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E-Mail Virus - Klez Worm Has More
Tricks Up Its Sleeve
The "W32/Klez.h@MM
Worm" continues to be the fastest spreading e-mail worm currently circulating
across the World Wide Web. This worm spreads when unsuspecting e-mail recipients
open e-mail attachments they believe their friends have sent to them. The worm
then goes to the recipient's Outlook Express or ICQ address book, grabs a file
located on the recipient's computer (possibly a confidential one) and randomly
e-mails this file along with a copy of the worm (so it actually sends two
attachments with each e-mail) to people listed in the address book. The worm
also disguises the actual source of the e-mail by randomly selecting e-mail
addresses from the address book to be shown as the "sender" of the e-mail. So,
if a person receives this e-mail worm from a friend or relative, chances are the
person it shows being sent from is probably not the person who actually sent it.
In addition, the subject line and the content of the e-mail worm's
message randomly changes...making it harder to detect.
A common, tricky
text message used by the W32/Klez.h@MM Worm attempts to disguise itself as a
"Klez Immunity Tool." The message tells the e-mail recipient to run a "tool"
which will prevent the Klez worm from attacking the recipient's computer. This
is a FALSE, BOGUS E-MAIL. In fact, when the recipient opens the accompanying
attachment, it actually releases the worm onto his/her computer...rather than
providing immunity. The text of the bogus "Klez Immunity Tool" message may look
something like this:
Subject Line: FW: Worm Klez.E immunity
Message: Klez is the most common world-wide spreading
worm.It's very dangerous by corrupting your files. Because of its very
smart stealth and anti-anti-virus technic,most common AV software can't
detect or clean it. We developed this free immunity tool to defeat the
malicious virus. You only need to run this tool once, and then Klez will
never come into your PC.
NOTE: Because this tool acts as a fake
Klez to fool the real worm,some AV monitor maybe cry when you run it.
If so,Ignore the warning,and select 'continue'.
If you
have any question,please mail to me
If you receive an e-mail similar to this,
simply DELETE IT. DO NOT open the attachments accompanying this e-mail message.
Remember not to open an attachment, even from friends and relatives,
unless you've first verified that they sent it to you. We also encourage our
Internet customers to utilize anti-virus scanning software and to download
updates frequently to lessen the possibility of computers being infected by
e-mail viruses. As always, simply using caution and some common sense when
opening e-mail attachments can be the best recourse in preventing the spread of
e-mail worms and viruses.
Watch Your Mailbox! - Long Distance From
People You Know!
We’ve Got Something To Smile About . . . Long Distance and Internet from people you know. PSCI is excited to be offering PSC Long Distance to anyone living in Dubois, Perry and Spencer counties. We are announcing two options – PSC One Rate - 8˘ per minute – anytime - or PSC One Rate Preferred, 6˘ per minute – anytime - with a $4.95 monthly fee. Plus, PSC Internet Unlimited Package customers are eligible for a special deal. If you subscribe to either Package 3 or Package 4 (both offer unlimited Internet access each month), we will waive the $4.95 monthly fee! That’s right, if you use one of PSCI’s unlimited packages, you pay only 6˘ per minute – anytime, all the time! Watch your mailbox. Next week you should be receiving information and the form needed to switch to PSC Long Distance. Internet and Long Distance …from people you know.
Ask The Help Desk - What's the
meaning of "401 - Unauthorized?"
Question: I tried to access a website but received a "401 -
Unauthorized" error message. What does this
mean?
Answer: This means that the site is password protected
and you did not provide a correct password or username to access the website. If
you have previously registered at this website, type in your password again as
you simply may have keyed it incorrectly. If the problem continues, e-mail the
site's webmaster for assistance.
Great Sites to Check Out This Month
Let's Go Camping!
http://www.nps.gov/ - It's
time to start making plans for your summer camping trip. The National Park
Service makes this task easy by allowing you to reserve camping sites at any one
of hundreds of National Parks or Recreation Areas -- online! This site also
provides historical information about many of the parks including special news
and events, online tours and "For Kids" learning sections. You'll be an expert
before you even get there!
It's All In A Name
http://behindthename.com/ - Have
you ever wondered the origin of someone's name? Maybe your own? Etymology is the
study of the origins of words. Behindthename.com offers the history of people's
names, whether English, French, Spanish, German, Indian, etc. Are you thinking
of naming your newborn son "Giles?" You may want to reconsider. The word comes
from the Latin word for "young goat."
Scooby Doo...Where Are You?
http://scooby-doo.com -
The entire gang is back (Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and, of course, Scooby)
only this time they're on the big screen. The Official Scooby Site offers short
video previews, Scooby history, Scooby trivia, free screen savers, Scooby
merchandise and soundtrack audios. Are you thinking of taking the kids? It's
rated PG because of some rude humor, language and some scary action --
FYI.
Man's Best Friend Makes The Headlines
http://dogsinthenews.com/ -
Since we're on the subject of dogs, why not check out the DogsInTheNews.com
website? It contains news headlines from around the globe in which dogs are
involved. Recent headlines have included, "Dog Survives En-lightening
Experience," "Cocker Spaniel Saves Lost Squadron," "Henry The Flying
Rottweiler," and "Dude - That Dog Is Riding A Skateboard."
Enjoying
America's Favorite Pastime
http://mlb.com/ - Enjoy it while you can
as it's looking more and more like this will be a strike-shortened baseball
season. The Official Site of Major League Baseball provides up-to-the-minute
scores, links to every team's official club site, schedules, stadium seating
charts and online ticket sales, the latest transactions, stats –– and most
importantly, limited edition Bobblehead Dolls of your favorite players!
Short Tutorial - Try This If
Web Pages Won't "Refresh"
Have you been to a
web page that simply won't refresh/reload with updated information? The site has
content that changes frequently, i.e. stock market, the weather, news, etc., but
the information is not updated when you later return to the web page's URL (web
address).
Here's a trick you can try next time this happens to you: When
typing the site's URL, add a question mark (?) to the end of the web address.
Your web browser will think it's a new web page and will "refresh" it for you.
The question mark will not affect the way the page is displayed. If you need to
keep "refreshing" on subsequent visits to the web page to obtain current
information, simply add letters behind the question mark, (i.e. ?wqr) and the
page will be downloaded with the updated data.
Why does this work? Your
browser only downloads information in front of a question mark. However, since
the whole URL changes (by adding the question mark and possibly other letters
behind the question mark), the browser provides a complete "refresh" of the web
page.
We hope you found
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Thanks for
your business!
Best regards,
Perry-Spencer Communications,
Inc.
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