Viruses.

[kyrielle]

Okay, today has just become surreal and hysterically funny.

This morning, M. read a news story about a new virus. Part of its payload is to delete files (trying to get rid of your antivirus), so it sounded fairly nasty. I considered sending a warning to our people, and didn't, because the message was so amazingly stupid I figured we were safe.

Well. Color me stupid. So far, known to have been infected by the virus: a VP, a programmer, some person I don't know their place in the org, and ONE OR MORE PEOPLE who use our SUPPORT email. Yes, the people who are supposed to send us virus warnings.

*sigh* By the way, if you're curious about the little monster, the writeup is here.

Read it, and see why I thought no one would run it. Geesh.

Update: They've removed the text. The subject is HI, attachment is "gone.scr", and the text is:

How are you ?
When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought about you
I am in a harry, I promise you will love it!

Mmmhmm.

Comments

[yansa.livejournal.com]

I was in too much of a harry to read it thoroughly ;)

It's the same here. One of our department help desk folks opened it, and spread it to the whole organization. Messed up stuff...

--yansa!
... taking a 2-second breather from answering phones -- I'm on the Help Desk where I work :}

[yansa.livejournal.com]

"to read it thoroughly", where "it" is the Symantec link you posted...

(I was standing next to the Mail Administrator when the first message came in, I've got an alibi ;) )

--yansa!

[kyrielle]

*laughs* Ick...I'm sorry.

At least I can go back to my job and ignore it (except for having to hit 'delete' occasionally).

*sighs* I'm just hoping no one sent it to our customers....

[kyrielle]

*grins* Gotcha...the writeup's a bit lengthy. But really, "gone.scr" along with typos in the message?

Heh. Color me suspicious.

Looks like a semi-nasty if you run it, though. :/

[lanir.livejournal.com]

*grin* My work's idea of what to do about it was pass around a paper about it and have everyone with a computer sign it saying that yes, you know about it and won't do anything silly. I had to sign it, which is amusing 'cause I don't even have email at work. :)

[kyrielle]

Heeeee. Well, at least it means they can place blame if they get it...blah. ;)