[Edu-sig] WARNING. You sent a potential virus or unauthorised code

support@messagelabs.com support@messagelabs.com
16 Dec 2000 16:36:10 -0000


The Star Scanning System discovered a potential virus
or unauthorised code in a message sent by you. 

The message was diverted into the virus holding pen on
mail server mail-server-8.star.net.uk (id 667838_976984570)
and will be held for 10 days before being destroyed.

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To help identify the message:

The message was titled 'Edu-sig digest, Vol 1 #188 - 4 msgs'
The message date was Sat, 16 Dec 2000 11:36:04 -0500 (EST)
The message identifier was <20001216163604.844C4E74E@mail.python.org>
The message was detected on server mail-server-8.star.net.uk
The message recipients were 
    azar.rauf@sstuk.com


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What was it:

Scanner 1 (NAI Virus Scan) reported the following:

/var/qmail/queue/split/0/667838_2U_Happy99.exe
        Found the W32/Ska@M virus !!!
/var/qmail/queue/split/0/667838_3U_Happy99.exe
        Found the W32/Ska@M virus !!!


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Did the mail reach any recipients?

If you are a customer of Star Internet, then the
mail has been intercepted, and will not reach any
recipients. Depending on your configuration, the
intended recipients may or may not have received a
warning message similar to this.

If you are not a customer of Star Internet, then
only the mail sent to customers of Star Internet
has been intercepted. Mail to other recipients
will not have been stopped. All recipients will
have received a warning message similar to this.
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What now?

To find information on the scanner that detected the virus
use the following links:

NAI uvscan:           http://www.nai.com
Cybersoft vfind:      http://www.cyber.com
F-Secure:             http://www.f-secure.com

You may be able to find more information on the virus detected
from the following information sites:

http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/
http://vil.nai.com/

If your virus scanner does not detect a virus, do not attempt
to send the mail again - our virus scanners will still detect
a virus. You should contact our support department to 
resolve the problem, quoting virus pen number 667838_976984570, 
mail server mail-server-8.star.net.uk.

If you need more information, or if you believe this to be a 
false alarm, please contact your local helpdesk / administrator,
or contact Star Support on:
   +44 (0)1285 884433
or support@star.net.uk. 


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