Well, that is not necessarily true.  All he needs is to precompose the
letter, put on floppy, and walk over with a simple copy-paste, done in 1
minute or less.

Andrew,
MCSE (NT & W2K) + CCNA
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Ault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Posted At: Friday, October 19, 2001 9:13 AM
Posted To: NewsgroupDiscussion
Conversation: Investigating a Forged Message
Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message


Thanks.

I believe item #1 (of my post) is most probable.. hell, I must leave
OL2k open and unattended on my PC a dozen times every day for minutes at
a stretch.

However, this takes balls. Considering the length and articulate
phrasing of the message, it seems the person would have spent an
inordinate amount of time at McDonald's desk. Certainly someone should
have seen somebody there.

I have recommended they check the EV on the server which McDonald's
mailbox resides for EV 1016's.. just incase the Admin was in on it.

Tim.


-----Original Message-----
From: Wright, Steven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:47 AM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message


It appears that it was send via Exchange since there are no internet
addresses in the TO: FROM: fields.  Also, if you check the headers and
there is nothing there, then you have the culprit in-house and logging
on legitimately via the user's account.  The original suggestions below
are probably what occurred.

How accessible is the VP's computer?  May be someone took a quick
opportunity at an unattended computer.  If they were very clever, they
might have set the message to delay a day or so before delivery.

Hope everyone at the company took it seriously and went home ;-)

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:39 AM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message


Headers, Let us see the headers.

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tim Ault
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 8:33 AM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: Investigating a Forged Message


Here's a little something some of you may enjoy this fine Friday.. put
on your investigator hats..

My wife forwarded this message to me:

> From:         McDonald, Arthur K.  
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 9:19 AM
> To:   EPDS Contractors; EPDS - EPI Data Systems
> Subject:      Much to be grateful for...
> 
> All of us in this division have much to be grateful for and for that
> reason, I would like to encourage each of you to go home at noon 
> today. You may use my annual leave since I have far more than I will 
> ever use. Go home, be with your families, talk with your neighbors, 
> love life and be grateful for all we have in this great nation of 
> ours.  Then come back on Monday refreshed and ready to take on the 
> world!

ahem.. *chortle* ..well, in any event, "Arthur", VP (Very Pissed), wants
a head on a pike. I will offer to him (via my woman) the following
likely prospects:

1) The culprit got direct access to OL2k on the desktop;
2) The culprit knew Arthur's username & password;
3) A confederate Exchange Admin granted "User" or "Send as" permission
to culprit
4) Culprit spoofed the message from an SMTP srvr, or used a similar
serve from the web.

Feel free to presume the obvious; and I can pass along a few details
that have be provide me. Care to contribute?

Tim.

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