I do use Outlook, because I like it. I do use anti virus software because
too many people dont. I do have a good service provider.
Result: I have not seen MyDoom or any of the messages you are complaining
about.
So it is possible to do it right.
Now I have to work on all the ads for that good for me medication.)
Regards,
Ahne Oosterhof
503-641-9428
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-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Brian Ellis
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 04:01
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Spoofed e-mail
Ed
This is not a spoof. What happened is that X allowed himself to be
infected by a worm (probably a MyDoom variant). X's Outlook or Outlook
Express Address Book contained [log in to unmask] amongst a host of other
addresses. The worm then sent to every address in the address book a
copy of itself in a seemingly innocuous message from johnperry. One of
these was [log in to unmask] Now the firewall or gateway server at
the ix.netcom.com domain detected that this message was infected and
bounced back a message to the original apparent sender (johnperry) to
tell him he sent a virused message (although, of course, he didn't).
Now, something interesting happens if the original server bounces this
back again.
For this reason, I detest bouncing software. In fact, over the past few
daya, I've received 3 times as many bounce messages as spam and domains
which bounce spam or viruses cause more harm than good by blocking
Internet bandwidth.
Of course, this would never happen if people didn't use Outlook or
Outlook Express (why do you think Microsoft offered $250,000 for the
arrest of the authors of MyDoom? It was not philanthropic; it was
because their software propagated it and thus their reputation
suffered.) or if they had a valid anti-virus protection.
I have written at length about all these security problems in Circuit
World, Soldering & SMT and Microelectronics International on a number of
occasions, as spammers, bouncers, hackers, crackers and virus writers
improve their black technology. To give you an idea, I have five apps on
my e-mail 'puter just for security purposes against these collective
bastards and I consider them all essential: and I don't use Outlook in
any form or flavour.
Brian
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