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Re: I received a virus email today...
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:37:47 GMT
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"Rob Hendrix" <rob.removebeforesending@msltc.org> wrote in message
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> I wouldn't have brought it up, but the subjectline and the filename were • of
> interest.
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> Subject: End HTML code for Lego Mindstorms WebRing
> attachment name: Husby.bat & online-on[1].jpg
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> The batch file contain klez, so you guys watch out.
I get tones of those every day. They grab email addresses from people's
caches and whatnot and then fake out email to make them look more real.
It's interesting since my last name is Husby and it's not a very common
name.
I'm running Norton AV 2002 so I know it's not me actually sending them. It
scans incoming and outgoing mail automaticly. I also don't use outlook.
Very odd though...
Dean
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| (...) I get a bunch of bounces from mail servers claiming I'm infected with Klez - but I'm running Linux - so I *know* that I'm not really the sender. They just fake your email address and use it as the 'ReplyTo' so they don't get swamped with the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I wouldn't have brought it up, but the subjectline and the filename were of interest. Subject: End HTML code for Lego Mindstorms WebRing attachment name: Husby.bat & online-on[1].jpg The batch file contain klez, so you guys watch out. -Rob (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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