Re: Why target Debian developers with Windows worms?

2005-06-11 Thread Markus Boas
Am Sonntag 12 Juni 2005 02:19 schrieb Joe Smith: > What is interesting is that this worm will not send to addresses that > contain: > berkeley > bugs > bsd > fsf. > gnu > kernel > linux > mozilla > unix > the.bat > root > sendmail > listserv > > So it looks like the worm tries to avoid open source

Re: Why target Debian developers with Windows worms?

2005-06-11 Thread Joe Smith
What is interesting is that this worm will not send to addresses that contain: berkeley bugs bsd fsf. gnu kernel linux mozilla unix the.bat root sendmail listserv So it looks like the worm tries to avoid open source or free software sites. The worm contains may other no-sends, in categogories l

Re: Why target Debian developers with Windows worms?

2005-06-11 Thread Kevin Rosenberg
Florian Weimer wrote: > The string "Debian" was simply copied from your email address (and > capitalized). The worm doesn't target Debian specifically. That's far more sensical than expecting Debian developers to be using MS Outlook. -- Kevin Rosenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, em

Re: Why target Debian developers with Windows worms?

2005-06-11 Thread Florian Weimer
* Kevin Rosenberg: > Florian Weimer wrote: >> The string "Debian" was simply copied from your email address (and >> capitalized). The worm doesn't target Debian specifically. > > That's far more sensical than expecting Debian developers to be > using MS Outlook. By the way, this isn't mere specu

Re: Why target Debian developers with Windows worms?

2005-06-11 Thread Florian Weimer
* Kevin Rosenberg: > I receieved a windows worm in a zip file with a message about my > Debian account being suspended[1]. It seems odd that someone would > bother targetting Debian developers with a Windows worm. The string "Debian" was simply copied from your email address (and capitalized). T

Why target Debian developers with Windows worms?

2005-06-11 Thread Kevin Rosenberg
I receieved a windows worm in a zip file with a message about my Debian account being suspended[1]. It seems odd that someone would bother targetting Debian developers with a Windows worm. -- Kevin Rosenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] [1] Dear user kmr, It has come to our attention that your Debian