05-20-2003, 12:10 PM
Hail Flayer,
I got one of them today; I knew immediately it was a worm. Well, firstly I check all my emails for the telltale signs anyways, but even without having to look at them I knew it was fraudulent... why the heck would MicroSoft send any emails to an anti-MS, anti-closed software fanatic? Well, perhaps hate mail, but I've not recieved any of that yet ;)
It is a fairly standard spoofing of the sender's address, and seems to be a fairly standard worm on all counts: anyone who has a clue about such things would pick it immediately :)
I got one of them today; I knew immediately it was a worm. Well, firstly I check all my emails for the telltale signs anyways, but even without having to look at them I knew it was fraudulent... why the heck would MicroSoft send any emails to an anti-MS, anti-closed software fanatic? Well, perhaps hate mail, but I've not recieved any of that yet ;)
It is a fairly standard spoofing of the sender's address, and seems to be a fairly standard worm on all counts: anyone who has a clue about such things would pick it immediately :)
May the wind pick up your heels and your sword strike true.