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From: Everett <ewilkie(a)ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Subject: [EXLIBRIS-L] MODERATOR--Viruses & ALA addresses
To: EXLIBRIS-L(a)listserv.indiana.edu
I'm posting this to both Exlibris and the RBMS list. Sorry for the
duplication.
I'm not really sure what happened, but several weeks ago a large number of
messages supposedly from various adressess @ala.org began circulating. These
messages come from a variety of ALA addressess, both personal accounts and
others used for RBMS list administrative purposes. These messages all
contain links that if clicked will load a virus on your computer. Below is
a sample of brief headers from one of the messages:
Message Details:
From: "123greetings.com" <rbms-request(a)ala.org>
To: <rbms-request(a)ala.org>
Subject: You've received a postcard
This particular round is not very sophisticated and probably shouldn't fool
anybody, but the important point is that those ALA addressess are now out
there in the great spam/phishing world and will probably reappear in other
contexts that may not be so obvious. My point is that you should use
extreme caution opening any attachment on a message from any address @
ala.org.
My shopworn advice: Be careful opening attachments or following links,
especially those in messages from people you *know.*
Best,
Everett
P.O. Box 11
Bluffton, TX 78607
325-379-1810
717-419-9419 (cell)
<ewilkie(a)ix.netcom.com>
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