> There was one a couple of days ago that was "key:#####" but I don't remember > what the number was. Still the emails are strange, but don't appear to be a > virus that I know about.
Well, I've heard of some viruses that grab random files from the compromised machine and spread them far and wide. Usually it's with the infectious agent buried in the doc, but it would be hard to hide an infectious bit of code in a bitmap or piece of text that size. Maybe someone from Brazil is borrowing Craig's e-mail address to explore some new, bizarre form of encryption where the message is striped across several completely irrelevant messages. Or <joke>maybe Craig has been kidnapped, and is trying to tell us he is being held hostage in Brazil.</joke> I sent Craig a query, CCed to Brasil Telecom (who owns the IP block). That's about all that can be done, so let's not bother the list further. > > > What are these BMP files coming from this guy? > > > > Well, Craig is not the kind of guy to let a virus run on his > > machine very long in the first place, and most viruses these > > days spoof the sender, so it's hard to tell where the > > compromised machine is. > > > > But, since you ask, I just checked, and the file is only > > about 3Kb long, so I scanned it with the anti-virus (nothing) > > and then took a look at it. > > > > (No double-clicking, of course.) > > > > It looks like a number underlined, maybe intended for use as > > a graphic link. > > > > Craig sure seems to be quiet on the users list these days. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
