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Virus Alert - "Internet Explorer 7"
« on: August 09, 2008, 10:19:30 PM »
Just a warning not to follow the link in the following email:

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It purports to be from "admin@microsoft.com".  This is a virus and should not be clicked.

Headers are as follows:
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Return-path: <webmaster@amcagencies.com>
Envelope-to: my email address
Delivery-date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:12:17 -0500
Received: from 186.146.80-79.rev.gaoland.net ([79.80.146.186] helo=bugnet-lq2vpa4d)
   by mexico.nswebhost.com with smtp (Exim 4.69)
   (envelope-from <webmaster@amcagencies.com>)
   id 1KRTdY-0006GN-Ku
   for my email address; Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:12:17 -0500
Content-Return: allowed
X-Mailer: CME-V6.5.4.3; MSN
Message-Id: <20080808061231.4009.qmail@bugnet-lq2vpa4d>
To: my email address
Subject: Internet Explorer 7
From: admin@microsoft.com <my email address>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-ClamAntiVirus-Scanner: This mail is clean

Love how it says that it is from the microsoft address, but it hides my address under it.
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