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One of my faculty got this too. I asked him to send me the full headers, as it is obviously bogus and includes a zipped attachment that contains who knows what. In the mean time, I've notified my users to not open the attachment. Cheryl Akers Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Laurence Bates writes: > Anybody else seen this... > > > _____ > > From: Matthew J. Koehler [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:23 PM > To: Laurence A Bates > Subject: Looks a fool-ware attempt ... > > > > Lawrence, it looks someone is spoofing mail from computer support again. > Thought you might want to be aware and warn less savvy users. > > Attached is the message I received. (I like the bad grammar in the > instructions telling me to run the .bat file :) > > Dr. Matthew J. Koehler > 509 Erickson Hall > Learning Technology and Culture > Michigan State University > East Lansing, MI 48824 > 517.353.7211 > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > From: "Mail Administrator" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: February 16, 2005 5:16:55 PM EST > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Returned mail: Data format error > > Dear user [log in to unmask], > > We have received reports that your e-mail account was used to send a huge > amount of spam messages during this week. > Obviously, your computer had been compromised and now runs a trojan proxy > server. > > Please follow the instruction in order to keep your computer safe. > > Have a nice day, > msu.edu technical support team. > > >