Wicked screensaver. . . No! It really *is* me!

[Grey Wolf]

derannimer wrote:
> I am *appalled.* I'm so sorry. I guess, er, my
> account does have it, then?

Probably not. See, the way this virus works is infecting one computer, 
reading as many files as it can looking for addresses (including the 
cache of your browser, which would include pages from HP4GU, from which 
the address was picked) in your archives, web-pages visited, emails 
etc. I could give you a link to the place where they detail the 
complete list.

Then, the virus sends itself to all those places, and modifies the 
"from" so it points to some of the others. This is done to hide its 
steps, making it much harder to erradicate and particularly to find the 
creator.

So, derannimer, you should check just in case, but the fact that the 
e-mail seems to come from you is pretty good clue that it wasn't sent 
by you, but from someone who knows you (or rather, someone from the 
list - we're the perfect breeding ground, since our browsers hold the 
addresses of many people).

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf, happy that Macs don't catch viruses hardly ever