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Subject: Re: OT received some faked ICD mails today with Bloodhound virus

Author: Mridul Muralidharan

Date: 13:26:07 04/27/04

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On April 27, 2004 at 15:36:22, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On April 27, 2004 at 13:04:14, Peter Skinner wrote:
>
>>On April 27, 2004 at 09:20:26, Günther Simon wrote:
>>
>>>"Return-Path: <icd@icdchess.com>
>>>Received: from marek.org ([213.173.216.226]) by mailin06.sul.t-online.de"
>>>
>>>marek.org seems to be a strange site BTW...
>>>http://www.marek.org/
>>>
>>>Günther
>>
>>I have recieved the same. Someone on the board probably has ICD Chess in their
>>address book, and it is sending to everyone in it.
>>
>>Just in case I ever do get a worm virus it isn't going anywhere. Just create a
>>new contact in your address book with the name 0000, and no email address. It
>>stops the virus from proceeding.
>>
>>Peter.
>
>
>
>I don't see why it would stop a virus from proceeding with the next entry in
>your address book.
>
>Urban legend? Hoax?
>
>
>
>    Christophe

Most of the new "viruses" (more like worms by script kiddies) are horribly buggy
and not very well thought out :)
If indeed this "0000" solution stops this particular virus - then it points to a
bug in it ... looks like not only commercial s/w and chess programs , but
viruses also have bugs in them ;)

Mridul



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