Date   : Fri, 27 Jul 2001 19:28:19 +0100
From   : "Chris Thornley" <C.J.Thornley@...>
Subject: Re: Do not accept any files from this person

To be honest it a little more than a simple virus Backdoor-NK.svr
Badtrans@... split up into 3 sperate virus the most potent being bad trans
which sends itself to other members in you outlook addres book.

Here are removal instructions
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99069&

To be honest every one should have a virus killer which is been updated
regally and honestly there was no excuse for it to be sent on. It infected a
machine I had just prepared and had not installed a virus killer to yet. I
narrowly stopped it been sent all over the network. I don't exactly wanted
to be made the scape goat for the virus thats why I over reacted.

Chris


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-bbc-micro@...
[mailto:owner-bbc-micro@...]On Behalf Of jim
Sent: 27 July 2001 15:10
To: Chris Thornley
Cc: Kevin Etheridge; bbc-micro@...
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Do not accept any files from this person


> Warning the follwoing user has dileberatly sent me a trojan.

Are you SURE it was deliberate? There are a lot of worms and such going
about at the moment, it's much more likely that the sender got infected
without knowing.

> His service provider has been contaed to terminate his account. Also the
> company i work for is considering legal action against the part
> involved.

I really shouldn't do anything so rash, where a couple of Google searches
turn up http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/badtrans.shtml . It's a worm.
Politely inform the original sender that he's infected and disinfect
yourself.

> >  > Take a look to the attachment.

That's a dead giveaway. The security advisory is easy enough to find, so
don't go around accusing people of criminal activities when at most
they're guilty of lax security.

Cheers, jim
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