[linux-help] Re: infecting almost all operating systems.

[David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff -
You may want to rethink your thoughts about 'virus' and linux, per the
Norton web site this virus is infecting almost all operating systems.
--David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Vian" <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 8:27 AM
Subject: [linux-help] Re: A good tool


>
> David,
>
> They both appeared to come from you. I had not looked at the detailled
> header before I deleted them so I don't actually know where it
> originated, but it did come thru the aclug.org list.
> This is the short header
>
> Subject:     [linux-help] Re: A good tool
>        Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 21:14:24 -0500
>        From: David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>
>    Reply-To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
>          To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> And, yes i know the return address can be spoofed easily, I just did not
> get the detailed header to look at.
>
> I am glad your NAV caught it for you.
> I am using Linux/mozilla for my mail so the klez, nimda, etc are not as
> much a worry for me.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
>
>
> David Carmichael wrote:
> >
> > Jeff -
> >
> > Jeff when you stated that you got two copies of the virus.. were they
both
> > from my email address??
> >
> > I have scanned my system three times today using three different virus
> > utilities to make sure that my system are free of virus. And my current
> > version of 'NORTON A/V' that I am running scans inbound and outbound
email
> > to insure that it is as clean as current anti virus software can be.
> >
> > Not only was the header from from me due to the lack of correct name
that
> > the virus program would of had access to if sent from my personal
system.
> >
> > The server in question that posted the message is from South America.
> >
> > And why only to the "Linux-Help" email group??  Since I might of signed
up
> > for this group.. when I changed computers three weeks ago I deleted that
> > email address from my mail box due to changes made by the group a few
months
> > ago.
> >
> > This is the first time in close to 16 year of being online that my email
> > address has been "SPOOFED".
> >
> > --David
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Vian" <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 7:03 PM
> > Subject: [linux-help] Re: A good tool
> >
> > >
> > > A virus I suspect.
> > > From David Carmichael (ostensibly)
> > >
> > > I got 2 different copies of it.
> > >
> > >
> >
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