Virus attacks

[Ed Evanhoe <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>]

> Bob,
Viruses that make it to list members via KOREAN-WAR-L are almost 
nonexistent. However,  the Klez virus has "cloned" or "spoofed" the 
KOREAN-WAR-L email address as the SENDER email address and sent itself to 
list members whose email addresses happen to be in the infected computer's 
address book.  Thus, some recipients think the virus came from KOREAN-WAR-L 
when it did not.

There is an alternate possibility:  It could be that someone is using an 
anonymous email program and is using the KOREAN-WAR-L email address as the 
supposed sender, then deliberately sending the virus to those list members 
he/she/it has email addresses for.  To have this happen means that the 
someone would have been a list member at one time and gathered list 
member's email address from posts made to the list.

Bottom line is:  Never add an attachment to a post going to list members 
via the KOREAN-WAR-L discussion list address AND NEVER open an attachment 
supposedly coming from the list.

Regards

Ed
Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523-0916
Life member: Special Forces & Special Operations Associations
Author: DARKMOON: Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean War
Web site:  http://www.korean-war.com