Re: paleonet WARNING final comments

[Bjørn Funke <bjorn.funke@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Niko

I've just had a virus attack on my computer (a month ago), and realized 
afterwards that the virus did contain the neccessary code to prepare and 
send mail without the use of the standard mail program (i.e. Outlook). 
The virus just used the addess list in Outlook to get a set of addresses to 
abuse. Thus, an invalid mail address may not stop an intelligent virus, 
simply because there is no code to stop it. However, placing your own 
legal address to some alternative mail adresses (like hotmail.com, or your
E-mail address at work) in your address list, very soon gives you a hint 
that something is wrong.

A good source for virus information at Symantec:
      http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html

Obviously, but underestimated, regular use of a virus scanner will probably 
limit the damage time and extent.

best luck,
Bjørn Funke

Hønskogen 22
1384 ASKER, Norway
priv.: bjorn.funke@connect.no


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "nikolaus malchus" <nikolaus.malchus@uab.es>
To: <paleonet@nhm.ac.uk>
Sent: 27. november 2001 14:23
Subject: Re: paleonet WARNING final comments


> Hi paleonetters,
> 
> Although the following may not apply in the present case, here is some
> prevention in case a virus is sending itself stealthily using your e-mail
> list:
> Create an e-mail entry and type as name just some zeros (0000). Nothing
> else.
> Return.
> The entry will occur in the first line of all Your e-mail addresses. If the
> virus is trying to send e-mails to 'all', a warning will pop up, that one of
> the e-mails has a wrong or missing direction.
> The rest is finding the virus and delte it on Your computer.
> 
> Well, this is not my invention, and I did not have problems so far, so I do
> not know whether this works. Hopefully, it does help.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Niko
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Janice, Petra, Mac <trooper@midmaine.com>
> To: <paleonet@nhm.ac.uk>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: paleonet WARNING final comments
> 
> 
> > Dear Barry -
> > This is to let you know my Norton's Virus software is now up to date.
> > To suggest that I did this intentionally is terrible, I nearly lost my own
> > computer. What a mess.  It is now corrected, I hope.
> > Janice McCafferty
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
>