From xaipete@pacbell.net Sun Mar 5 15:54:29 2000 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id PAA42600 for ; Sun, 5 Mar 2000 15:54:28 -0800 Received: from mta1.snfc21.pbi.net (mta1.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.122]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.02/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id PAA24851 for ; Sun, 5 Mar 2000 15:54:28 -0800 Received: from [216.101.184.153] by mta1.snfc21.pbi.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.1999.09.16.21.57.p8) with ESMTP id <0FQZ00D543PH6Z@mta1.snfc21.pbi.net> for classics@u.washington.edu; Sun, 5 Mar 2000 15:53:42 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 15:53:42 -0800 From: "Pamela K. Schmidt" Subject: Re: C:\CoolProgs\Pretty Park.exe In-reply-to: <76.1f5788d.25f44217@aol.com> To: classics@u.washington.edu Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Thanks for your reply, Amy. When I asked how the PrettyPark.exe attachment got onto the list, I was puzzling over the fact that such an attachment had not been intercepted by some sort of filter on the server. I didn't suspect any malice on the part of the person involved, although I didn't recognize his name. Perhaps such filters do not exist, I just assumed that in the case of well-known virus attachments they would be intercepted. Regarding Outlook, there are, at least, two versions: one for PCs and another for Macs. They both have the Microsoft label, but the Mac version is really just a newer version of the old Claris emailer--anyway, this is what I have been told by a friend of my who is a developer. I use it and love it; I've got a lot of mail rules set up on it so mail automatically files into the appropriate folder, programmed schedules &c. I've never had a virus on my Mac; I did have two different viruses on my PC (this was over 6 yrs ago). As to whether the Mac version has the same problems with regard to these address book issues, I don't know. But there is a 128 bit encryption upgrade that can be added. Still, we all need to be vigilant about these things, and one of the best ways is to use the best programs we can use and test our machines regularly for such things so they can be eradicated before they infect other. Pamela ----------------- Pamela K. Schmidt email: xaipete@pacbell.net fax: 415.723.7093 > From: DrkHeavenX@aol.com > Reply-To: classics@u.washington.edu > Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 18:04:55 -0500 (EST) > To: classics@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: C:\CoolProgs\Pretty Park.exe > > In a message dated 3/4/00 3:43:13 PM !!!First Boot!!!, xaipete@pacbell.net > writes: > > << How did this message get posted on this list? I trust this is being > investigated. >> > > Chances are, the person who sent this out (and probably has NO idea he did) > maintained the mailing list in his address book. I've heard conflicting > reports that it uses all addresses in one's Outlook mail program...the one > Internet Explorer uses, and that it will run from ANY mail program that > utilizes an address book function. > So, whoever sent, had no idea they did. They downloaded it onto their own > computer from someone else, and then the virus mailed itself out to everyone > on the person's mailing list. Unfortunate....but I'm virtually certain there > was no malice. > Unless someone on this list has said something particularly offensive.....:) > Be careful with this virus, it can be pretty nasty. > > Amy Forsyth .