Hi Rodd,
This was a quote taken from a reply I made to Clare.
"My question to Clare is do you mean 'Hacker' activity by this , "spoof
emails"?"
Yes that is what I meant by asking Clare if she'd meant 'Hacker Activity',
(in relation to somebody other, one authorised to have access to a system).
It was my question to Clare in regards to she had meant by "spoof emails".
Paul Johnson
ARMIDALE NSW
Carer
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodd Clarkson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Clare Pascoe Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "insights" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: Emails carrying virus supposedly from Tom
> On Fri, 2004-08-13 at 11:47 +1000, Clare Pascoe Henderson wrote:
>
> > > My
> > > question to Clare is do you mean 'Hacker' activity by this , "spoof
emails"?
> >
> > Not as I understand it. I'm not an expert, but my understanding is that
> > hackers "log in" to a machine from outside and make it do what they
> > want. Spoof emails are caused by a virus on the machine. But that's a
> > pretty simplistic answer and the tech experts on the list may shoot me
> > down in flames :-)
>
> Okay,
>
> Hackers are neither good nor bad by this simple definition. Most geeks
> would differ between hackers (people who like playing with systems to
> see how it works) and crackers (people who wish to crack into a a system
> to take control). The media doesn't get this so sometimes it's better
> to distinguish between white hats and black hats. White hacks know how
> to 'crack' you system, but use this knowledge for good - they are the
> ones who report vulnerabilities to 'the officials' and you should be
> thankful they do. Black hats would never report an exploit, expect to
> boast, and would use knowledge of 'cracks' to take control of your
> system.
>
> Virus emails are just one form of attack, and spoofing the sender is
> just one of the many methods used to make fighting the virus harder.
> Some 'cracks' are intended to 'use' the system, others just want to
> damage it. Many virus and worm attacks are actually used by spammers to
> install software so that they can use your system to send spam.
>
> Rodd
>
>
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