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Dear user bdfoy@cpan.org

brian_d_foy on 2005-02-18T22:36:45

The solution to too much email is more mail.

Dear user bdfoy@cpan.org,

We have detected that your account was used to send a huge amount of
unsolicited commercial e-mail during this week.
Most likely your computer was compromised and now runs a hidden proxy
server.

Please follow the instruction in the attached file in order to keep your
computer safe.

Have a nice day,
cpan.org user support team.

EOJ

n1vux on 2005-02-18T22:55:01

For anyone who missed the Start of Joke / End of Joke tags ... this is the style of forged email of a current eMail trojan-worm floating around. IIRC, it's one of the several templates for MyDoom.

Re:EOJ

brian_d_foy on 2005-02-18T23:58:48

I figured it was something like that, but I normally don't see them. I've been getting one about every five minutes today.

Re:EOJ

n1vux on 2005-02-20T04:11:20

Oh, I assumed you recognized it for what it was and were posting it for the pure irony.

You missed several really weird, really pernicious worm/trojans during your "camping trip".

Amazing what some of my co-workers will click on in their in-basket ...

cheers,

Bill

Re:EOJ

brian_d_foy on 2005-02-20T04:32:19

I also miss a lot because I have good spam and virus filters. :)

Re:EOJ

drhyde on 2005-02-21T10:33:45

I love the ones I get from "the org.uk team". org.uk only contains third-level domains. They're almost as good as the ones I get from "the cantrell.org.uk administrators". So that would be from me then? I don't think so!