March 2003 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:8502] Re: WA6WZO Computer Has The Klez Virus
by Andy Oppel 06 Mar '03

06 Mar '03

The Klez virus gets into the Outlook E-mail on an infected machine and randomly selects a "From:" and "Subject:" from the person's e-mail inbox. This approach is intended to give the sent messages a different look every time it tries to spread itself. The "From" address is therefore "spoofed" and is almost never the e-mail address of the person whose computer is actually infected. If you know how to look at expanded e-mail headers, you can sometimes figure out where it really originated. -- Andy Oppel, N6AJO Pacific Division Vice Director (and full-time Oracle Database Administrator) At 11:49 PM 3/5/2003 -0800, you wrote: >Dick, it is most unlikely it came from any of my computers or that they are >infected. It is not uncommon for these addresses to be created/forged. The >only >address I use is lucky(a)surfpage.com (other than wa6wzo(a)arrl.org) I have >never had ISP service via Verizon (verizon.net) > >BTW, I use Trend Micro hardware/software (GateLock) for automatic updated >antivirus protection--incoming and outgoing. When I travel, I use Norton >AntiVirus Auto-Protect software. > >Tnx for your concern...73/Fried(*___*)rest=rust > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <dick(a)pobox.com> >To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> >Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:20 AM >Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8500] WA6WZO Computer Has The Klez Virus > > > > 6 MAR, 2003 - 2110 CST > > > > Hello Fried... > > > > Apprently, your computer is infected with the Klez 32 Worm virus. It > > sent me the message below with an attached file named "PLAY.EXE". My > > antivirus software, McAffee, caught and destroyed it. > > > > This is not a new virus. It's been around for about two years and it > > can take many forms. PLAY.EXE is just one of the gambits it uses to > > get the victim to open the executable file that probably came from > > someone you know. > > > > Chances are, your computer has sent various bogus messages to everyone > > in your email address book. I urge you to tell your correspondents to > > NOT OPEN any attached file coming from you until your are sure you have > > purged this virus. > > > > 73 - Dick, W9GIG > > ================================================================== > > Delivered-To: dick(a)pobox.com > > Received: from mail.ARRL.ORG (mail.arrl.org [209.140.206.216]) > > by cali-2.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD3923E6B3 > > for <Dick(a)pobox.com>; Wed, 5 Mar 2003 21:48:46 -0500 (EST) > > Received: from out017.verizon.net ([206.46.170.94]) by mail.ARRL.ORG with > > Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); > > Wed, 5 Mar 2003 21:48:44 -0500 > > Received: from Cmxtsi ([66.126.39.70]) by out017.verizon.net > > (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with >SMTP > > id <20030306024830.UNJX6721.out017.verizon.net@Cmxtsi> > > for <w9gig(a)arrl.org>; Wed, 5 Mar 2003 20:48:30 -0600 > > From: wa6wzo <wa6wzo(a)arrl.org> > > To: w9gig(a)arrl.org > > Subject: A humour game > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > > boundary=O3TE46U6841cOoR633 > > Message-Id: <20030306024830.UNJX6721.out017.verizon.net@Cmxtsi> > > Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 20:48:41 -0600 > > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Mar 2003 02:48:44.0554 (UTC) > > FILETIME=[E74F96A0:01C2E38A] > > > > Content-Type: text/html; > > > > Hello,This is a humour game > > This game is my first work. > > You're the first player. > > I expect you would enjoy it. > > > > Attached file: PLAY.EXE was deleted. > > > > > > Andy Oppel andy(a)andyoppel.com

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[ARRL-ODV:8501] Re: WA6WZO Computer Has The Klez Virus
by Fried Heyn (ARRL 3rd VP) 06 Mar '03

06 Mar '03

Dick, it is most unlikely it came from any of my computers or that they are infected. It is not uncommon for these addresses to be created/forged. The only address I use is lucky(a)surfpage.com (other than wa6wzo(a)arrl.org) I have never had ISP service via Verizon (verizon.net) BTW, I use Trend Micro hardware/software (GateLock) for automatic updated antivirus protection--incoming and outgoing. When I travel, I use Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect software. Tnx for your concern...73/Fried(*___*)rest=rust ----- Original Message ----- From: <dick(a)pobox.com> To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:20 AM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8500] WA6WZO Computer Has The Klez Virus > 6 MAR, 2003 - 2110 CST > > Hello Fried... > > Apprently, your computer is infected with the Klez 32 Worm virus. It > sent me the message below with an attached file named "PLAY.EXE". My > antivirus software, McAffee, caught and destroyed it. > > This is not a new virus. It's been around for about two years and it > can take many forms. PLAY.EXE is just one of the gambits it uses to > get the victim to open the executable file that probably came from > someone you know. > > Chances are, your computer has sent various bogus messages to everyone > in your email address book. I urge you to tell your correspondents to > NOT OPEN any attached file coming from you until your are sure you have > purged this virus. > > 73 - Dick, W9GIG > ================================================================== > Delivered-To: dick(a)pobox.com > Received: from mail.ARRL.ORG (mail.arrl.org [209.140.206.216]) > by cali-2.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD3923E6B3 > for <Dick(a)pobox.com>; Wed, 5 Mar 2003 21:48:46 -0500 (EST) > Received: from out017.verizon.net ([206.46.170.94]) by mail.ARRL.ORG with > Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); > Wed, 5 Mar 2003 21:48:44 -0500 > Received: from Cmxtsi ([66.126.39.70]) by out017.verizon.net > (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with SMTP > id <20030306024830.UNJX6721.out017.verizon.net@Cmxtsi> > for <w9gig(a)arrl.org>; Wed, 5 Mar 2003 20:48:30 -0600 > From: wa6wzo <wa6wzo(a)arrl.org> > To: w9gig(a)arrl.org > Subject: A humour game > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary=O3TE46U6841cOoR633 > Message-Id: <20030306024830.UNJX6721.out017.verizon.net@Cmxtsi> > Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 20:48:41 -0600 > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Mar 2003 02:48:44.0554 (UTC) > FILETIME=[E74F96A0:01C2E38A] > > Content-Type: text/html; > > Hello,This is a humour game > This game is my first work. > You're the first player. > I expect you would enjoy it. > > Attached file: PLAY.EXE was deleted. > > >

