Viruses

[JaXanim]

I run a thoroughbred Amiga system and a few days ago I received (via YAM) 'undelivered' mail from some form of mailwatcher. Neither were addressed to anyone I recognised and both were said to contain the SoBigf virus in an attachment.

It is therefore clear that SoBig will infect classic Amigas, presumably via its browser/html. I have sent two emails via my browser recently (before the current scare started) and I can only assume that's how it got to me. The worrying thing is, both emails were sent via amiga.org's private mailing system, where I certainly don't have an address book.

I deleted these bounced mails unopened.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

@KennyR

Perhaps 'infect' is the wrong term (I know next to nothing about viruses). Maybe it would have done ME no harm, but the SoBig critter was attached to some spurious bounced mail which the watcher insisted had been sent from my address.

Presumably, anyone actually receiving such spurious mail could become infected? If so, I would see my system as the source of their infection. A sort of healthy 'plague carrier' if you will.

And could a.org act as my vehicle for this?

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

@Piru

Many thanks for your lucid comments. I was becoming reluctant to use my browser to send messages!

Cheers,

JaX