28 Nov
2001
28 Nov
'01
4:18 a.m.
The virus works by "answering" unread emails on the infected computer. Mr.
Ring appears not to be keeping up with the list ;-)
Interestingly, if an infected computer sends an email to another infected
computer, an "endless" loop of emails starts, until one or the other
computer's email server crashes from the overload.
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) [mailto:cisin@xenosoft.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 11:55 AM
To: Classic Computers Mailing List
Subject: Re: Spam from _sring(a)uslink.net?
On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Looks like the Classiccmp archives may have been
broached by some lame
spammer. Has anyone else gotten an audio file from S. Ring
<_sring(a)uslink.net> with an audio file attachment, bearing the subject of
an old CC message?
THAT AIn'T NO AUDIO FILE!!!!!
Take a closer look at the extension! AFTER the MP3, JPG, DOC whatever
extension, it has ANOTHER extension of .SCR or .PIF.
THAT is the BADTRANS virus.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com