[meteorite-list] Strange e-mails

From: John Gwilliam <jkgdiver_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:04 2004
Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20020212085420.009855c0_at_pop.primenet.com>

Morning All,
I talked with Ivan Koutyrev on the phone this morning and he was aware he=20
was spreading a virus. He has corrected the problem.

John

At 10:51 AM 2/12/02 -0500, Tom wrote:
>I got the same thing last night. I had to delete cuz I know the real Ivan
>wouldn=B9t 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?
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Bob Martino Can you really name a star?
> > http://home.columbus.rr.com/starfaq/
> > "I look up to the heavens
> > but night has clouded over
> > no spark of constellation
> > no Vela no Orion." -Enya
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Tue 12 Feb 2002 10:57:51 AM PST