ARRL warns against spurious, virus-infected
e-mails
Some ARRL members have recently reported receiving e-mail messages that
purport to be from ARRL.
These messages suggest that the recipient's account has been used to
send "a large amount of unsolicited commercial e-mail," that
their password has been changed or some other action was going to be taken
regarding their arrl.net "account." The e-mail may be signed
by "The ARRL Support team" or "The arrl.net team."
Some messages also may show up as e-mail bounces from
"Postmaster" or "Mail Administrator." These messages,
which include a file attachment, are bogus. They do not originate from
ARRL, and recipients of such messages should never attempt to open the
attached file.
Outside of routine correspondence, the ARRL only sends e-mail to members
who specifically request mailings, such as W1AW bulletins and The ARRL
Letter. Opening the attached file on one of these spurious messages could
unleash a
nasty computer virus. As a defense against these kinds of viruses, ARRL
strongly recommends installing virus-protection software on all personal
computers and updating virus definitions on a regular basis.
Source: ARRL Letter - courtesy of The
American Radio Relay League
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