-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Warning
- From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:10:30 -0500
I think that this will be the way most people will avoid the virus - most will
come in from unrecognized people - so most people will just dump them -
hopefully !!
It seems when the viruses are coming in at such a fast rate, the anti-virus
software will pick most up, but not all. And the anti-virus definitions need to
be updated often!! I've gone to the symantec site to download their definitions
that aren't critical enough for them to put out as a live update. It's worth the
few extra minutes for me to be sure I have the most up to date protection.
Cris
----- Original Message -----
From: milady
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:20 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Warning
Not only don't open being returned to sender but don't open anything you
DON't recognized..Most people know their usual mail contacts. When you see
one that is strange--DUMP it. I got one from Kimberly-Clarke?? I have
never dealth with them..so I am supposing that it was fake and sent as a
result of that addy being in someone elses mail list and THEY are infected..
no attachement came with it but still....
*~<*> Mary Lou<*>~*
/\ - /\
>> ^ .^ <<
--0---0--
kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Why wait?...join Earthlink...
----- Original Message -----
From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:54 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Warning
If "susys" computer is infected, and she has your address in her address
book,
the virus could pick your name and address to use to send the virus out
with.
so - it is not good to get angry with people who appear to send viruses to
you,
because it is rarely that person who is infected. However, there are still a
lot
of people out there who don't realize this, and there are businesses who
screen
for viruses and automatically send messages out to the supposed sender. it's
possible this is what happened. I received one from a business a few years
back
claiming I had sent someone in their office a virus - which, I had not. so -
just delete and don't worry about it. It's also possible that it is a way to
infect you. the TV is warning people to not open any mail that has been
returned
to sender - which could be what this was too.
crisS
----- Original Message -----
From: alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:40 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Warning
Ok Here is the cut and paste of the email. Note the attachment has the virus
name on it. Why in the heck would I open that?
From: Christina Simonds <christina@xxxxxxxxxx> [Add to Address Book] Flag
Message | Mark Unread
To: alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Virus Found in message "HELLO"
Date: Jan 28, 2004 11:59 AM
Attachments: winmail.dat
Norton AntiVirus found a virus in an attachment you (alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
sent
to Christina Simonds.
To ensure the recipient(s) are able to use the files you sent, perform a
virus
scan
on your computer, clean any infected files, then resend this attachment.
Attachment: file.zip
Virus name: W32.Novarg.A@mm
Action taken: Clean failed : Quarantine succeeded :
File status: Infected
-----Original Message-----
From: The Keyboard Cowboy <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Jan 28, 2004 8:15 AM
To: PCTechTalk - Freelists <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Warning
Hey kids.......remember I posted a warning not to put the word "Test"
in the subject line. Here's a followup on the situation from Yahoo
that might be of interest to y'all.........even though we're on
Freelists.
Dear Yahoo! Groups Members,
Due to a recent outbreak of computer viruses being transmitted
via email messages, Yahoo! Groups is experiencing delays in delivering
group messages. To improve performance, and to help reduce the spread
of viruses, Yahoo! Groups has had to temporarily reject some messages.
Based on an advisory posted by a leading anti-virus company,
Groups will temporarily reject messages with the following subject
lines:
a.. test
b.. hi
c.. hello
d.. Mail Delivery System
e.. Mail Transaction Failed
f.. Server Report
g.. Status
h.. Error
If you have attempted to post a message to Yahoo! Groups and
have received a rejection notice with a link to this page, your
computer may have been infected. If you are confident that your
computer is not infected but your message was rejected, please try
posting a new message with a subject line which is different than
those listed above.
We can assure you that this is only a temporary measure and
hope to restore message delivery to normal as soon as possible.
Regards from the
"Keyboard Cowboy",
,,,,,,,,
=D4=BF=D4=AC
Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Wednesday, 1/28/2004, @ 9:13:43 AM EST
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