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Re: [TenTec] Politically-correct amplification (was Bias)..VIRUS INATTA

To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Politically-correct amplification (was Bias)..VIRUS INATTACHMENT
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
Reply-to: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 13:05:05 -0400
List-post: <mailto:tentec@contesting.com>
At 09:45 AM 6/10/03 -0500, holladayfd wrote:
I got one too from the refklector.
Frank, K4VMO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Satrun" <kw8k@yahoo.com>
To: <TenTec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Politically-correct amplification (was Bias)..VIRUS
INATTACHMENT


> JUST GOT THIS...NORTON SAYS ATTACHMENT HAS A VIRUS.
> AN ATTEMPT TO REPLY TO SENDER RESULTED IN A FAILURE OF
> DELIVERY. DON'T USUALLY REPLY TO THIS STUFF.
> 73
> stu

Guys there is a virus out there currently that steals the text of a real message from the infected computer, spoofs a "from:" address using the address from one message and the ISP of another, and then sends the message, with the virus as an attachment, to another address from the infected computer. If you expand the whole header you will see that the offending message did not come through contesting.com, even though it appeared that way from the subject line.

For example, I just got a message claiming to come from I4JMY@comcast.net, with a virus as attachment. I recognized the message as one that Mauri send the Topband reflector two months ago, and of course Comcast hasn't gotten to Italy yet!


73, Pete N4ZR
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