[meteorite-list] From the Admin - Virus Precautions

From: ajones_at_siliconspace.com <ajones_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:03 2004
Message-ID: <OF31544AF5.92BF46E1-ON88256B5E.0057ACB8_at_siliconspace.com>

Greetings Everyone;

As a rule of thumb, never open any email attachments unless you are 100%
sure of what they are and have run a virus scan on them. Some of the latest
bugs can be run simply by having Outlook set to 'preview' mode or by
clicking a link embedded in an email. Beware! These days, good virus
scanning software with updated virus definition files is a 'must-have'
tool, especially if you are downloading files or receiving emails.

The file mentioned below is probably a *.pif virus (
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_936.htm ) , which can be very nasty. Don't
open it!

Here is a link that has some good tips for avoiding getting and passing an
email virus: ( http://www.asitis.net.au/support/virustips.html ).

Regards, Art

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Art Jones
Meteorite Central
http://www.meteoritecentral.com

>Bob wrote:
>I am not foolish enough to open attachments sent by complete strangers, so
>I don't know what these .pif files were. That they were sent from
>fictitious e-mail accounts has me concerned. Two of these in as many days
>is odd. Both coming with meteorite-related subject lines is very odd. I
>suspect Trojan Horses. Can .pif attachments cause damage to a computer
>when opened?
Received on Tue 12 Feb 2002 11:12:26 AM PST