[Kenwood] Virus

[W]

 Lately, I have been getting a few bugbears, and a number of klez...
 If one looks at the real headers, you'd see that they came from somewhere
else.

 Wayne WA2YNE

----- Original Message -----
From: "tvsjr" <tvsjr@sprynet.com>
To: "Danny Shaver" <n5nbk@nortexinfo.net>; "Kenwood"
<Kenwood@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Virus


> Dan-
>
> This virus is probably the Bugbear virus. It will scan through an infected
> user's address book, randomly selecting someone's username and another
> person's domain name, then putting them together and using them as a
'from'
> header to distribute themselves to every entry in the address book. This
> simply makes the virus more difficult to track. It's likely not someone
> consciously doing anything malicious.
>
> I would recommend that everyone get virus protection software and keep it
> updated. Bugbear is no fun!
>
> 73s,
> Terry, N5RSE
>
> At 03:08 PM 10/19/2002 -0500, Danny Shaver wrote:
> >Evidently someone is trying to steal my identity and is sending out
phoney
> >messages in order to spread a virus. I have not been active on the
internet
> >or e-mail system for several weeks and was not aware this was happening.
It
> >is a shame that some people are so low as to do this. I became aware of
it
> >when my internet provider (who screens all my e-mails with anti-virus
> >software) notified me of a message I received through one of these
messages
> >through this reflector. I have only one e-mail address, so if it does not
> >come from n5nbk@nortexinfo.net, delete it !!- Dan N5NBK
> >
> >- - -
> >