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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Dear SEMCO members,<BR>
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It’s come to our attention that an email was sent out to the SEMCO list recently that had the subject “Re: Kathleen Vikner” but was actually spam that linked to a website for one of spam’s “usual suspects.”<BR>
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It’s been determined that the spam was apparently part of a virus that has gained strength lately that attached to a SEMCO member’s email address/contact list. Since <a href="“SEMCO@whoi.edu">“SEMCO@whoi.edu</a> “was a part of that list, the virus sent the email to what it viewed as one address but was actually all of you.<BR>
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It doesn’t appear that the virus was one that would have attached to other members’ contact lists or address books and that it was an isolated incident. This is a good reminder, however, to keep your antivirus software up to date, to not open any links that seem sketchy (many times you can tell a spoofed link by placing your cursor over the mouse) and to not open any .exe (executable) files.<BR>
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We apologize for the inconvenience and for the annoyance that goes along with these issues. Rest assured that the SEMCO list is monitored carefully by myself and a member of WHOI’s CIS Department and we take the integrity of this great communication tool seriously.<BR>
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Feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns.<BR>
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With regards,<BR>
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Jeffrey<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><FONT COLOR="#0000FE"><FONT FACE="News Gothic MT"><I>Jeffrey Brodeur<BR>
Communications and Outreach Specialist<BR>
Woods Hole Sea Grant<BR>
193 Oyster Pond Rd., MS# 2<BR>
Woods Hole, MA 02543<BR>
508.289.2665<BR>
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