Re: [edlug] Virus messages

[Brett Sheffield <brett.sheffield@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

Netsky doesn't affect Linux systems (hence, W32), so you're okay.  I've 
had a few such messages turn up in my account on a Windows box (also 
firewalled, and with the latest Norton AV updates which protect against 
Netsky variants).  Also, none of the emails were from addresses that are 
on my system, or I would have raised an eyebrow.  Spent an hour de-lousing 
my flatmate's PC though.  He hadn't updated his AV definitions since Nov...

On Sat, 1 May 2004 14:49:39 +0100, Catriona & Anand 
<trianand@xxx.xxx.xxx> wrote:

> Ltely I have started to get messages from various postmasters saying 
> that a
> message I have sent to some email address I don't recognise, carries the
> W32/Netsky.p@MM!zip virus. I presume that the contaminated messages are 
> from
> some other machine, with my address spoofed as the sender.
>
> I presume this because I am running Linux only (with a firewall). Am I 
> being
> complacent?
>
> Anand
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