[NMLUG] excuse me (virus) Fun with Headers! Are you in Dallas?

[dkeith at swcp.com (Daniel Selders)]

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Andrea Landaker wrote:

> On Thursday 11 March 2004 09:44, jamesh@swcp.com wrote:
> 
>>do not give up!
> 
> 
> Windows users on the list might to ensure that they are not infected with the 
> Netsky.c virus, which is what this is.  See 
> http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=101048 for 
> details and removal instructions.
> 
> While it is possible that the virus got these e-mail addresses from someone 
> not on the list (who had merely browsed the list archives or something), it 
> is much more likely to be someone on the mailing list.
> 
> (Remember, of course, that both the From and the To are spoofed, so jamesh may 
> or may not be the real perpetuator of the virus).
>