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Re: flurry of email attachments


From: "Younce, Bob" <younce () NORTHWOOD EDU>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:26:44 -0500

We've been getting it here too, it's the MyDoom virus:

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5147605.html

Bob Younce
Network Administrator
Northwood University
4000 Whiting Drive
Midland, MI  48640
989.837.4421 phone
989.837.4184 fax
younce () northwood edu


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[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Kevin Shalla
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 9:24 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] flurry of email attachments


Has anyone else gotten a flurry of email attachments (message.zip,
readme.zip, document.exe, document.zip) today?  Today I got about a
dozen, and several returns, of forgeries of me as the sender.


Kevin Shalla
Associate Director of Information and Technical Services University of
Illinois at Chicago Office of Admissions and Records (MC 018) 1200 W
Harrison, Room 2131 Chicago, IL 60607-7161
(312) 996-1231
kshalla () uic edu

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