Message 2 of 2... -----Original Message----- From: Paul Smith <paul@pscs.co.uk> To: vpop3_discuss@pscs.co.uk <vpop3_discuss@pscs.co.uk>; vpop3_announce@pscs.co.uk <vpop3_announce@pscs.co.uk> Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:28 PM Subject: Melissa Virus (Checking For it using VPOP3) >Some of you may have heard of the Melissa Virus. Some facts about it are below: > >1) It only infects your PC if you use the Outlook email client. If you use >other email clients (eg Eudora, Pegasus, etc) it will not affect you (apart >from being annoying if you receive a message with it from someone else who >is using Outlook). > >The Melissa Virus works because it contains a VB program which Outlook can >run. Most other email clients don't do this (there's a good reason why they >don't - it stops viruses like this from working!) > > >2) The messages which Melissa sends out use the subject line "Important >Message From - <user>". >This means that you can tell VPOP3 to scan for these subject lines and >re-route them to a dummy mailbox (in case they are legitimate messages). >The administrator should periodically check the dummy mailbox using the >VPOP3 Queue Browser - that will NOT be infected by the virus even if the >message is one with the Melissa Virus. > >In the DLRULES.DAT file, add the following lines: > >>infected<Redirect possible Melissa messages to the "infected" mailbox >Subject: Important Message From - > > >3) If you have set up VPOP3 to scan for viruses, using something like >McAfee VirusScan, then that will detect the Melissa virus as long as you >are using the latest virus database. > > > >Paul VPOP3 - Internet Email Server/Gateway >paul@pscs.co.uk http://www.pscs.co.uk/ > > >----------------- >To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to listserver@pscs.co.uk >with a single line in the message body: > unsubscribe vpop3_discuss