Received this e-mail from KORRnet today that I believe is related:
From: (KORRnet Administration)
Contact@korrnet.org
To:
Subject: VIRUS WARNING
To KORRnet Account Holders:
Several new viruses were released yesterday.
The virus related messages have a faked sender address such as
"staff@korrnet.org".
The Subject of these emails may read:
- E-mail account disabling warning.
- E-mail account security warning.
- Email account utilization warning.
- Important notify about your e-mail account.
- Notify about using the e-mail account.
- Notify about your e-mail account utilization.
- Warning about your e-mail account.
- Or, something similar.
The messages may include a password protected file and state, "open the
attachment with this password for more information."
DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT.
Most likely, this is a virus related message, probably related to the
viruses Bagle.H, Bagle.I, or Bagle.J.
MORE INFORMATION
* Be aggressive in deleting strange email message attachments and verifying
attachments with the sender BEFORE you open them.
* Viruses often use a faked sender's address, possibly from an a address you
recognize. Typically though, the virus has not come from the computer of
the supposed sender.
* BE SURE you have up-to-date virus protection software on your personal
computer.
* Here are links to McAfee and Norton Anti-Virus and what they have to say
about this particular set of viruses:
McAfee:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_101071.htm
http://vil.nai.com/vil/default.asp
http://us.mcafee.com
Norton/Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com
* Please note!!!
KORRnet will NEVER send our end users an unsolicited email message with an
attachment.
KORRnet Administration
P.O. Box 51264, Knoxville, TN 37950
Main Number: (865) 215-5990
http://www.korrnet.org
to whoever started the damned thing!
Damia