[cad-linux] Re: virus amung us
- From: Eric Huff <chmod@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 21:12:53 -0700
> They are pretending to be from you
>
> Another computer is infected, it searches the computer/net for other
> email addresses and puts them in the outgoing mails "From field"
>
> Hence viruses are being sent to people as being "From" you.
I think i also read that the sobig will send a mail directly to you
pretending to be a returned email. In this case no one sent a mail
pretending to be you.
I could be wrong, though...
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