W32.NewApt.Worm virus information from Delanet.com

[Mike Swayze]

I guess we'll have to sit back and see
what happens..
byE
Mike S.

Pat Ford wrote:
> 
> I think we got hit be shotgun type blitzing. Over the weekend I didn't get
> any emails that would have been big enough ( I think the symantic site
> said that the attachment was over 64K. I checked in my trash and there wasn't
> anything that big.
> 
>  BTW I can't run exe's from email so this virus couldn't have gone stealth on
> this end
> 
> Previously, you (Mike Swayze) wrote:
> { I hadn't seen the e-mail they talked
> { about and definitely didn't run any exe
> { from e-mail. either way ran virus scan.
> { anybody on the box(list server) to check
> { it?
> { byE
> { Mike S.
> {
> { Pat Ford wrote:
> { >
> { >  Same here. I think the email was sent to gmecm, and just popped out at us.
> { > I checked all the email I got over the weekend and none of it had the virus.
> { > And I'm pretty sure that a w32 virus wouldn't work on QNX.
> { >
> { > Previously, you (Mike Swayze) wrote:
> { > { You must have mass e-mailed this. I'm
> { > { clean.
> { > { byE
> { > { Mike S.
> { > {
> { > { Delanet Administration wrote:
> { > { >
> { > { > Greetings. If you are receiving this email then you have at some point
> { > { > in the past 24 hours sent out an email infected with the W32.NewApt.Worm
> { > { > virus to a customer of Delanet.
> { > { > This virus was discovered on 12/14/99 and more information may be found
> { > { > at http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/worm.newapt.html or
> { > { > http://vil.mcafee.com/vil/wm10475.asp.
> { > { > It is advised that you download the newest virus definition files and
> { > { > scan your pc, or download the 30 day trial virus scanner from Norton or
> { > { > Mcaffee (at url above) to ensure you do not continue the spread of this
> { > { > virus over the internet. The customers at Delanet which you have sent
> { > { > this virus to have been notified of the virus and their possible
> { > { > infection. Please take the time to make sure all those you normally
> { > { > communicate with are likewise notified.
> { > { >
> { > { > Regards,
> { > { >
> { > { > --
> { > { > Stephen Comoletti
> { > { > Systems Administrator
> { > { > Delanet, Inc.  http://www.delanet.com
> { > { > ph: (302) 326-5800 fax: (302) 326-5802
> { >
> { > --
> { > Pat Ford                           email: pford at qnx.com
> { > QNX Software Systems, Ltd.           WWW: http://www.qnx.com
> { > (613) 591-0931      (voice)         mail: 175 Terence Matthews
> { > (613) 591-3579      (fax)                 Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2M 1W8
> 
> --
> Pat Ford                           email: pford at qnx.com
> QNX Software Systems, Ltd.           WWW: http://www.qnx.com
> (613) 591-0931      (voice)         mail: 175 Terence Matthews
> (613) 591-3579      (fax)                 Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2M 1W8