[meteorite-list] Virus!! Snowhite....

From: Don Young <dcyoung1_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:37:35 2004
Message-ID: <3A3B21E3.C3C2345A_at_swbell.net>

Hi List.
Is anyone else on the list getting the enclosed E-Mail.
Several times I have received the enclosed message and have always
refused to open the attachment. I receive few E-Mails other than
from this list. Be sure to read the enclosed reply after the E-Mail.
I currently have 4 coppies on my machine. 1 inbasket 3 trash...
So far I see no pattern.

Subject:
        Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs - The REAL story!
   Date:
        Thu, 14 Dec 2000 22:47:25 -0600 (CST)
   From:
        Hahaha <hahaha_at_sexyfun.net>
     To:
        dcyoung1_at_swbell.net


Today, Snowhite was turning 18. The 7 Dwarfs always where very educated
and
polite with Snowhite. When they go out work at mornign, they promissed a
*huge* surprise. Snowhite was anxious. Suddlently, the door open, and
the
Seven
Dwarfs enter...

ATTACHMENT APPEARS HERE...... name midgets.scr

You might want to click START, FINS, FIles/Folders and key in
midgets to see if this file exists on your CPU.

Thinking it was just junk spam and possibly a virus since I did not
know the sender I have never opened it..
BUT I sent a nasty reply to the sender asking to be removed.
I got the following auto response...

Subject:
        Autoresponse to your mail, re: Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs -
The
        REAL story!
   Date:
        Fri, 15 Dec 2000 23:54:24 -0500
   From:
        Auto Responder <auto_at_nullspace.neonova.net>
     To:
        dcyoung1_at_swbell.net




+-------------------
|NOTA BENE: This message is automatically generated; PLEASE DO NOT
REPLY.
| Subsequent email with the same reply-to address will not
induce
| additional responses from this service.
+---------

Hello,

   You are receiving this message because you have sent a email to
hahaha_at_sexyfun.net to request, complain or notify this user that
they are SPAMMING, sending email with a virus, sending email that
has content that may not be appropriate for minors, to be removed from
a mailing list, etc..

The truth is:

1) This user does NOT exist.
2) The email that you got with the From: field of hahaha_at_sexyfun.net
   did NOT come from sexyfun.net or the hosting companies network.
3) The email you got is in FACT a way for the (W95.Hybris.gen) virus
   to spread itself around the world / Internet.
4) If you would look at the Received: header of the email you got it
   will tell you the real IP / Computer name that has sent you this
   virus which is most likely someone you know that is infected with
   the virus and is not aware of it.
5) The owner of the domain sexyfun.net and the hosting company has
   setup a help page with information about the (W95.Hybris.gen)
   virus, links to software that you can use to clean your computer
   if you are infected as well as other misc. information.

NOTE: As long as you don't run / open / double click on the attachment
      of this email, this virus should not be able to infect you just
      by reading the email.

This is the link to the website we have setup to provide additional
information about this Virus.

http://www.sexyfun.net/

Here are links to well known companies of anti-virus products that
will show that what has been said above is true.

http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/hybris.htm
http://www.kaspersky.com/news.asp?tnews=0&nview=1&id=134&page=0



If you have any other questions please contacts us at:

web_at_sexyfun.net

Thanks you for your time.

-- 
Don Young (Faux-Oro) aka (Fools-Gold)
Have Cesium MagnetometerS
Will travel if you have a Site we can work together.
Have my own US METEORITE HUNTERS index by GPS Lat and Lon
and detailed maps for EACH meteorite..
Dallas, Texas
UPDATED PICTURES AS OF: 02 Dec 2000
My Hobbies: Gold prospecting, Metal detecting and Meteorites
hobby pics:
Meteorites found at Odessa Tx. With mag. Lg 1 at 16"+, sm at 6"+
http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/182/08/21820805.jpg
1856 army pistol ball and cap cylinder
http://images.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-image/12391569/cyl12.jpg
http://images.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-image/12391570/cyl3.jpg
Home made dredge:
http://images.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-image/9448307/Dredge2.jpg
(SUCKING UP--a target) Detector and suction hose 
http://images.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-image/9448310/Dredgedt.jpg
A little gold in the pan
http://images.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-image/3957183/Cabgold.jpg

Received on Sat 16 Dec 2000 03:03:47 AM PST