[thechat] Devious spam

[William Anderson]

rudy wrote:
> i got a doozie tonight, not exactly spam, but pretty devious, in that it
> seems targetted to me (a web developer), but then maybe it's just a
> coincidence
>
> it had a .pif attachment

un virus - the ala content was ripped from another email in the victim's
mail store, and since they had your email address in their address book, it
stands to reason that the professional and/or personal interests would have
a high chance of crossover, hence why it would appear to be "targetted".
Viruses suck.

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