All,
Note the file name: somename.xxx.PIF It's the PIF extension you need to
watch out for. That's an old way of designating a file that should be
run. Never open any email attachment with a PIF extension, it's the same
as opening an EXE attachment. "somename.JPG.PIF" is NOT a JPEG image
file, and "somename.TXT.PIF is NOT a text file.
Hope this helps.
Stan
On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Antoine wrote:
> Somebody also sent me a file with a virus attached in the form of a
> "BILL_GATES_something.JPG.pif" and that contained the virus known as
> 'TROJ_MTX.A". I had to clean my system the hard way, after I was
> alerted by one of my correspondants on EBay that I had forwarded that
> virus-infected file to him, unbeknownst to me, since it came to this
> guy by itself in
> a different e-mail, right after a legit e-mail from me...
> SO, beware! run your virus checkers on ALL E-MAIL coming from the
> Internet. I think I was infected on Nov 6 (early AM PST)
> I believe this list is probably immune to that, since attachments are
> filtered out automatically. (Am I right, Arthur?) but it could have
> affected some of the listers I had off-list exchanges with... To these
> people I apologize if they were "hit", for the inconvenience, with a
> second e-mail from me with just an attachment file containing the
> virus. That would have come in a separate e-mail, and right after a
> legitimate message from me.
> Antoine
>
> PS: how to get rid of this nasty at:
>
> http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?Vname=TROJ_MT
> (You might have to complete the line with the fukll name of the virus:
> "TROJ_MTX.A")
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rikk Rogers" <rkltd@swbell.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 3:31 PM
> Subject: [MV] Just in.....
>
>
> > INDYN@xtra.co.nz was just kind enough to send me a file called
> > geocities_free_sites.TXT.pif containing a virus, I killed it and
> sent a
> > thank you note.
> > Watch for it!
> >
> > Rikk Rogers - RK Lion LTD.
> > 416 S 4th St
> > Ponca City OK. 74601-5335
> > (580)762-3157 rkltd@swbell.net
> > http://home.swbell.net/rkltd/
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> >
> >
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