[pyrnet] Fw: Crosspost: Virus at AKC

["Barb Bowes" <bamb@monmouth.com>]

Have not been able to verify this, but a "heads up" can't hurt.
Barb Bowes

> This is a crosspost.....................
>
> Seems the latest virus has taken a bad twist for the dog fancy.
It somehow
> infected a computer at AKC and is being sent under the guise of
a letter
> from that organization.  This has been verified by Judy Hart,
PWCCA AKC
> Delegate, with the president of AKC.
>
> Here is her message:
>
> Am sending this info from the Delegates' List--if you think
it's
> appropriate, you may post on any lists you wish, or block it--I
don't
> know how to block things!
>
> Obviously it's targeting 'dog people'.   Judy
>
> In the last 5 minutes I have received 5 viruses from a return
address
> that reads:  AKC Board Minutes.  The message reads "Hi How are
you?  I send
> you this file in order to have your advice  See you later,
Thanks"  The
> attachment is called MDLegltr.doc.pif
>
> While I am familiar with the virus, I can imagine many dog
lovers are
> not and would open something coming from AKC (or appearing to
come from
> AKC)
> without thinking.  Please crosspost this to other lists.  I
have
> notified AKC but I don't know if this is circulating all the
dog lists.
> If anyone would like to prevent this message possibly coming
in, the email
> address it is coming from is
> AKC.Board.Members@prodigy.net.mx
>