From: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org (harbinger-digest) To: harbinger-digest@smoe.org Subject: harbinger-digest V7 #6 Reply-To: harbinger@smoe.org Sender: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk harbinger-digest Thursday, January 31 2002 Volume 07 : Number 006 HARBINGER DIGEST To post, mail harbinger@smoe.org To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger-digest To get list info file, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info harbinger-digest Today's Subjects: ---------------- Re: (harbinger) new photos from my party! ["Dave Seymour" Subject: Re: (harbinger) new photos from my party! People, It looks like Paulajr has been infected with a virus. I wondered why I got it three times, so I tried the link and found the following: New Email Worm 'My Party' Surfaces, Begins to Grow Mon Jan 28, 8:07 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A new computer bug that tries to trick computer users into clicking on a virus-infected Web link masquerading as party photos emerged in Asia on Monday morning and began spreading to Europe, computer experts said. The so-called "My Party" worm, which is not considered destructive, spreads by infiltrating popular email software Microsoft Windows Address Book and Outlook Express Database. The worm emails itself to every person in an infected users' email log making it look as if the worm comes from a colleague or friend, experts said. Anti-virus specialist Trend Micro gave it a medium risk rating. Security firms said that compared with past email worms, such as Nimda and Sircam, the number of reported "My Party" infections thus far is moderate. The virus arrives as an email with the subject line "new photos from my party!" It contains an innocuous looking file attachment called www.myparty.yahoo.com. A message in the body of the email reads: "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!" Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos Anti-Virus, said because it carries what appears to be an authentic link from the popular Web portal Yahoo and appears to come from a colleague or friend, the worm has the potential to spread quickly. As of 1200 GMT, Sophos received reports of infection from corporate clients and academic institutions in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Sophos has devised a patch at: http:/www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyzes/w32mypartya.html Be advised. Me :-) From: paulajr@massed.net Reply-To: harbinger@smoe.org To: harbinger@smoe.org Subject: (harbinger) new photos from my party! Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 05:08:26 -0500 (EST) 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! [demime removed a uuencoded section named www.myparty.yahoo.com which was 661 lines] - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger Btw, if you are an AOL subscriber the above instruction will work for your EVERY time. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger Btw, if you are an AOL subscriber the above instruction will work for your EVERY time. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 09:46:24 EST From: Honoku@aol.com Subject: Re: (harbinger) new photos from my party! thanks for the good info dave. steve - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger Btw, if you are an AOL subscriber the above instruction will work for your EVERY time. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 17:55:26 -0500 From: "Paula J. Remick" Subject: Re: (harbinger) new photos from my party! The good news is..it looks as if the only harm this "worm" does is annoyingly send to everyone in your outlook address book..sorry about that guys! :) paula - ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Seymour To: Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 1:26 PM Subject: Re: (harbinger) new photos from my party! > People, > > It looks like Paulajr has been infected with a virus. I wondered why I got > it three times, so I tried the link and found the following: > > > New Email Worm 'My Party' Surfaces, Begins to Grow > Mon Jan 28, 8:07 AM ET > > LONDON (Reuters) - A new computer bug that tries to trick computer users > into clicking on a virus-infected Web link masquerading as party photos > emerged in Asia on Monday morning and began spreading to Europe, computer > experts said. > > > The so-called "My Party" worm, which is not considered destructive, spreads > by infiltrating popular email software Microsoft Windows Address Book and > Outlook Express Database. > > The worm emails itself to every person in an infected users' email log > making it look as if the worm comes from a colleague or friend, experts > said. > > Anti-virus specialist Trend Micro gave it a medium risk rating. Security > firms said that compared with past email worms, such as Nimda and Sircam, > the number of reported "My Party" infections thus far is moderate. > > The virus arrives as an email with the subject line "new photos from my > party!" It contains an innocuous looking file attachment called > www.myparty.yahoo.com. A message in the body of the email reads: "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!" > > Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos Anti-Virus, said > because it carries what appears to be an authentic link from the popular Web > portal Yahoo and appears to come from a colleague or friend, the worm has > the potential to spread quickly. > > As of 1200 GMT, Sophos received reports of infection from corporate clients > and academic institutions in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. > > Sophos has devised a patch at: > http:/www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyzes/w32mypartya.html > > Be advised. > > Me :-) > > From: paulajr@massed.net > Reply-To: harbinger@smoe.org > To: harbinger@smoe.org > Subject: (harbinger) new photos from my party! > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 05:08:26 -0500 (EST) > > 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! > > > [demime removed a uuencoded section named www.myparty.yahoo.com which was > 661 lines] > > ------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe harbinger > > Btw, if you are an AOL subscriber the above instruction will > work for your EVERY time. > > Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: > http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > ------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe harbinger > > Btw, if you are an AOL subscriber the above instruction will > work for your EVERY time. > > Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: > http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger Btw, if you are an AOL subscriber the above instruction will work for your EVERY time. 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