Virus Heads Up

[Eric]

I got a very similar email to my list address, again only used for the 
list.  I also got one with the same virus that claimed to be a legal 
notice that I had been caught stealing internet music and I would hear 
from the FBI soon (oh yeah and that my computer had been wiped clean).  
Of course the English was not very good, and why would I get an FBI 
warning email from a German address.  And how was I managing to read 
this message if my computer had been "wiped clean"?

Jeff wrote:

>Earlier today I received an email adressed to an email address that is used for 
>this list and for no other purposes.
>
>It was infected with the W32/Sober.C at mm virus acoording to F-Prot.  The source 
>of the message is fom Germany.
>
>The message appeared as follows:
>
>From: malle1 at T-Online.de
>
>Subject: registration confirmation
>
>The text of the message is as follows:
>
>Thanks for your registration. 
>( We say Sorry again, the first mail was delivered to an unknown mail address. 
>This was a bug in our mailing system! ) 
>
>
>The amount of 239.- USD was deducted by your credit card. 
>
>Welcome, 
>you can now visit more than 1200 very very hot web pages! 
>Your registration, pages and passwords are transferred in the attachment. 
>
>enjoy
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>quattro mailing list
>quattro at audifans.com
>http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
>
>  
>

-- 
Eric Sanborn
'85 4ktq

http://www.sofadog.net/4ktq/