[Antennas] WARNING ---- virus in mail that APPEARS to be from this list

Sun, 6 Oct 2002 09:24:19 +0600

Search google as I did. Found it and installed. great software. Wish I new
about it earlier. Works very well..
Igor UA9CDC
> I like the idea of bouncing with Non-existent address. That just might
work.
> So now where do we obtain MailWasher?
> Chris opr VE7HCB
>> At 11:21 AM 2002年10月05日 -0700, John McClain wrote:
> >If you are concerned about getting a virus, I recommend that you take
> >a look at Mailwasher. I have been using it since Yahoo sold my e-mail
> >address earlier this summer. Mailwasher allows you to exam the
> >headers of your e-mail messages before they are downloaded from your
> >ISP. You can tell Mailwasher to bounce any mail that you think is a
> >SPAM or a VIRUS which causes Mailwasher to bounce it back to the
> >sender with a reason code of Non-existent Address. It will detect
> >certain viruses too. It is easy to detect the new Bearbug virus
> >because the message size will be about 59K.
> >
> >John
> >K7SVV
> >K2 #2569, SST 20, Rock Mite 20
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "A10382" <[email protected]>
> >To: "Antenna reflector list" <[email protected]>
> >Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 10:45 AM
> >Subject: [Antennas] WARNING ---- virus in mail that APPEARS to be from
> >this list
> >
> >
> > > I received an email that indicated it was from the Antennas group
> >here on
> > > qth, however,t he 'from' field was just dummied up in the email
> >(clever
> > > these virus spreaders, aren't they?).
> > >
> > > Problem was, it had an attachment - and email from the qth lists
> >NEVER,
> > > NEVER have an attachment. The qth mail handler strips off all
> >attachments
> > > and html code for virus protection.
> > >
> > > The virus scanner caught and quarantined it - and then just deleted
> >it.
> > >
> > > There are so many variations of email viruses floating around now,
> >that ANY
> > > email with an attachment should be suspect. Some of these viruses
> >can
> > > attack your system merely by opening the mail.. Soooo... turn off
> >the
> > > preview pane and suspect ever email with an attachment...
> > >
> > > This particular email came from a user's system. The virus sends
> >out the
> > > attachment in a mail to people in the user's address book and even
> >their
> > > in-box..... Time to update your anti-virus software. I now do so
> >EVERY DAY.
> > >
> > > 73
> > > Frank
> > >
> > >
> > > ._._.
> > >
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