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Old 19 August 2003, 03:23 PM
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Information about W32/Sobig.f@MM is located on VIL at: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100561.htm

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W32/Sobig.f@MM was first discovered on 08/19/2003 and detection will be added to the 4287 dat files (Release Date: 08/19/2003). The EXTRA.DAT is available at http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100561.htm

Old 19 August 2003, 03:29 PM
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Who needs a virus information feed with you about?
Old 19 August 2003, 03:32 PM
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Just justifing the time I spend on here to the powers that be

I don't post an alert unless it makes it to Medium when we release a new DAT file, the guys upstairs in DAT testing are working their nuts off this week.
Old 19 August 2003, 03:35 PM
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We contracted this this morning
Old 19 August 2003, 03:41 PM
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Do you not block certain attachment types (.scr, .pif etc) outright at the gateway Dunk?
Old 19 August 2003, 03:42 PM
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Sorry to hear that. You should consider blocking .pif and .scr file attachments.
Old 19 August 2003, 03:53 PM
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Yes, I think it came in through a dodgy laptop. It belongs to a Regional Director so will be gentle with the hand slapping
Old 19 August 2003, 10:12 PM
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15 new emails in my private non-publicsed email address all look like this little blighter, so it's spreading.

Mass delete without reading here I come..........

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Old 19 August 2003, 10:20 PM
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Count yourself lucky greg, i've just got rid of 34! I wish the people who write them would f**k off. Scary thing is that most came with names of people on this BBS!
Old 19 August 2003, 11:32 PM
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I got rid of 80 so far!!
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