Virus alert!

Roy C. Lackey · 24 Dec 2002, 03:08 · from urth-v0212.mbox · original

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From: "Roy C. Lackey" <rclackey at stic.net>
Subject: (urth) Virus alert!
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 21:08:31 -0600
Message-ID: <urth-v0212-2529 at digest.urth.net>
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All,

I received an e-mail this afternoon at 3:03 central time, subject line
"Happy Christmas" from list-member Stone Ox. It crashed Outlook Express when
I highlighted it (fortunately!), so I couldn't tell if it was sent to me as
an individual or to all list members, so beware. It is infected with the
Klez virus. Don't open the attachments and check your hard drives for any
infections. I have never corresponded with Stone Ox, so I shouldn't have
been in his address book, which is how the virus is spread, I think. So, if
I got the e-mail, you probably all did. Take care.

-Roy

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