin > America. The text is as shown below, and there is what appears to be a > "text" file attached. Unless you know the person who is sending the file, > and you are expecting something specific from them, I would not recommend > opening email attachments, especially when the text message is so vague. > > -Alex > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Enrique Tello [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 4:28 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: ISO 15ºC >> >> >> Hi! How are you? >> >> I send you this file in order to have your advice >> >> See you later. Thanks >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > You may also send subscription requests to > [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write > your full name and e-mail address. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------