Re: Why such volume with W32/Swen@MM?
On Monday 22 September 2003 07:19, cr wrote:
> On Monday 22 September 2003 02:42, moseley@hank.org wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 10:03:41AM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote:
> > > I've just received one with what looks like all the debian-powerpc list
> > > addresses in the "To" header. So it does look as though they are
> > > harvesting the Debian lists.
> >
> > Mine have had mostly a single To: address.
> >
> > The virus descriptions I've read says it uses email addresses found on
> > the infected machine. What I find odd (suspect? ;) is that so many
> > Windows machines happen to have so many addresses for people that are
> > typically non-windows users.. In other words, the places I post consist
> > of mostly unix/linux users, but it seems like I'm getting mail from a
> > lot of different Windows users.
> >
> > To be cynical, a Windows virus would be a good way to attack (with mail
> > volume) non-windows users.
> >
> > My wife wants to know *why* people write viruses...
>
> Yeah, the latest version of Outlook Express has hidden code that trawls the
> Linux lists for addresses, then stashes them carefully but invisibly in its
> address book as a free gift for the next email virus that comes along....
> ;)
>
It wouldn't suprise my, the email account I use for mailinglist gets flooded
>100 a day, my personal email I use for my private mails (which gets the most
regular spam) only gets 3 or 4 a day and my girlfriends email accounts gets
nothing :(
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