[access-uk] Re: [access-up] Johns email
- From: "John Farley" <john_farley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:40:19 +0100
Hi Keith,
I am with BT Internet.
Regards, John
Contact on : (Home) john_farley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
or : (work) john.farley@xxxxxxxx
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
keith barrett
Sent: 22 July 2010 18:26
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: [access-up] Johns email
This is a bit of a worry.
Plusnet mannaged to leak details of their customer's accounts some years
ago and the issues were huge with hundreds of e-mail addresses receiving
thousands of spam messages a day.
Which isp do you use? Chances are loads of their customer accounts will
be getting the same treatment.
John Farley wrote:
> Hi Barry and thanks for your note.
>
> To give you some info on what I believe happened.
>
> The e-mail that came out with my id was mid-morning, when I was actually
at
> work. My home PC was switched off at that time.
>
> I did receive a couple of the e-mails at work and so was able to see some
of
> the addresses that received it. There were many old ones which I have not
> used for some time. I then remembered that I had, about 3 years ago,
> imported my home Outlook address book into my ISP's web mail address book
to
> see how I would get on with web mail. I did not like it and so just
> abandoned the idea.
>
> My belief is that the perpetrator somehow got hold of that address book on
> my ISP's site, not my PC.
>
> I checked with some of my contacts to see if they had any damage caused; I
> could not contact everyone. Some of them were able to find the e-mail in
> their junk folder.
>
>
> I do run regular anti-virus software checks with regular updates on my PC
> and my router has a very firm firewall in it.
>
> Although I feel I have no need to do so I do apologise to the list for any
> problems that my id may have caused.
>
>
> Regards, John
>
> Contact on : (Home) john_farley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> or : (work) john.farley@xxxxxxxx
>
> Help raise funds for The Dacorum Talking Newspaper, shop at
> www.buy.at/dtnhemel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Barry Toner
> Sent: 22 July 2010 00:06
> To: john_farley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Johns email
>
> ** File was empty **
> Hi John,
>
> I've put access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx in the CC field.
>
> Just to make it quicker to address you and the list members.
>
> If you wish to reply to me only, reply as you normally would to an email.
> If you want to include myself and the access-uk list do a Reply All. This
> is normally Ctrl Shift R in Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Microsoft
> Outlook. Just going with the most common ones.
>
> I've placed your emails to the list on moderation until the dicy issue
with
> a SPAM email is resolved.
>
> Your not in trouble in the slightest. You are still on the list and you
can
> read mails and post to it. I just want to make sure no more mails go
> through from your address that a member could click on and get bit by a
> piece of Malware etc.
>
> I want to give the list members the opportunity to help you out rather
than
> boot you off and say, "uhh yeah sorry dude" "Sort your machine out".
>
> Quick few tips from me,
>
> If you havent' already download and install Malware Bites
>
> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
>
>
> Tick to run a Thorough Scan, not the Quick Scan.
>
> It could take a few hours, so feel free to go to the pub! Grins
>
> This is a truly amazing piece of anti-malware software.
>
> Also please download and run a free trial of Eset Smart Security Suite.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
> Have this run an in-depth scan. Leave the defaults for the moment on it's
> scanner.
>
> Let us know how you get on John.
>
> Hopefully you'll get this sorted ASAP.
>
> Barry
> Access-uk List Admin
>
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