RE: [SLUG] I told them . . .

From: Steven Buehler (steven@sanctuaryweb.org)
Date: Sun Aug 01 2004 - 12:26:49 EDT


Sad part is, virii like this were practically unheard of until Microschmuck
decided to integrate Internet Explorer into the operating system.

SWB

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-----Original Message-----
From: Eben King [mailto:eben1@tampabay.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 11:21 AM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] I told them . . .

On Sun, 1 Aug 2004, Pete S. wrote:

> R.G. Mayhue wrote:
>
> >On Saturday 31 July 2004 07:35 pm, Ronald KA4INM Youvan wrote:
> >
> >
> >> > Dear user ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com,
> >> >
> >> > We have found that your e-mail account was used to send a huge
> >> > amount of nsolicited e-mail messages during this week.

> >> I don't think this is possible, and I don't think your advise can
help
> >>me, I have NO Micro$oft products in my home,

> >This message was sent to you by a worm.

> Common virus/worm designs currently replicate by first infecting a
        ^
   MS Outlook; I think Outlook (and OE) is the only email client that
automatically executes (if you display the preview pane) scripts in email
messages.

> computer, searching that PC for all of the listed contacts/e-mails, then
> using it's own SMTP engine, send e-mails from that PC to other PCs,
> using "spoofed" e-mail address...

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