Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 09:24:31 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: "Timms, Simon" <STimms@petro-canada.ca>, 'Jerry McAllister' <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Off-Topic: Did I receive a virus or worm? Message-ID: <200309090924.31211.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <BB28669D4974D311B4A00008C75D1CF910FB8774@pcaxs02.pcacorp.net> References: <BB28669D4974D311B4A00008C75D1CF910FB8774@pcaxs02.pcacorp.net>
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On Tuesday 09 September 2003 09:17 am, Timms, Simon wrote: > Jerry McAllister wrote: > >> Below the message, however, were two blocks of gibberish. Both blocks > > begin > > >> with a "begin" line and end with an "end" line. There is no indication > > that > > >> Kmail included an attachment in-line within the email. > >> > >> Is it possible that the code was needed to access the web page? If so, > >> I > >> > >> don't understand how clicking on the web address would send or use the > > blocks > > >> of code. > > I don't think so, I don't see any method by which these blocks of code > could or would be used to access a webpage. > > >> Should I worry about these blocks of code? > > > >Yes, you should. > >Do not trust any unsolicited code and be cautious of that > >which you did request. > > It sounds to me like this "code" might be a pgp key or signature. Even if > it is malicious code then chances are pretty good that it isn't going to > run on FreeBSD. I don't think there are too many e-mail distributed > viruses for Unix like systems, I can't think of a single one. If you're > really curious then install vm ware and run the code inside there, it > should provide a very secure sandbox. > > Worry Factor 2 - nothing much to worry about > Thanks. Andrew
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