[meteorite-list] Strange e-mails

From: DiamondMeteor <DiamondMeteor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:04 2004
Message-ID: <OE36pbwQCj565bMtXmk00029ebd_at_hotmail.com>

> Can .pif attachments cause damage to a computer when opened?


YES,, they are as good as .EXE, .BAT or .COM in carrying a virus.
These emails may come from infected computers where your email is saved for
any reason. The owner of the computer would not know that he sent you such
emails.
Regards
Mohamed
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom" <michguy7_at_mac.com>
To: "Bob Martino" <martino.6_at_osu.edu>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange e-mails


I got the same thing last night. I had to delete cuz I know the real Ivan
wouldnąt do it to us. The attachment says Doc.doc.pif and there is nothing
written in the text box

Tom



> All,
>
> In the last couple of days I've received two e-mails from unknown persons.
>
> The latest was from someone named "Ivan Koutyrev" (I know we have an
"Ivan"
> in meteoritics these days, but I don't know his last name). Its subject
> line was "Re: Apollo 'Lunar' Sample." It contained no text message but
> carried an attachment with a .pif suffix. When I replied to the sender,
> the message bounced.
>
> I wouldn't have brought this up, but yesterday I got another very similar
> message. I deleted it so I can't remember the sender's name, but it was
> not "Ivan." It also contained no text, just a .pif attachment. When I
> replied to it, it also bounced. The subject line indicated that it was a
> response to my recent list posting about the Willamette meteorite.
>
> 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?
>
> Is anyone else on the list experiencing this problem? If so, we might
have
> a list-wide issue. If not, then I might have become a target for some
> reason.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> but night has clouded over
> no spark of constellation
> no Vela no Orion." -Enya
>
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