[arachne] Re: Someone has a virus

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Hi LD,
       about once a day a 'could not deliver' comes in here.
And the newer virusses are still haunting, I got 2 of them again to day.
All of them about 32KB, so very easy to delete.
Total count until now: 18x

Regards, Bastiaan


On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 16:33:20 -0500, L.D. Best wrote:

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> Attention to anyone who uses Windows software ...

> Someone who has my e-mail address and that of a 'julie' has one of the
> newer viruses (still?).

> I am once again receiving 'could not deliver' notices for mail I didn't
> sent to people I don't know containing a virus this DOS machine cannot
> acquire.

> What you may not be aware of is that some of the new viruses don't trash
> your system and files -- because they are designed to USE your system to
> set up 'backdoors' on other computers so that your system and the
> systems of other unprotected users can then be used WITHOUT YOUR
> KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT to send e-mail or do other nasty things.

> If you are not running up-to-date anti-virus software, and not using a
> 'live monitor' module to protect you, please either update or download a
> free trial version that will allow you to keep your computer free from
> the [explitive deleted] making the rounds.

> l.d.
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