RE: Can anybody explain this Klez Variant?

Klez has several variants. This is probably just one of them.

>1) The "my_name" email address is an old excite account which

But someone, somewhere, might still have it in their address books.

>The "myfriend" address was not

What you had in your address book, does not matter. This message came from a third party, who had your old address, as well as the recipients address, in their address book.

Taken to the extreme, this might be someone neither of you know. Someone who just happened to have both your addresses saved. (Some email programs save addresses automatically, for instance when replying.)  

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>2) The return path is "my_name"@verizon.net

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Dunno.. I'm guessing it's just part of the variants spoofing, but I haven't got much in-depth knowledge of Klez.

Cheers,
Anders :) Received on Fri Feb 7 13:27:05 2003