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Subject: Re: klez virus ccc could be possible source

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 11:19:36 07/06/02

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On July 06, 2002 at 13:53:06, Uri Blass wrote:

>On July 06, 2002 at 13:15:46, Sune Fischer wrote:
>
>>On July 06, 2002 at 12:48:55, mike schoonover wrote:
>>
>>>i just was notified of undeliverable mail from my mail server,
>>>juno.com.it had an attachment of a ccc posting by sune .
>>>i did'nt send it.i did'nt ask for it.i emailed the postmaster@juno
>>>and requested they look in to it.
>>>i'll keep you informed.
>>>regards
>>>mike
>>
>>Look in the header and see where it came from, I just scanned and wasn't
>>infected.
>>
>>I also got one from "brucemo" but Bruce didn't send it.
>>(Uri pleace scan soon :)
>
>I deleted the virus and instsalled the anti virus on the machine this afternoon.
>
>I also deleted a lot of emails when one of them is supposed to be from uri
>with the title precomputed move information(I know that I did not send that
>email to me).
>
>I decided to uncheck view->layout->show preview pane in that computer and I am
>going to delete every email that I do not expect without looking at it.
>
>I got a lot of emails with the subject delivery has failed from internet mail
>delivery that I deleted without looking at them.
>
>Uri

One think I wonder about, and that is why ISPs doesn't have virus scanners on
their mailservers. Seems it would be far easier to stop the virus spread at the
connection points than expect each leaf node to deal with the problems.

The mailserver should also send you a warning if you try to send an infected
mail.

just my .02

-S.





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