I have no idea, but typically viruses of this replicate themselves by mailing a copy out to everyone in an infected person's address book. I would guess that someone picked up the virus and the stoves list was one of their stored addresses. When you get your copy, it looks indistinguishable from a message sent by the owner of the machine, who may well be someone you know. Many such viruses exploit the "features" of Microsoft Outlook to spread. But regardless of what you use for an email client, effective defence requires a good virus checker, *constantly updated and properly configured,* with constant vigilance (especially, being highly suspicious of ANY attachment) and, in some cases, disabling convenience features of your email client in favor of increased security. -=s On 24 Apr 2002 at 12:34, Das wrote: > how did this virus get distributed to ;the stoves list? > > A. Das > Original Sources/Biomass Energy Foundation > Box 7137, Boulder, CO 80306 > das@eagle-access.net > > ---------- > > From: Scott Willing <willing@mb.sympatico.ca> > > To: stoves@crest.org > > Subject: STOVES VIRUS WARNING Message "A funny website" carries a > > virus. Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:56 AM > > > > The message "A funny website," just distributed via the stoves list, > > carries a virus. > > > > Delete it. > > > > No, this is not a joke or a false alarm. > > > > Scott Willing > > > > - > > Stoves List Archives and Website: > > http://www.crest.org/discussion/stoves/200204/ > > http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/ > > > > > Stoves List Moderators: > > Ron Larson, ronallarson@qwest.net > > Elsen L. Karstad, elk@wananchi.com www.chardust.com > > > > > List-Post: <mailto:stoves@crest.org> > > List-Help: <mailto:stoves-help@crest.org> > > List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:stoves-unsubscribe@crest.org> > > List-Subscribe: <mailto:stoves-subscribe@crest.org> > > > > > Sponsor the Stoves List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html > > - > > Other Biomass Stoves Events and Information: > > http://www.bioenergy2002.org > > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy > > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html > > Gasification > > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon > > > > > For information about CHAMBERS STOVES > > > >http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Chambers/Chambe > >rs.htm > > > > - > Stoves List Archives and Website: > http://www.crest.org/discussion/stoves/200204/ > http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/ > > > Stoves List Moderators: > Ron Larson, ronallarson@qwest.net > Elsen L. Karstad, elk@wananchi.com www.chardust.com > > > List-Post: <mailto:stoves@crest.org> > List-Help: <mailto:stoves-help@crest.org> > List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:stoves-unsubscribe@crest.org> > List-Subscribe: <mailto:stoves-subscribe@crest.org> > > > Sponsor the Stoves List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html > - > Other Biomass Stoves Events and Information: > http://www.bioenergy2002.org > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon > For > information about CHAMBERS STOVES > >http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Chambers/Chambe > rs.htm > - Stoves List Archives and Website: http://www.crest.org/discussion/stoves/200204/ http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/ > Stoves List Moderators: Ron Larson, ronallarson@qwest.net Elsen L. Karstad, elk@wananchi.com www.chardust.com > List-Post: <mailto:stoves@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:stoves-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:stoves-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:stoves-subscribe@crest.org> > Sponsor the Stoves List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Biomass Stoves Events and Information: http://www.bioenergy2002.org http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon > For information about CHAMBERS STOVES >http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Chambers/Chambers.htm
