From: Margaret Green <>
Subject: [PD-LIFE] Another virus
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 23:57:50 -0500
References: <200112202001.fBKK15c27361@lists2.rootsweb.com>
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Moof
Subject:
[PD-LIFE] New virus discovered today
Date:
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 20:25:32 -0500
From:
"Vee L. Housman" <>
To:
Dear Group,
I'm the last person to pass on virus scares but I received an
email from a
member of the staff at Buffalo State College and I've checked it
out as
thoroughly as possible. This is what it said:
This one came from our own people here on campus, so I know it
is not a
hoax. Everyone have a safe and happy holiday season and a
banner new
year.
Jane R.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kent,Mark
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:39 AM
To: Faculty & Staff
Subject: Virus Warning - From Computing Services
There is a new virus out that masquerades as a multi-media
Christmas card.
It is spread via email and has the following characteristics:
****************************************
Subject: Happy New Year
Message Text: Hii , I can't describe my feelings But all I can
say is
Happy
new year :-) bye
Attachment: Christmas.exe
*****************************************
If you get such a message, just delete it. Opening the email
itself and
reading the message will cause no harm; you have to execute the
attachment
in order for the virus to run.
Thank you.
Mark Kent
Manager - Client Technical Services
Academic Computing and Technical Services - Buffalo State College
[Vee again] I've checked with Norton/Symantec at
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/ type="text/javascript">DisplayMail('mm.htm','w32.reeezak.a');
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McAffee at http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99285&;
Computer Associates at
http://www3.ca.com/Press/PressRelease.asp?id=1854
and all of them are in agreement regarding the virus.
vee