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by shawn

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Received email from netadmin@techrepublic.com

Subject: Hey, ya!=))

Argh, i don't like the plaintext :)
..btw, "77737" is a password for archive.

I file called Letter.zip is attached with a file inside called dchher.scr+.

Anyone hear of this???

thanks,
Shawn

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by oz_media

Well two things tell me that email is garbage.

.scr attachment and Letter.zip, I would say infected with 'mydoom' or 'Sircam'

I don't think this is from TR at al unless they have been nailed and have an open relay system, which I would doubt. It is more likely someone is spoofing them.

by dc_guy

I just got one fifteen minutes ago. It wasn't identical, but the sender was an @techrepublic address, it had an emoticon in the subject line, it had a pirate word like "aarggh" in the text as well as something that was called a password, and it had a .zip attachment. Our network administrators recently warned us to NEVER open a .zip attachment; it's the latest fad in wormhole technology. Just delete it. ... Has anybody else been getting e-mails with a subject line of ????????, written in various foreign languages, including ones that don't use the Roman alphabet?

by shawn

I knew this was something worm or virus related and probably did not originate with Tech Republic(knowingly), I just wanted them to be aware of it, just in case they weren't because I've gotten a couple of these.

Just to be safe,
Shawn

by oz_media

Send an email to support@techrepublic.com
or use the HELP link in the top right corner of the page to contact a particular dept. ie: E-Newsletters.

by shawn

I knew this was something worm or virus related and probably did not originate with Tech Republic(knowingly), I just wanted them to be aware of it, just in case they weren't because I've gotten a couple of these.

Just to be safe,
Shawn

by maxwell edison

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Whether it's the new Beagle-A or Netsky, it's still a slimy old worm. Don't take the bait, though. You don't need to tackle it, even though the attachment name might lure you into wanting to nibble. The reel moral of this story is to avoid the hook tactics of their fishing expeditions. You certainly have bigger fish to fry than this. Okay, I'll stop now.

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