Hi,

I don't know how true it is or how deadly etc. but you should check the
following article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6278079.stm

Regards

Tony Powell

Tony Powell wrote:
Hi,

I don't know how true it is or how deadly etc. but you should check the
following article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6278079.stm

Regards

Tony Powell



Thanks Tony for posting that on here, It's probably one we would be
tempted to open without a thought.

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

In article , dated Fri, 19 Jan
2007, "Keith (Southend)" wrote
Tony Powell wrote:
Hi,
I don't know how true it is or how deadly etc. but you should check
the following article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6278079.stm
Regards
Tony Powell

Thanks Tony for posting that on here, It's probably one we would be
tempted to open without a thought.

Indeed, and I've had several spam emails over the last few days
purporting to be snow reports from the US. The fact that the subject
titles were all in upper-case, and the senders were patently
computer-generated or had sent to spamtrap addresses, allowed me to
delete them unopened.


--
Kate B

PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne if you want
to reply personally

In message , Kate Brown
writes
In article , dated Fri, 19 Jan
2007, "Keith (Southend)" wrote
Tony Powell wrote:
Hi,
I don't know how true it is or how deadly etc. but you should check
the following article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6278079.stm
Regards
Tony Powell

Thanks Tony for posting that on here, It's probably one we would be
tempted to open without a thought.

Indeed, and I've had several spam emails over the last few days
purporting to be snow reports from the US. The fact that the subject
titles were all in upper-case, and the senders were patently
computer-generated or had sent to spamtrap addresses, allowed me to
delete them unopened.


I've been getting those. I thought that they were just random text to
defeat spam filters and assumed that there was a payload (spam) in the
form of a GIF down the bottom.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Keith (Southend) wrote:
Tony Powell wrote:

Hi,

I don't know how true it is or how deadly etc. but you should check
the following article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6278079.stm

Regards

Tony Powell


Thanks Tony for posting that on here, It's probably one we would be
tempted to open without a thought.



Hmm, I NEVER open e-mails from people, organisations or companies I
don't have contact with. (Being pedantic I've just ended a sentence
with a preposition, but I'm too tired to do propa gramer !)

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl

Joe Egginton wrote:
Keith (Southend) wrote:
Tony Powell wrote:

Hi,

I don't know how true it is or how deadly etc. but you should check
the following article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6278079.stm

Regards

Tony Powell


Thanks Tony for posting that on here, It's probably one we would be
tempted to open without a thought.



Hmm, I NEVER open e-mails from people, organisations or companies I
don't have contact with. (Being pedantic I've just ended a sentence
with a preposition, but I'm too tired to do propa gramer !)

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl

Symantec have this mesage on their web site:-

New malicious code spreading through spam
A new malware, Trojan.Peacomm is spreading itself via spam containing
executable attachments. The spam messages appear to be harmless news
snippets reporting on current affairs like a prevailing storm in
Europe. Anti-virus signatures are available. Symantec Security
Response link on Trojan.Peacomm

Big John

Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:

In message , Kate Brown
writes
In article , dated Fri, 19 Jan
2007, "Keith (Southend)" wrote
Tony Powell wrote:
Hi,
I don't know how true it is or how deadly etc. but you should check
the following article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6278079.stm
Regards
Tony Powell

Thanks Tony for posting that on here, It's probably one we would be
tempted to open without a thought.

Indeed, and I've had several spam emails over the last few days
purporting to be snow reports from the US. The fact that the subject
titles were all in upper-case, and the senders were patently
computer-generated or had sent to spamtrap addresses, allowed me to
delete them unopened.


I've been getting those. I thought that they were just random text to
defeat spam filters and assumed that there was a payload (spam) in the
form of a GIF down the bottom.

I'm not only getting the SPAM but the delivery-failure messages as they've
spoofed my domain. Amongst the routine responses there are a few saying
something on the lines of "I'm sorry to say Joe Bloggs doesn't work here
any longer. His new e-mail address is . . . ".

Graham

Graham Peter Davis wrote:
Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:

In message , Kate Brown
writes
In article , dated Fri, 19 Jan
2007, "Keith (Southend)" wrote
Tony Powell wrote:
Hi,
I don't know how true it is or how deadly etc. but you should check
the following article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6278079.stm
Regards
Tony Powell
Thanks Tony for posting that on here, It's probably one we would be
tempted to open without a thought.

Indeed, and I've had several spam emails over the last few days
purporting to be snow reports from the US. The fact that the subject
titles were all in upper-case, and the senders were patently
computer-generated or had sent to spamtrap addresses, allowed me to
delete them unopened.


I've been getting those. I thought that they were just random text to
defeat spam filters and assumed that there was a payload (spam) in the
form of a GIF down the bottom.

I'm not only getting the SPAM but the delivery-failure messages as they've
spoofed my domain. Amongst the routine responses there are a few saying
something on the lines of "I'm sorry to say Joe Bloggs doesn't work here
any longer. His new e-mail address is . . . ".

Graham

I just this minute got an e-mail that both my SPAM trap junked and AVG
caught the virus (Delivery fail) 'Downloader-tibs - Full News.exe. My
first one of 2007.

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net