Nope. It wasn't a spammer. It was an acquaintance that has your email
address in their outlook program. This worm mails a joke to everyone in
the address book.
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, 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.
>
> rc
>
>
> Rusty Carruth Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Voice: (480) 345-3621 SnailMail: Schlumberger ATE
> FAX: (480) 345-8793 7855 S. River Parkway, Suite 116
> Ham: N7IKQ @ 146.82+,pl 162.2 Tempe, AZ 85284-1825
> ICBM: 33 20' 44"N 111 53' 47"W
>
