don't click that attachment

Here's a little public service announcement for you. I wouldn't normally post about email-borne viruses, but this one seems to be catching a lot of folks off guard. Seems like a new variant of the Beagle worm is making the rounds at work, and we've been getting a storm of putative bounced mails from postmaster, mailer-daemon, mail delivery subsystem, etc., all carrying nasty .zip files that will pwn your 'puter pronto. Well, of course we don't open those attachements, right? Ah, but here's the tricksy new message that you'll want to watch out for:

Dear user of hpl.hp.com, We have detected that your account has been used to send a huge amount of junk email during the last week. Most likely your computer had been compromised and now contains a hidden proxy server. Please follow our instructions in the attached file in order to keep your computer safe. Have a nice day, The hpl.hp.com team.

Very clever. But let's be clear: This message is not really from your system admin. It's a virus. So don't open the attached file, okay?

Heh, I see Sterling got this too, but he's a Mac guy so it's ok. Wipe that smirk off your face Bruce ;-D