[thelist] another worm?

[Gerenday, Perry (P.)]

-----Original Message-----
From: aardvark [mailto:roselli at earthlink.net]
 
 > ok, a few of our clients were hit this morning by something that 
 > tries to get your browser (on windows) to download a .eml file 
 > which it would then launch via an .exe...
 > 
 > i can't get to any virus sites, since all web traffic coming 
 > and going 
 > is pretty hosed right now...
 > 
 > so, is there a new worm out there?  the IIS servers affected were 
 > *supposedly* patched against the last batch...
 > 
 > anyone?

Alright, this is getting *real* errie. I've been receiving these auto-reply
messages over the past hour. Something seems to be up. Are we under attack
on the net?

From: MAILER-DAEMON at dti.net
 Subject:Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender

From: MAILER-DAEMON at lists.evolt.org
 Subject:Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender

From: Returned message - mailbox size exceeded
 Subject: Mensagem Automatica do Terra [null at terra.com.br])

From: MCPHelp at microsoft.com
 Subject:[thelist] MCP Acknowledgement

From: newmailsweeper3 at state.gov
 Subject: [thelist] Blocked EXECUTABLE to Department of State


Perry Gerenday, Visual Communications Artist
www.virtually-artistic.com