Because the digest sends messages as attachments and because of the recurring problem with worm attachments (see latest below, from my work webmaster), I will have to UNSUBSCRIBE to this listserv. I have too much sensitive data on my work computer. Even though I have virus protection both at work and at home, I'm just making it a practice to open no attachments. With regrets, Sylvia A virus/worm called [email protected] is making it's way around this week, and you need to be aware of it. The worm replicates via email, but Norton AntiVirus does stop it (if you have current definitions). This worm can potentially have a very dangerous payload if Norton is not up-to-date and your system is infected. Much like the Melissa virus, the worm comes via an e-mail attachment from someone that you know (or someone that has your address in their address book anyway). Here's how to identify an infected email message: The subject of the email will be random, and will be the same as the file name of the email attachment. (One infected message came with the subject of "DHS", another with "1st Mortgage Letter".) The first line of the email message is: Hi! How are you? The last line of the email message is: See you later. Thanks The body if the email message will contain one of the following lines: I send you this file in order to have your advice I hope you can help me with this file that I send I hope you like the file that I sendo you This is the file with the information that you ask for If you get a message like this, delete it immediately - DO NOT open the attachment. (To tell the truth, we're almost at a point that if you get an attachment from anyone - including someone that you know, and you didn't know that it was coming, check with that person before you open the attachment.) Here are some things the worm does: - The worm appends a random document from the infected PC's "My Documents" folder to itself and sends this new file via email. (Needless to say, sensitive data can be compromised as a result.) - Deletes files: 1 in 20 chance of deleting all files and directories on C:. Only occurs on systems where the date is October 16 and which are using D/M/Y as the date format. Always occurs if attached file contains "FS2" not followed by "sc". - Degrades performance: 1 in 50 chance of filling all remaining space on the C: drive by adding text to the file c:\recycled\sircam.sys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visit the University at http://www.utk.edu/. Visit the College of Social Work at http://www.csw.utk.edu/. Visit me at http://web.utk.edu/@snash/. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sylvia A. Nash CPS Administrative Services Assistant Admissions and Student Records UT College of Social Work 112 Henson Hall The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3333 Phone: (865) 974-6697 FAX: (865) 974-4803 [email protected]