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Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Fri Apr 16 06:08:54 EDT 2004


Darien J. Watkins wrote:
> what is this?

It was more than likely a spoofed email carrying a windows based virus. 
  I assure you, Vernard is unlikely to have an infected windows computer.

Basically, a windows computer get's infected by a virus.  The virus then 
scans the outlook address book of the infected machine and sends an 
email out to unsuspecting people with a spoofed From: email address as well.

You may thank Bill Gates..

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
Building secure systems in spite of Microsoft



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