I don't know what you mean--more contextual information is necessary. Andre
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie McBride" <able...@gmail.com> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 5:40 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Question About a Virus Cookies are text files. These are not cookies. On 11/24/10, Andre Williams <andre.williams.1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Create an email folder named "virus" or just about anything you want and > create a message rule so that all the phony messages go in that folder > when > you download your mail. > You can also create a message rule so that any email messages from the > specific sender will be automatically deleted. > Go to tools and look for a message rules option. > Andre > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh" <lawdog...@comcast.net> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 5:22 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Question About a Virus > > > I completed the full scan with both MSE and SAS. SAS found two items that > appear to be cookies "scan.mediascout.com" and another one called > "secure.imrworldwide.org" I believe the second was .org possibly though it > could have been .com. If it is pertinent then i can retrieve it because I > saved the two that it found. MSE did not find anything. I figured that > would > be the results with MSE because it is running all the time anyways. Can > that > email be placed on the block list and still allow my professor's emails to > come through as they should? As far as I know with the bogus email's > address > being hidden I have no way of comparing the two addresses. If there is a > way > to unhide it then please let me know. Thanks > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jackie McBride" <able...@gmail.com> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 2:14 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Question About a Virus > > >> Do a complete virus scan, Josh. Check the headers in your email client >> to see if the addresses between the legit & bogus 1 differ. >> >> On 11/24/10, Josh <lawdog...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> Friends, >>> I have a professor that has been infected by a virus, he is >>> aware >>> of >>> this, but this is what is happening: I receive emails containing the >>> lesson >>> plans for the next day that contains his full name. These lesson plans >>> come >>> from his school email address. I recently have started receiving emails >>> with >>> only his first name and last name "Tim Haskins" rather than the actual >>> email >>> that comes "Timothy Haskins". The first time I got this email I did not >>> pay >>> much attention to the way the email was listed as far as the name goes. >>> I >>> clicked on the link and got a warning message saying this link is >>> possibly >>> infected so I aborted before proceeding and emailed him about this. The >>> email list his shortened name and then only the date. >>> Two questions arise out of this. One, if I add the shortened name to the >>> block list in OE will it still allow the actual emails to be delivered >>> to >>> my >>> inbox? If it will still allow the email with the full name to be >>> delivered >>> how do I go about adding this bogus email to my block list, I am sure >>> that >>> it is probably just a click of a button while sitting on the open email >>> but >>> exactly where is this selection found? Second question I have been >>> getting >>> these emails on a regular basis have I already been infected? If so will >>> MSE >>> take care of this particular virus? I will continue to search Google for >>> the >>> answers, but any help offered on this matter will be greatly >>> appreciated. >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >> >> >> -- >> Change the world--1 deed at a time >> Jackie McBride >> Scripting Classes: http://jawsscripting.lonsdalemedia.org >> homePage: www.abletec.serverheaven.net >> For technophobes: www.technophoeb.com >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > -- Change the world--1 deed at a time Jackie McBride Scripting Classes: http://jawsscripting.lonsdalemedia.org homePage: www.abletec.serverheaven.net For technophobes: www.technophoeb.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
