VIRUS - Lynn Rosenburg Attachment!

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

    You won't be out any money. The Norton stopped it from executing, he may
have attempted to clean the file, but the file is a virus, and can't be
turned into anything else, so it can't be "purged". Or cleaned, whatever.
    I've been thinking about this today, and you know;  Anyone can go to our
web-site. Anyone can look at the archives. So a malicious hacker could
conceivably get information concerning our old postings, and implant viruses
in replies to us. They could probably set up a program to do this to many
different news groups.
    Or maybe there really is a Lynn Rosenberg who is a blind tuner who just
was unfortunate enough to get four viruses all at the same time.
    AAArrgghhh!!! I'm starting to sound paranoid!!!!!!!!!!!!


Kevin E. Ramsey
ramsey@extremezone.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "joe2332" <joegum@webtv.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: VIRUS - Lynn Rosenburg Attachment!


>   I've also gotten two emails from Lynn Rosenburg.  Since I was quoted
> in both, I tried to open the attachments.  I'm a WebTV'er, so I'm immune
> to everything out there. WebTV refused to open them.  The display read :
> "This item contains a type of information WebTV cannot use."  No mention
> of viruses.                                   A friend of mine (with a
> REAL computer) bravely offered to open them so I could see how the
> attachments related to my past posts.  I forwarded them.  Fortunately,
> he had Norton AntiVirus installed.  Norton was able to contain the
> whatever-it-is, but not purge it. I've given him the info about Lynn, so
> he's being a good sport about it all.  And yes, if it's going to cost
> anything to purge the whatever-it-is,  I'll pick up the tab.  When he
> saw the first attachment was booby-trapped, he deleted the second
> one....   Thank goodness!            -Joe
>