On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:21:16 +0200, Bini Nathalie <Nathalie.Bini@ARTESIASERVICES.BE> wrote:

>Nothing to do with SAS, but I think it's important !!! > >Nathalie > >-----Original Message----- >From: Theuwissen, Henri [mailto:henri.theuwissen@SolidPartners.be] >Sent: 25 juil. 2001 8:49 >To: SOLID PARTNERS >Subject: New Virus !!!! >Importance: High > > >Hi, > >Maybe you read about it in the press already: there is a new computervirus >that is distributed via e-mail. >The virus will delete some files on your PC and re-send itself to all people >in your adress book. If you don't have an adress book, it will be sent to >all adresses in memory. > >In some cases it adds as an attachment some of the files (? with >confidential information) from your PC. > >The additional problem of this virus is that the Subject of the mail changes >all the time: it is just the name of a file on your PC. >To recognize the virus mail anyway: the text of the message is > > Hi! How are you? > > I send you this file in order to have your advice > > See you later. Thanks > >with 2 attachments. > >Note that the virus is quite new and not yet recognized by our server ! >I received it myself yesterday. > >Henri

Thanks! That leads to the message from one of the SYMANTEC virus researchers: "treat e-mails with attachments always as someone who rings at your door in the middle of the night: don't let him in!" If you receive e-mails with attachments from persons you don't know, delete them, if you know the persons, ask yourselve if you are WAITING for that e- mail. If not sure, give them a call and ask them, what it is. If you hear "I don't know, I got it myselve today but it looks interesting", maybe you should not double click it...