> At 12:53 PM -0700 11/11/2004, Bruce Johnson wrote: >> On Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 05:51 AM, PETE wrote: >>> The list (server?) sent me an attachment with a virus. >>> How is this possible? >> >> All viruses for the last few years have forged the 'From:' header > > Speaking of forged from headers... > > There are a lot of phishies from eBay, Half, and PayPal flying around > these days. They're getting awfully good -- the From header and > message body are exact dups of real notices from those sites! BUT... > I had 5 today from PP and Ebay.
But as usual none had my registered name in the them - it was all "dear ebay customer" and the like. Not a guaranteed filter but a good starting point. Malcolm -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
