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Old 08-08-2003, 05:00 PM   #4
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Originally posted by luke
I got the same thing from admin@hirise.com and my norton alerts went off.

this is from my isp

Message posted at: 2003-Aug-04 12:33
What: Admin Email (Virus Warning)
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Duration:
Impact: There appears to a worm virus showing as sent from admin@optusnet.com.au. The email is advising that the recipients email address is about to expire and to open an attachment to maintain the address. The attachment appears to be a worm virus causing the infected machine to start sending emails.
DO NOT run the attachment. Anti-Virus software is highly recommended to remove the email but caution should be used.

Please be advised that this email was not sent from Optusnet.

The virus has been confirmed, details available from Norton:
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