[CQ-Contest] Vicious CQWW Virus

[Craig Cook]

I was bitng my tongue, as well, but I will add #4.

4. The file is obviously executable. NO file has 2
extensions. Go into your Windows properties and turn
OFF the "hide file extensions". I would think most
hams and contesters are geeks enough to WANT to see
the extensions, anyway. To a computer appliance
operator, that file would have appeared to be an Excel
file, but we know better.

4.5 "unreplyable"?? :-)

--- K4SB <k4sb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > > I recently received email from somebody
> identified as "DXCC Robot" and
> > > > containing a very suspicious looking
> attachment.  The actual email address
> > > > was unreplyable at mail.ru.  The message body
> began as follows:
> > > >
> > > > "Thank you for your participation in the CQ WW
> contest. Your electronic
> 
> Well, normally, I leave this subject alone, but a
> couple of questions
> here.
> 
> 1. Why in the world would anyone receive a message
> from the DXCC Robot
> concerning a
> CQ contest.
> 
> 2. And why in the world would anyone think CQ is
> using a .ru address?
> That's a Russian address, and 99% probability fake.
> 
> 3. The ARRL robot ALWAYS puts the discrepancies in
> the text of the
> email.
> 
> Just THINK about what you see.
> 
> 73
> Ed
> 
>
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