Yes you are correct. Still a pisser of a virus if you are a windows user.
Christ, owning a windows machine is like walking around with a large "KICK ME"
sign taped to your ass.

 Jim

On Tuesday, July 31, 2001 9:56 PM, Jakub Rehacek <lof@PE*.CO*> wrote:
>This is definitely NOT Code Red virus.
>It is W32/SirCam@MM* virus:
>http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusChar.asp?virus_k=99141
>
>Code Red attacks Web Servers only:
>http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AL20010717.html
>
>J.
>
>
>Jakub Rehacek, Ph.D., MCP
>VP Information Systems
>PEL Laboratories, Inc.
>813-247-2805 x. 225
>lof@pe*.co*
>www.pelab.com
>www.dive-log.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Cobb [mailto:Cobber@ci*.co*]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 9:34 PM
>To: Techdiver; FLTechdiver@mikey. net; QUEST; WKPP; pina;
>FLTechDiver-owner@mikey.net
>Subject: Re: virus ?
>
>
>This is the Code Red virus which is currently ravaging the Windows world and
>bogging down the entire internet.
>
>Whatever you do don't run the executable. As a general rule you should never
>run any enclosure you get with an email unless you are expecting the
>enclosure. Just delete it.
>
>This is just one the first of a wave of viruses we will be getting from the
>Chinese as they hone their compu-warfare capabilities. Your best bet is to
>get a Macintosh or Linux based computer or you will forever be tortured by
>viruses such as these.
>
> Jim
>
>On Tuesday, July 31, 2001 8:58 PM, pina <pina3@be*.ne*> wrote:
>>
>>I got two suspicious emails from
>>
>>   bbkaybaker [bbaker@ec*.rr*.co*]
>>
>>-- someone whom I do not know - the messages were directed to my email
>>address, though, not a list (I don't think)
>>
>>the subject headings were:
>>   Phillip Galloway   (on the first message)
>>   LOT 4 PURVIANCE    (on the second message)
>>
>>both of the message bodies said :
>>
>>   Hi! How are you?
>>
>>   I send you this file in order to have your advice
>>
>>   See you later. Thanks
>>
>>
>>There were 2 attached files:  one ATT00028.dat (174 KB) and one
>ATT00031.txt
>>(59 B).
>>
>>I opened the .txt file to see if it said anything and it was blank so I got
>>freaked.  Does anyone know if this is a virus?  I also double-clicked the
>>message to open it and view the email address, but never opened the .dat
>>file.
>>
>>Sorry for the off-topic post, but there seems to be a lot off topic posts
>>going around lately anyway, and if it were a virus I would suspect this
>>would be of concern for others as well.
>>
>>thanks,
>>--pina
>>
>>
>>
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