On Wed, 22 May 2002, Terry Pacey wrote:
> While I was away, my computer was completely disconnected from the net - no
> power or cable connection. When I returned, I was staggered to find a
> message from a System Administrator informing me I had sent an email which
> contained a virus. As many of you know, my virus protection is updated
> daily and I do not leave unread messages on the computer. I updated my
> system, ran a check and no virus. The addressee was not in my address book
> either. ...
The system administrator is confused. The e-mail likely has been sent by
the Klez virus which forges from addresses. There is a Windows machine
somewhere with the Klez virus and your e-mail address in its addressbook.
There is a recent story describing the confusion this creates at:
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4354177%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html
I'm annoyed because I don't even run Windows, but I know from bounces
and confused replies I'm getting that other peoples infected Windows
boxes are generating quite a few pieces of e-mail purportedly from me.
Andrew Taylor
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