[Public-list] someone's machine is infected

[George Dinwiddie]

On closer examination, the reference to Dell is probably a red-herring.
The IP address (69.140.187.125) is reliable and the computer name
(pcp04414643pcs.nrockv01.me.comcast.net) is determined by a reverse IP
lookup.  This is the name that Comcast has given to the machine.  If
you're behind a router/firewall, this name & IP address will apply to
that, instead of the PC.

 - George

On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 10:30:40AM -0400, George Dinwiddie wrote:
> Someone using a Dell computer with a Comcast internet connection served
> out of the Rockville Maryland area has a virus-infected PC.
> 
> You can right-click on "My Computer" (on recent versions of Windows),
> click "properties" and then select the "Computer Name" tab to see if it
> your machine matches the following name or IP address:
> 
> Received: from Dell.com (pcp04414643pcs.nrockv01.md.comcast.net
> [69.140.187.125])
> 
> Some of the exact wording may vary from one version of Windows to
> another.
> 
>  - George
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