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[ARRL-ODV:8499] Financial Reports
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 05 Mar '03

05 Mar '03

Director Frenaye pointed out to me that I had failed to send a message to the Board notifying you that the January financial reports had been posted to the ODV section of the web page. They are available in the Financial Reports--2003 section of the ODV Files. I expect the reports for February will be available around March 17th. I apoogize for the omission. 73, Barry, N1VXY

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[ARRL-ODV:8498] Monthly info available to ODV
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 05 Mar '03

05 Mar '03

The state legislative report for February is now available in the usual place on the ODV Web site: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/docs/Legislative/2003/ file name 203.doc Also, after a delay the membership figures for January 2003 are now available at: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/memstats.html We always experience a drop in membership during January because of the large number of December expirations/renewals. This year we lost 621 members, slightly less than anticipated in the budget plan. Dave K1ZZ

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[ARRL-ODV:8497] Re: Education & Technology Mailing
by Hobart, Mary K1MMH 05 Mar '03

05 Mar '03

Good morning, This morning we discovered that the recent campaign solicitation that was mailed to 113,000 active ARRL members was not produced correctly. The vendor who personalized the reply slips failed to include full names and call signs of our members, in spite of our pre-approval of production samples that relfected full names. This error in unacceptable and we will determine the source of the error to ensure that it will not happen for future campaigns. Even as we monitor the impact of this error on our fund raising for the Education & Technology Program, we are concerned about the reputation of ARRL to our members. You are welcome to direct any inquiries to me for response. Please be assured that this campaign does not reflect the high quality of work we strive for every day. 73, Mary K1MMH Mary M. Hobart, K1MMH Chief Development Officer The American Radio Relay League 225 Main Street Newington CT 06111-1494 Telephone: 860-594-0397 Fax: 850-594-0259 email:mhobart@arrl.org There is no more important project for the future of Amateur Radio than the ARRl Education & Technology Program. Your contribution will put Amateur Radio in schools nationwide. Visit us on the web at www.arrl.org to make your donation today.

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[ARRL-ODV:8496] January New Licensees and Upgrades
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 04 Mar '03

04 Mar '03

As noted to you earlier, there were problems with one of the daily downloads of FCC information in the middle of January. As a result, we had go back and re-do the daily downloads for most of the month. We have now completed this for Janaury and the standard text files containing new licensees and upgrades by Division are posted in the appropriate folder on the ODV section of the web page. Two things to note, because of the way the information comes to us from the FCC and what we have to do to process, identify and post the records for these two specific types of license actions we have reprocessed and captured as much of the information for January as is possible . We believe that all the new licensees have been captured. Secondly, on a quick review, the data contains a smaller than usual number of license upgrades but we have identified as many as we can. There are several possible reasons for the low number this month but, because most of them relate to the FCC processing side, I won't speculate here. The files will remain on ODV for about a week and then we will post the February information. I apologize for the delay. 73, Barry Shelley, N1VXY

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[ARRL-ODV:8495] Re: Dayton Major Donor Event
by Greg Milnes 04 Mar '03

04 Mar '03

I won't be able to come to Dayton this year. Thanks 73/Greg W7OZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hobart, Mary K1MMH" <mhobart(a)arrl.org> To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 6:11 AM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8490] Re: Dayton Major Donor Event Good morning! ARRL will be hosting a major donor event in conjunction with the Dayton Hamvention in May. The event will be Thursday evening, May 15. We are in need of a "sponsor" with an active Dept fo Defense ID to assist with access to Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Please let me know asap. Thanks, Mary K1MMH

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[ARRL-ODV:8494] Re: Internet usage
by Jim Weaver 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

The 85% who don't have Internet access just proves how widely separated the technologically-advanced vs. technologically-primitive people in the world actually are. Of course, the masses in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, etc. who are born with computers at their hips certainly skew the distribution. Interesting. Jim Weaver k8je(a)arrl.org

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[ARRL-ODV:8493] Re: Internet usage
by Kay Craigie 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

The current issue of my college alumni magazine has an article, with a map, about Internet access world-wide. The author says 85% of the people in the world don't have access. That's thought-provoking, too. 73 - Kay WT3P --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release Date: 2/25/2003

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[ARRL-ODV:8492] Internet usage
by Tom Frenaye 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

I ran across a UCLA report on Internet usage that was recently released. This report covers the third year of their study: http://ccp.ucla.edu/pdf/UCLA-Internet-Report-Year-Three.pdf (previous year reports are at: http://ccp.ucla.edu/pages/internet-report.asp ) A quick glance showed some interesting things. 71% of all people used the Internet in the last year. (Remember, our surveys say that close to 90% of all hams do) Only about 34% of those over age 65 use the Internet (just under half of our members are over 65) Anyhow, interesting reading, and it may help us to understand what we might want to do to embrace the Internet more, or to pull more people into ham radio who have shown an interest in technology. -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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