[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] VIRUS CAUTION

[J Forster]

It is NOT  my machine that is compromised. Others on the lists received similar messages independently.

-John

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Bill MacLane wrote:

> The source could be the address given or it could be a zombie.  Either way the cause sounds like something malicious installed at that particular ethernet address (which could cause the account located there to act as a zombie). Run linux (or buy a Mac) and nothing can install and run on your PC nor can your PC be turned into a zombie due to the way root is not accessible by the outside world.
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> 73,
> Bill
> AI4WM