Re: FW: See that security pack from the Microsoft

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From: "Nigel J(dot) Andrews" <nandrews(at)investsystems(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Stéphane BORDELAIS <s(dot)bord(at)wanadoo(dot)fr>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: FW: See that security pack from the Microsoft
Date: 2003-05-16 16:54:21
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.21.0305161752550.30690-100000@ponder.fairway2k.co.uk
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Just so I know. Is this supposed to be a virus or a hoax? I presume a virus
since it has an attachment.

[Included the list because it was obviously sent to email addresses gleamed
from one of the lists]

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Nigel J. Andrews


From: Joel Rees <joel(at)alpsgiken(dot)gr(dot)jp>
To: "Nigel J(dot) Andrews" <nandrews(at)investsystems(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: FW: See that security pack from the Microsoft
Date: 2003-05-19 06:34:22
Message-ID: 20030519153034.4253.JOEL@alpsgiken.gr.jp
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> Just so I know. Is this supposed to be a virus or a hoax? I presume a virus
> since it has an attachment.

Symantec's AV recognizes some of it as virus/worm class stuff. But I'm
guessing the main purpose is backdoor.

> [Included the list because it was obviously sent to email addresses gleamed
> from one of the lists]

I've been picking them up for several weeks, now, apparently from all
sorts of lists.

FWIW

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Joel Rees <joel(at)alpsgiken(dot)gr(dot)jp>