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Re: virus' on the list



* amg <ph33rful@optonline.net> [030827 13:23]:

<snip>
> While browsing my inbox, which I only do every several days, I notice
> messages from places such as "info@winram.com" (this was recently, I
> received (or it was sent?) it: 03.08.28).
> 
> I am wondering what this is. Did someone send a virus/worm/whatever to
> debian-user@lists.debian.org?

<snip>

A virus/worm/whatever was sent to someone at winram.com. The email
"From:" header was faked to be debian-user@lists.debian.org. The virus
was found and a stupid automatic reply was sent to the address shown in
the "From:" header. Hence the noise on this list.

Nick.

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