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Date:	Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:32:45 PST8
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: well-hidden virus - MyDoom

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In <4015DDB3.3FC6@peterskye.com>, on 01/26/04
at 08:02 PM, Peter Skye said:

>It was the brand-new MyDoom virus. Here's one
>story -- and _don't_ open those attachments:

Sheesh. The technique of hide the true name with double extensions is
older than dirt. Since most WinXX users have their systems set not to
display file extensions any attachment showing an extension is
automatically suspect. For that matter any file showing an extension is
suspect.

You description of what you received:

>I've received, and I've never read about, having one hidden in a Zip
>file where the extension is obfuscated.

does not really sound like the description of MyDoom, although I'll never
know. Earthlink will catch it and delete it before I get a chance to look
at a raw message unless I turn off the virus blocker.

Regards,

Steven

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