Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 09:26:03 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: 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: <200309090926.03790.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <200309091340.h89Den2D010397@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <200309091340.h89Den2D010397@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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On Tuesday 09 September 2003 08:40 am, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > HI all! > > > > I received an email last night from a CPE (Continuing Professional > > Education) vendor. The email contents contained an web address to their > > site where I could review my test results for an on-line course I had > > completed. Clicking on the address from within Kmail sent me to the > > appropriate, secure (https) web page in Konqueror. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > ////jerry > > > Thanks, > > > > Andrew L. Gould > Thanks, Andrew
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