Lanwench
Sun Dec 19 11:07:08 CST 2004
Tim wrote:
> Thanks Alan,
> my Panda AV Titanium is up to date but Idont know if it scans zip
> files.
>
> When I said how does it get sent to my addy, Of course I know that it
> does because its here but the addy in the To: field wasn't mine it was
> SMTP-mail@yahoo.co.uk
Your address was probably in the BCC field, then.
> what I want to know is how did the sender get my
> address in the first place
No way to know that.
> and is this a malicous attack against me
> or one that multiplies as it is opened then sending to all contacts
> in address book?
It's probably not a matter of you being singled out for abuse. Someone who
has you in their address book may have a virus.
> "Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message
> news:7ecas050e0vml9sgc4ra0tsr15ttr01die@4ax.com...
>> Yes, it is a virus.
>> All my logs for "im_shocked*.zip are called Win32.Sober.I by eTrust
>> 7.
>>
>> Perhaps your AV is out of date?
>> Perhaps you don't have an AV that scans zip files?
>> Have you scanned inside the zip file?
>>
>> It gets sent to you because it is sent to your address?
>> Am I missing something here?
>>
>> ...Alan
>>
>> --
>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
>>
http://dts-l.org/index.html
>>
>>
>> In microsoft.public.security, "Tim" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> This morning I received a mail that had an attachment
>>> im_shocked.doc.zip and
>>> detail in the subject field, the body contained this message
>>> I was surprised, too!
>>>
>>> Who_could_suspect_something_like_that? shityiiiii
>>>
>>> First question is, is this a virus?
>>>
>>> How did it get past my AV?
>>>
>>> In the header it says that X-apparently sent to >>>my address, how
>>> does it get sent to me?