[Yaesu] VIRUS PURVEYOR GENERATING BOGUS CALLSIGN IDs

[John Bacon]

Good Point.  I made a post a month or so ago about something like this If
you goto norton.com they have a program to fix and remove viruses like
that..

JOHN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Urich, KA5CVH" <ka5cvh@ka5cvh.com>
To: <yaesu@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] VIRUS PURVEYOR GENERATING BOGUS CALLSIGN IDs


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <N9EMZ@aol.com>
>
> >        Over the past couple of months I have received several hundred
> e-mail
> > messages, originating (arguably) from attbi, ATTBI, and houston.rr.com
> > subscriber(s), containing executable attachments with no text message,
> "new
> > game" message, and lately with "protect yourself from KLEZ.E virus"
> messages.
> >  Also, lately, it is apparent that the individual and/or the virus
itself
> can
> > construct sender e-mail addresses containing bogus Amateur Radio Service
> > callsigns.  That new twist almost nailed me, as the first such message
> > contained a return address I initially mistood for a friend, who has a
> habit
> > of sending me e-mails containing bare attachments with no text message.
>
>
>
>
> Mike wrote
>
> Most of these msgs have a double extension usch as newgame.exe.scr and are
> either about 71k or 128k in file size.  You are right to just delete them
> even if they are from someone you would normally trust.
>
> You can download AVG antivirus software for free from www.grisoft.com.
Its
> free and seems to do a  pretty good job.  You can also get ZoneAlarm
> www.zonelabs.com for free as well.  Zone Alarm is a good firewall.
>
> Mike Urich,   KA5CVH
> www.ka5cvh.com
> LaPorte TX   EL-29
>
> Amateur Radio *IS* a contact sport!
>
>
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