Re: [squid-users] SPAM/VIRUS sent to squid-users? (RE: Database at Infinex)

From: Robert Collins <robertc@dont-contact.us>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 06:32:59 +1000

la. w wrote:
> Is there a reason for attaching what appears to be an empty file
> named PNI.sln.exe and why is it was sent to "Squid-users" via
> email harvesting off of the squid users list using "Bcc" to individual
> users?
>
> Is "Nick@imagetank.com" even a real user on squid-users?
>
> Did anyone else get a message like this?
>
> As for the .exe being stripped off...my ISP unilaterally implemented
> mandatory filtering on all email, so I don't know if there was
> actual content in the .exe or not.

I believe this is a new trojan that propogates via users mail systems. A
virus thus has access to both the list of email address's that the
infected user has sent to, and recieved from.

Cheers,
Rob
Received on Tue Jun 17 2003 - 14:36:44 MDT

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