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Re: Possible virus sending large emails?
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Fri, 17 May 2002 17:00:24 GMT
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mattdm@mattdmIHATESPAM.org
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Simon Bennett <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Yep, I got back into work today to find that I had apparently sent emails
> containing it to Tony Kilaras, Larry P and Scott S (which is very strange as
> I don't think I've ever emailed Scott). I've told my helpdesk and await an
> answer. Sorry to all of you if my IT incompetence contributed to this in
> any way.
Unfortunately, if the virus is W32.klez, there's nothing you can do, because
it's likely not *your* computer infected. It not only sends messages to
random people, but forges a random from header -- very evil stuff. I've been
getting a message every few days from someone angry that "I" sent a virus to
them -- even though it's impossible for my Linux box to spread w32.klez.
(And very unlikely that it would spread *anything*).
--
Matthew Miller mattdm@mattdm.org <http://www.mattdm.org/>
Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
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| (...) I got an email recently .(like in the past hour) It was in my yahoo/Lego account. It was the W32.klez virus. It was saved as an attachment that was labeled ':Re_' or something like that, along with 3 safe (but empty) txt files. The email was (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Yep, I got back into work today to find that I had apparently sent emails containing it to Tony Kilaras, Larry P and Scott S (which is very strange as I don't think I've ever emailed Scott). I've told my helpdesk and await an answer. Sorry to (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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