Linux-users under viral DOS attack

Kurt Wall kwall
Tue Jun 21 22:57:59 PDT 2005


On Tuesday 21 June 2005 23:11, David Bandel enlightened us thusly:
> FYI,
>
> I've received so many virus discarded messages in the past two days
> from 69.90.250.26, it's on the virge of a DOS attack.

No kidding. I was starting to think I was the only one, and my
mail server has a new IP address...

> Someone has the above IP with a Windoze machine with our address in
> their Shithouse Distress address book and it's badly infected.

Outlook Express: A virus distribution client with added email
functionality.

> If you recognize the above IP (doesn't reverse),

Naturally.

> please tell the luser to disconnect

Please. If she doesn't, shoot her computer.

Kurt


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