somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 10/9/02 9:00 PM, the entity known
as Woo Lee transmitted the following from vitcitylb_at_earthlink.net:
>
> LOL! The Klez uses jpeg's, .wav files, and other 'interesting' files to =
> 'distract' the user. I downloaded an email with an 'innocent' looking =
> jpeg of an CD cover, Simplemail showed the jpeg and HTML text, but I =
> missed the attached .scr file, so I then downloaded the email onto the =
> iMac thru Outlook Express, again saw the jpeg in color, closed OE, clicked =
> on shutdown, Virex started to scan, scan complete, iMac shuts down. Next =
> night I download latest defs. from Virex, scan entire hard drive, iMac =
> freezes, virex is stuck on one text file, reboot with paperclip, can't =
> find text file, use 'Unhide tools', finds eight text files with 'no' =
> descriptions, drag-and-drop to virex-dropscan, virex says 'unknown file', =
> the next Sat. morning(the 2nd. Sat.) I get returned email stating 'virus =
> infected', figured out a different way to infect, virex hasn't responded =
> to this info., used 'unhide' to locate and delete the unnamed files. But =
> I saved the jpeg on my Newt. :-)
??? What's all this? I take it Klez is some sort of virus? And what is a
".scr" file (I've never seen one.)? Are you really saying that there's now
a virus that can infect a Mac via e-mail? And if so, what OS?
- Eric.
--Eric Strobel (fyzycyst_at_NOSPAM^mailaps.org)
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