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On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 01:27:40 -0600, "Charlie M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote about Re: [newbie] Possibly OT - Returned Mail Messages of Unknown
Origin:
>> In the last few days, I've received about 20 or so returned mail
>> messages that bear no relation to any mails I've sent.
.....
>It's more likely someone that has your address in their Outhouse depressed
>address book that has been co-opted by one of the rampant "little friends"
>prone to attach themselves to Windows. It looks like a random "From"
>generated by a worm I mean.
>
>If you ain't running the Virus Transport System it's unlikely to be
>anything to worry about it. Just filter it.
Same here today. A couple early in the morning, and another string in the
afternoon, all accompanied by fake Microsoft Security updates, and all the
pairs had similar `return path` and/or `from` and/or `to`.
My suspicion is that these are directly coming from virus disseminators.
They are lousy to filter (I am using `mailfilter`; see Mandrake Club RPM
Voting), because each pair has a completely different set of headers, but
they all come with the same approximate size (~140-160 Kb), have a windows
executable attached and the fake M$ ones also have two .gif type pictures.
Although my bandwidth is sufficient, I sure am in a killing mood as well,
like some of the other honourable `newbies`.
If anyone has a bright idea for a mailfilter rule, I am game.
Ciao,
=Dick Gevers=
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