Re: possible virus alert

Hi Jonathan,

I have searched on http://symantec.com and found the following URL for you
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.nimda.a@mm.h tml from the payload description of this virus it looks like the recent nimda virus is what was sent to you, although there were two other previous viruses that also displayed the same payload. nimda also has a number of strains.

I dont know much about viruses but this one was pretty prevalent, so maybe your virus scanner needs updating and maybe should check your machines patch level.

HTH Pete

In article <1007023330.3742.0.nnrp-07.9e984b29_at_news.demon.co.uk>, Jonathan Lewis <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> writes
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>Sorry - got the author wrong, it was:
> bugdba_us_at_oracle.com
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>Jonathan Lewis wrote in message ...
>>I have just received an email from the address
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>> orabug_us_at_oracle.com
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>>This email contained no readable text,
>>only an executable titled "readme.exe"
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