>It is fairly easy to find out where the infected message comes from. You
>just need to read the header info to trace the path of the message. That
>will tell you the address that originated the message.
If you'd like, you are welcome to forward the message to me and I will, as
time allows, track it for you if I can.
Keep in mind that if everyone on this list sends me their messages, it will
take a while to respond to them all. I am will to give it a shot. My
virus software deletes the attachment before it gets to me, so no problem
with infection.
>Monday, January 15, 2001, 8:08:44 AM, Miq wrote:
>
> > Durwood B. Darbin says:
> >>
> >> That turd in the subject line is still sending the snow white message
> with
> >> an attachment that has a virus. Don't open the attachment. How many
> other
> >> list members are on this clown's list? How do we shake the varmint other
> >> than activate the block sender thingy?
>
> > First, oletrucks is a closed list. Unless you are a member of the list
> > (get messages sent to your email) you can not send. I assure you
> > hahaha@sexyfun.net is not a memeber.
>
><snip>
>
> > In short, if you get the hahaha message, that means that someone you sent
> > mail to in the past or on this list or another list you are a member of,
> > has a message from you saved on their computer. The list was not the
> means
> > of propigation of the worm, someone took the bait.
>
> > I don't know what else there is that I can do to keep oletrucks clean, but
> > I think that you will all agree, the methods I have put in logically seem
> > to be able to do what needs to be done to block the bad stuff.
>
>I've been getting my share of Snow White as _a result of_, not
>_through_, several mail lists that I'm on. It looks like one or more
>members of each of the lists that I'm on is infected. As a result, when
>they receive a message from the list, Snow White apparently
>automatically replies to all the addresses on that message (just as when
>someone replies to a message selecting Reply All.) So, if you send a
>message to the list, you'll probably - but, in my experience, not every
>time (?!?!) - get a Snow White back. Keep on deleting her _without_
>opening the attachments, and, maybe, one of these days the infected
>folks will find out that their infected, and get things fixed.
>
>Miq, on one of the other lists that I'm on, the list owner is able to
>find out which ISP the messages are originating on, even thought the
>virus covers its own computer tracks. He then posts this info to the
>list so that the members who use that particular ISP can take a close
>look at their computers. I don't know whether all list software and/or
>servers have this ability or not.
>
>--
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