[WEB4LIB] Not sure where else to ask...

[Dobbs, Aaron]

Most likely exchange admins are finally getting around to implementing 
virus scanning on their systems (ours was just (finally) implemented).

The default anti-virus software settings were probably accepted (to 
email notification to senders of virii discovered) and your user is 
just receiving notification that the virus was detected and isolated by 
the software.  

The exchange admin at the other end would have deleted the isolated 
virus file (which could not be deleted automatically - see the last 
line of the message) from the server.  Your user should run a virus 
scan on their machine "just in case" and after a clean bill of health 
feel free to archive or delete those messages.

-Aaron
:-)'


-----Original Message-----
From: Don Hamilton [mailto:dhamilto at wlu.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 2:15 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Not sure where else to ask...


Back in the days of the Love Bug Virus, one staff member was infected and
sent mail to lots of places, including a couple of lists.. 8 months later,
i.e., now, she has started getting messages like the following. Why are they
showing up 8 months after the fact??? How does she stop them, or is it just
penance to have to read them???

Thanks



Don Hamilton (mailto:dhamilto at wlu.ca)
Information Technology & Cybrarian by Osmosis
Wilfrid Laurier University Library
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
519-884-0710x3336
fax:519-884-8023

-----Original Message-----
From: System Attendant [mailto:EXCHANGE02-SA at butte.cc.ca.us]
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 12:43 PM
To: 'Name removed to protect the unfortunate...'
Subject: ScanMail Message: To Sender, virus found and action taken.

ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange has detected virus-infected attachments.

Place = Voyager-L at Voyager. Ship. Edu
Sender = Name removed to protect the unfortunate.
Subject = [VOYAGER-L]: ILOVEYOU
Delivery Time = May 04, 2000 (Thursday) 07:18:32


Actions on virus found:

"VBS_LOVELETTR.BE" virus was found in the attachment
"LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs",
ScanMail encountered a problem while processing the infected attachment(s).
Please contact your system administrator for help.


Message from recipient's administrator:
02/27/2001
09:42 AM
MSEMS_PF_Admin
Warning to sender. ScanMail detected a virus in an email attachment you
sent. If this file was in an attachment the attachment has been deleted.
 Please do not resend message.
LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs/Can not Delete