This virus is generated by alt.comp.virus too (I think that's the correct list, haven't looked at it in a while). From what I've heard, the virus is almost impossible to get off the list as it's programmed to repost itself, and also update itself. Is it possible that cypherpunks is on alt.comp.virus? sparky On 29 Jan 2001, at 13:45, Alan Olsen wrote:
On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, atek3 wrote:
why is HAHAHA sending the same virus over and over to the list?
it is different people each time.
That virus replicates by sending itself out to everyone in a victim's Outlook address book. It forges the "From:" address to "HaHaHa@sexyfun.net".
It is a pain, but nothing can be done until the underlying problem is resolved in Outlook. (And that won't happen any time soon. Microsoft has absolved themselves of all blame in regards to macro viruses.)
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