[ALHam] Fw: [SECC] Virus notices received are false!!!

Tue, 30 Jul 2002 03:40:30 -0500

I have been getting these too... Mine came with the addressee as KC4VJB who
I contacted and he was clean. Norton AV 2002 has been working good for me!
73's Cort K4WI

----- Original Message -----
From: "David L. Thompson" <[email protected]>
To: "secc" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 12:24 AM
Subject: [SECC] Virus notices received are false!!!

> Ed K4SB told me last week he was getting fake virus notices.  Yesterday I
> starting these also.
> Some are from ISP's that say delivery failed.  I got 20 of these just
today.
> The sysop needs to look at the whole address not just the prime address
and
> he or she will see these come from someone else.  I also get fake notices
> from at least two addresses to e-,mail addresses I have never addressed
> unless they are on a reflector such as [email protected].   Two
messages
> even contained the klez virus which Norton caught as always.
>
> Here is what is going on....since Norton and other anti virus programs
catch
> the Klez virus (its an old one) someone has derived a scheme to send
> messages with a log e-mail address that appears to be mine or your
address.
> They use the mailing list from the reflectors at random using one of the
> broadcast e-mail spam programs.  So If someone tells you in a private
e-mail
> that you have this virus..run norton anti virus to make sure but I am
> betting you are clean.
>
> Please make sure (no matter what browser you use) that you have an up to
> date anti virus software...better safe than uncertain!
>
> 73 Dave K4JRB
>
>
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