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Re: [OT] Has my e-mail account been hacked?



On 13/10/15 16:36, Jimmy Johnson wrote:
> On 10/12/2015 04:58 PM, Stephen Powell wrote:
>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:53:05 -0400 (EDT), Stuart Longland wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd check the backscatter case, as this requires no skill on the part of
>>> the attacker and is the most likely case.
>>> ...
>>> It's worth knowing how to read the headers of emails in this
>>> circumstance as it can give you vital information for knowing what is
>>> going on.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I don't.  Attached below is one of the mail delivery
>> failure notices, which includes the headers of the original message.
>> But I don't understand what it all means.  Perhaps you or someone else
>> out there can make some sense of it and advise me accordingly.
>> Remember, I never sent the original e-mail.  I just got the delivery
>> failure notice.
> 
>> X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
> 
>> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1081 <
> 
>> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1081
> 
> 
> Looks like it was mailed from MS Windows.  Maybe mailed from a Windows
> OS with a virus.  Do you run Windows too?

It's a popular client to spoof too.

-- 
Stuart Longland (aka Redhatter, VK4MSL)

I haven't lost my mind...
  ...it's backed up on a tape somewhere.

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