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Everyone thought that MyDoom was a scam back in 2005, but that one virus is 
still responsible for about 15% of all viruses today according to Symantec.

Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
http://www.revivalhymn.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Virus Warning


Most of these virus warnings are scams or at least nonsense.

---- Original Message ----
From: David.Maxwell@dal.ca
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org, apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Virus Warning
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:42:13 -0400

> Well, sort of.... There is a genuine worm which has been circulating
> since 2006,
> called the Warezov.W worm, and it does do nasty things.  But, it is
> not new, and it is
> detected by virus scanning software.  (To confirm what I am saying,
> go look at
> Snopes directly. [I didn't actually use the URL below, but went in
> directly with the URL
> www.snopes.com, and followed it from there].
> The advice not to open attachments from sources you don't know is
> still valid.  The
> message carying this worm does have the header "Mail Server Report",
> and you
> should be alerted to the fact that it isn't legit by the errors in
> English in the message.
> But, really, it isn't the end of the world, it is not a new strain,
> and the virus checkers
> will recognise it.
>
> On 2 Apr 2008 at 10:53, dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com wrote:
>
> > This information arrived to me this morning, direct from both
> Microsoft and
> > Norton. The Warezov.W virus has a new strain that is so new the
> virus scan software has not been
> > able to pick it up yet to protect your PC.
> > You may receive an apparently harmless e-mail titled "Mail Server
> Report"
> > If you open either file, a message will appear on your screen
> saying:
> > 'It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful.'
> >
> > Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC, And the person
> who sent it
> > to you will gain access to your name, e-mail and password.
> >
> > This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday
> afternoon.
> > AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the anti virus software
> out there is
> > not yet capable of destroying it.
> >
> > The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself 'life
> owner'.
> > THIS HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED BY SNOPES
> >
> > http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mailserver.asp
> >
> > Since we use e-mail to communicate through NAFEX and APPLE-CROPI
> felt it a good idea to
> > pass this information on.
> >
> >
> > Dennis Norton
> > Royal Oak Farm Orchard
> > http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
> > http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
> > http://www.revivalhymn.com