Stardate 20011125.1909 (Crew, this is the Captain): I think maybe there is a new internet worm going around. Twice today I've received letters containing nothing except a file named "blah-blah-blah.MP3.scr". I'm pretty sure it was the same file both times, but it had different names. Of course, if you're using one of those mail programs (coughMicrosoft) which suppress the file extension of known types, then it would look as if it were an MP3 file. But ".scr" is actually a screen saver, which is an executable. I wonder if someone figured out that the mail filtration programs and virus checkers are not checking for screen savers? I have not (and will not) run these babies, but if I did double-click it, it would begin to run immediately, and presumably do various fiendish things to my system.
On the other hand, it may simply be a straightforward attempt to crack my system, since someone has tried (and failed) to disguise where it came from:
Received: from aol.com (65-45-144-72-sea-01.cvx.algx.net [65.45.144.72])
In other words, it didn't actually come from AOL. Both times the file was 28 KBytes. (discuss)
Update 20011126: It seems I'm not the only one to be getting these.
Yup, it's a worm alright! (Thanks, Kathy)
