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Subject: Re: Klez Virus at CCC!!!

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 20:19:14 07/05/02

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On July 05, 2002 at 12:15:03, Robert Henry Durrett wrote:

>
>I have recently received three messages with this virus.  The "sender" was
>identified as Hyatt, Uri, and one other, whose name I've forgotten.  All names
>from this bulletin board.  This virus sends messages to everyone on the infected
>computer's address list.
>
>ICD CCC members without anti-virus software should get and install it ASAP.  But
>don't forget to disinfect your computer BEFORE you install the anti-virus
>software.
>
>Bob D.


You are getting forged email from a spammer.  I don't run windows and don't
have a virus here.  However, that is a new way for spammers to fool you, by
forging email so that the from: looks reasonable so that your spam filter won't
delete it automatically.

We have to hope that (at least in the US) legislation is going to happen that
will make this hugely expensive for anyone sending such spam, so that it will
stop.



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