I feel so privileged: the CIA says I surf illegal websites!

[jmowreader]

I think it was Monday that someone said the FBI sent them an e-mail stating that he'd been logged by the FBI as surfing "over 30 illegal websites." Of course, there was a ZIP file that is reputed to contain a really nasty virus attached.

Today I got the exact same message from the "Central Intelligence Agency Office of Public Affairs."

Oh...looking farther down I see I got one from the FBI too. And check it out: the "CIA employee" Steven Allison who "alerted me" that I surf illegal websites also signed the FBI one. Isn't that special?

[Sagan]

1. I know you're being facetious..

But just in case, I feel obligated to tell you that those emails are viruses / worms / trojans. Do NOT open those attachements!

Just delete the emails.

[jmowreader]

9. That's what I did

The FBI has a note on its website about this virus, telling you not to open the attachments. They had a couple of e-mail addresses that the virus was known to have come from. I got some different addresses, so I used the FBI's "crime tips" page to forward the new addresses to them.

[Rick Myers]

2. Steve is really getting around!

Bad computer worm attached, do NOT open attachements. Delete.

[Xenotime]

3. What happens if I did?

Can I fix it?ert+
y76p; '0lu8jkyee;u4p;e'/Rh
Strong ba15456 `-------++++++gf
+++++-//==========/*8901ikg

[Lowell]

4. I've gotten a half dozen of them today

all from different people. What I want to know is what is an illegal website? I'm glad I'm on linux and don't have to worry about this foolishness.

[sui generis]

5. name one illegal website. just one.

fear fear scare fear, yawn.

I wonder if more of "us" are getting these than more of "them". Can you trace the server? go to options, find the originating IP address and drop it into www.network-tools.com and see what traces out.

[mattclearing]

6. The sad thing is that this virus will do more for anti-Patriot Act

activism than actual legal anti-Patriot Act activism.

[No Exit]

7. I wonder if freeptards are also getting these

and... if not, why not?

[jeanarrett]

8. This is front page on CNN online today.

They aren't the FBI's, but they're looking into it. . .