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Hey Gary, I think you have a virus...

Jan 21, 05 16:54

I just picked up a message from gary@rotorcranksusa.com entitled "re: mail server" and containing some sort of payload. You might want to check out your machine(s).

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Re: Hey Gary, I think you have a virus... [Khai] [ In reply to ]

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Mike Plumb

Jan 21, 05 17:52

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actually, very rare does the virus actually reside or come from the address that it says. Usually someone else with that address in their address book is where it came from.

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Re: Hey Gary, I think you have a virus... [Khai] [ In reply to ]

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garytingley

Jan 21, 05 18:09

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It's spoofed.

http://www.cert.org/.../email_spoofing.html

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Khai

Jan 21, 05 18:13

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Totally probable - but if I were you I'd have been scanning my box like a mofo!

As easy as spoofing is, so is getting infected.

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garytingley

Jan 21, 05 18:18

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I'm running ZA firewall, McaFee, AdAware, HiJackThis

No infections. It is spoofed. I get them all the time, from all over, legitimate email addresses.

But thanks!!

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