Thanks for the name.  I found even more info on it here:

http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100561

I have already seen about 100 of these come through today.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Keller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [LSTOWN-L] Virus notices (Fw: Message ("Your message dated Tue,
19 Aug 2003 15:14:26...")


> 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
> > >
> > >
>
>