Is anyone else getting a "Don't be Late" E-mail (vanity)?

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[calvin sun]

The body of the note says, "Will meet tonight as we agreed, because on Wednesday I don't think I'll make it,

so don't be late. And yes, by the way here is the file you asked for. It's all written there. See you.

blkbsxos"

Attached to the note is a file "readnow.zip"

I have the latest Symantec definitions, but the note still got through. Is this file a virus, or a hoax?

[Tijeras_Slim]

Mine said "I'll be the one in the grey fedora with a pink carnation in their lapel." the file was mickeyspillane.exe. When I opened it it beat me up.

[LouD]

If you're aware enough to ask the question, you already know the answer...

[ItsBacon]

Yes, it is a virus. This virus was going around campus here, albeit with a rather different message, but it seems to be the same thing. More information can be found here:

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_MIMAIL.C

[Lovergirl]

VIRUS!!!!!!!

[thoughtomator]

Don't forget to bring the soap!

[HairOfTheDog]

WORM_MIMAIL.E - Description and solution

Description:

Similar to its other variants, this memory-resident, multithreaded Internet worm propagates through email using its own Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) engine. The email arrives in the following format:

Subject: don't be late! <8 random characters>
Message Body:
Will meet tonight as we agreed, because on Wednesday I don't think I'll make it,

so don't be late. And yes, by the way here is the file you asked for.
It's all written there. See you.
Attachment: readnow.zip (readnow.doc.scr)

<8 random characters>

This malware performs a denial of service (DoS) attack against the following Web sites.

• www.spews.org
• www.spamhaus.org
• www.spamcop.net

This malware is packed using UPX program, and runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP.

[tacticalogic]

This one is mimail.e. Pretty much the same payload, except the DoS component is targeted at anti-spam sites.

[steplock]

And if you're crazy enough to open any of these emails - you surely deserve the consequences!

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

And NEVER open an email with an attachment unless you KNOW who and what it is. I would not open anything that starts with " re: " or viagra or sex or Big-uns or whatever.

[DallasMike]

I would not open anything that starts with ... viagra ...>

Braggart.

[lelio]

Our clandestine meeting was supposed to be kept secret!

[exit82]

Your tagline was the nicest thing anyone said to me all day.

[BSunday]

blkbsxos

Sounds like the aliens are getting ready to attack! Quick! Get George Norrey and Art Bell!!

[Dog Gone]

Hmmm, so this was a virus written by someone who likes to send me spam.

I guess that narrows the list of possible culprits down to about a million or so.

[Crispy]

Well, it is probably a virus. But opening a .zip file will not excecute anthing. So you can atleast double click on the attachement. But if there are any .exe's or .bat's or any other type of executable file, I would not click on it. If there are docment files like .txt, .doc, rtf, etc. they are safe to open.

You would probably be better off just deleting the whole thing though.

[DefCon]

posted on 11/03/2003 by calvin sun
Registered Since Nov 4, 2000
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Since you are a time traveller,
then you should be able to safely open the attachement,
then, if something bad happens,
you can go back in time and undo the error.

[Crispy]

Well, it is probably a virus. But opening a .zip file will not excecute anything. So you can atleast double click on the attachement to see what is inside. However, be very careful at this point to not double click on any executables. In fact, don't click on anything that is not a document like extension. Such as .txt, .doc. .rtf, or .pdf. There are many others but you are probably better off just to DELETE the whole damn thing

[Hildy]

Don't EVER, EVER open an attachment when you don't know the sender. Didn't you learn ANYTHING in kindergarten?

[ShadowDancer]

If you show up wearing chaps a ruffled tuxedo shirt, you'll be okay. Forget to wear either one and you're in serious, serious trouble.

[HairOfTheDog]

Good advice to not open something from someone you don't know... but viruses... by design, will probably come from someone you ~do~ know... Someone who has you in their address book :~D