Virus/worm? (Hybris.gen)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Fri Dec 15 10:10:36 2000

I received the message from null_at_domain2.bigpond.com via HOTMAIL yesterday.
Since I don't open mail from unknown sources, I didn't learn much about it.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Layer" <b.layer_at_vikingelectronics.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: Virus/worm? (Hybris.gen)


> Hi,
>
> > Sender of the infected attachment: null_at_domain2.bigpond.com
> > Subject of the message:
> > One or more attachments were quarantined.
> > Attachment CAHFPJCA.EXE was Quarantined for the following reasons:
> > Virus W95.Hybris.gen was found.
>
> Very interesting.. I received this same worm from an unknown source about
two
> weeks ago - it was as an attachment named "dwarf4you.exe" and came with a
> message in badly broken english, which alluded to some *dirty* Snow White
> type humor situation.. I won't elaborate.
>
> This worm replicates via your Outlook (Lookout!) address book, sending
copies
> to all of your contacts.
>
> Anyone else seen 'dwarf4you.exe'? Opened it perhaps? :))
>
>
>
> --
> Bill Layer
> Sales Technician
> <b.layer_at_vikingelectronics.com>
>
>
Received on Fri Dec 15 2000 - 10:10:36 GMT