Re: SoBig and some info

["Chris Berry" <compjma () hotmail com>]

> From: Kevin Saenz <ksaenz () spinaweb com au>
> This current strain of SoBig, seems to be smarter than before.
> it seems to be grabbing real email addresses in people's outlook
> and using those as spoof accounts. The other thing I have found
> is, if that is the case there are thousands of email servers
> that are acting as open relays. Can any one correct me if I am
> wrong, I am pretty sure this is open to some hot debate. As my question
> will be if email servers are not relaying then how can a virus transmit
> spoofed email addresses?

It has a built in smtp server.

> I have seen emails bouncing back to me saying that an email from me is
> possibly infected and contains an executable .pif the header of the
> email from me is Outlook version 6.x. The problem with that is, emails
> 100% of the time from me are sent by Evolution, a Linux email client.
> This has been since Wed Night Australian time or Tuesday morning U.S
> time.

You're being joe-jobbed, it's probably not your fault.

Chris Berry
compjma () hotmail com
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

"Conciousness: that annoying time between naps."

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