THANKS MIKE -----Original Message----- From: Mike O'Toole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 11:04 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: possible hoax but not sure
Richard, I have seen this done at a few Fortune 500 companies. One reason was to give the admin an idea as to whom was sending the infected e-mails. This was to address the issue of early AV products not being able to show the sender easily. Key was quick response. I also have one entry like that here on my home PC as I know the AV updates will always lag the 'creations' of these misguided programmers (virus). I can't see how it would harm the GAL. Some companies always seem to employ one or more users that will select the whole GAL rather than a DL. Then they'll call you about the resulting NDR's from those entries. Not a Hoax. but more of a low cost workaround and a way to go home to warm meal despite virus outbreaks :) Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tener, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 8:33 AM Subject: possible hoax but not sure > Ok I received this email from someone in my company and I would like to > know if anyone else ever saw a msg like this. In no way would I ever > attempt on doing this but I would like to know what it really would do if it > was done. I think its a hoax that could damage your Gal not sure though. > Read below and let me know what you guys think it would do. Also I look on > trends website and couldnt find anything under hoaxes about this one. > > RGDS > Rich > > > > > From: G. Paasman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 1:13 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Important: simple way to stop sending of emails by a virus > Importance: High > > > > > I received the following email which makes sense. It could have prevented > some MAJOR embarrassments in the past and it probably WILL in the future. > I have tried it and indeed it will not send an email but will tell you that > one of the recipients has no email address. > Maybe you have already received this email; In this case I apologize for > sending it to you (again). I am just trying to > avoid us all a headache. Good luck ! Bye bye/groetjes/tschuues/aux > revoir/ciao/adios/yiasu - Ger(rit) Paasman > Stop the spread of viruses - Trick your address book ! > Who among us doesn't know someone who has experienced the embarrassment of > unknowingly spreading a computer virus via their email address book? It's > time to STOP > this from happening by TAKING CONTROL of your email program! For those who > are unaware, many > computer viruses spread themselves by sending themselves to everyone in your > address book. > Imagine how you would feel if you were unknowingly infected with a computer > virus, and worse > yet, your friends, family, and business contacts were being targeted by your > computer! > This tip won't prevent YOU from getting any viruses (you have to scan those > attachments yourself before opening them to do that), but it will stop those > viruses from latching > onto your address book and sending itself out to others. > To avoid spreading computer viruses, create a contact in your email address > book with in the NAME field, the NUMBER 0000 (4 x zero) with no email > address in the details. > This contact will then show up as your first contact. If a virus attempts to > do > a "send all" on your contact list, your pc will put up an error message > saying that: "The Message > could not be sent. One or more recipients do not have an e-mail address. > Please check your Address > Book and make sure all the recipients have a valid e-mail address." > You click on OK and the offending (virus) message would not have been sent > to > anyone. Of course no changes have been made to your original contacts list. > The offending (virus) > message may then be automatically stored in your "Drafts" or "Outbox" > folder. Go in there and > delete the offending message. Problem is solved and virus is not spread. > Try this and pass on to your email contacts. The more people that use this > technique, the less vulnerable we will be to viruses that spread in this > manner! > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
