It's name is SoBig.F. More information can be found at: http://www.cert.org/current/current_activity.html#sobigf > Do you know the name of the virus? My anti-virus stuff caught it, but > I like to have details for how to get rid of it and stuff ready to go. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jane Lyle" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:43 PM > Subject: Re: [LSTOWN-L] Virus notices (Fw: Message ("Your message > dated Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:14:26...") > > > > On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Barbara Passmore wrote: > > > > > I not only have received messages from cisco.com that they have > > > stripped > a > > > virus, application.pif, from "my" message, but also just got this > > > from ListservATListserv at University of Maryland: > > > > There is a new virus--or a new variation on an old virus--making the > > rounds, and it's hitting everyone hard. I've gotten at least a > > hundred messages with infected attachments today, and my name and > > address have been spoofed in the "from" line of others that I'm > > being notified about. Common subject lines are "Your application," > > "Thank you," and "Your details"; the message is "Please see the > > attached file for details." > > > > If your name is in anyone's address book, or within a message saved > > on anyone's hard drive, and that person's computer is infected, > > messages will be coming to you and appearing to be going out from > > you with the infected attachment along for the ride. Unfortunately, > > there isn't anything you can do about it, even though it's > > embarrassing to know that others think you're spreading the virus > > when your own computer is not infected. But believe me, you are not > > alone; our IT guy says he's gotten 20 such messages in the last > > hour, and I've gotten at least 5 in the last couple of minutes. > > There will be a lot of people going home from work today to discover > > that their inboxes are overflowing with these messages! > > > > Jane > > > >