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Re: new nasty email virus trick to bypass scanners

From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 15:08:04 -0500

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 09:52:10 PST, Henry Linneweh <hrlinneweh () sbcglobal net>  said:

Common sense, in these times shows you to not open emails from strangers
especially with *.zip files unless they are coming from a known party based on
some kind of dialog prior to it being sent and received.


Common sense always loses when fighting against the promise of dancing hampsters.

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