[Yaesu] VIRUS PURVEYOR GENERATING BOGUS CALLSIGN IDs

2002年10月23日 13:38:21 -0500

----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
> 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!