[Elecraft] unknown email

[George, W5YR]

Just checked here again and Norton had placed 133 virii in quarantine. They
wre all Klez and Bugbear. All are now in the bit bucket. No infections
present at this end.

73/72, George    
Amateur Radio W5YR -  the Yellow Rose of Texas
In the 57th year and it just keeps getting better!
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe
K2 #489      Icom IC-765 #2349     Icom IC-756 PRO  #2121


Phil Wheeler wrote:
> 
> Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> 
> >I have no email e-mail account at "coolink.com" so it's not from me.
> >
> >Someone is probably infected with a virus that is scanning their message
> >lists or addresses and then creating a bogus message while making
> >changes to the "return" address and sending out copies of the virus as
> >an attachment. That's a common virus action these days that makes the
> >source messages harder to trace.
> >
> 
> My NAV intercepted a W32 Bugbear virus in a email addressed to a list
> this morning.  As I recall it had an Elecraft-related address.  But I
> did not take a close look, just let it get quarantined.
> 
> It's about the 5th instance of this new virus I've seen this week.
> 
> I suspect it is like the Klez thing and masquerades its true source
> 
> 73, Phil
>