[lug] N00b: Security Warning Fun

[The Matt]

On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 13:30, Kenneth D. Weinert wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 01:20:12PM -0600, The Matt wrote:
> > It goes on to say that I sent "wicked_scr.scr", which is one of the
> > Sobig.F files.  Now am I right in assuming the worm spoofed my address
> > and sent this out?  I never use mail on Windows, so I'm pretty sure *I*
> > didn't send it, but I've never gotten one of these warnings before.
> 
> 	This is your first one?  I've been getting 20-30 per day now -
> I seem to be the virus magnet at our company, getting 25-30% of the
> total emails like this of all that come in.

Yeah, it's my first.  I guess I really do associate with Linux users.  I
think about all my mailing lists and nearly all have to do with Linux or
Theoretical Chemistry (which nearly implies *nix).

But, some Outlook user out there has my address in an address book. 
Wow, I guess I'm honored.

BTW, you know it's ubiquitous when the wire picks it up:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/technology/2415659/detail.html

-- 
"And isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony, anyway?  I mean,
all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good
and crazy, ooh ooh ooh, the sky's the limit!" -- The Tick
  The Matt -- http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~thompsma/
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