Rusty Carruth wrote:
> Bug Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > This is a windows virus. both Norton and Mcaffee have info on how to
> > quarantine it. I think they are calling it a worm.
>
> Just so everyone knows - yes, I expected it to be a virus or worse.
>
> If YOU got it, throw it away, or run it on a box you don't mind
> having blown up (and which is NOT on a network!).
>
> I was simply trying to ascertain where the spammer got my
> email addr from - it pretty much had to be one of two places -
> here or my new NIC handle...
>
> It appears it came from someone harvesting names from here.
Most likely from someone using a windows machine to read this group. This virus
looks for, gleans addresses from all incoming mail and sends the message with
attached virus. Some versions will remain on computer and will later randomly send
again and again.
Larry
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> rc
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