From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> after they introduced the security patch that prevented opening JPG and
GIF,
> it took several months for them to remove that particular part of the
patch.
> i saw a lot of support calls go by on the online help forums.
Please continue this discussion with
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Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:21 PM
Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
> There is no problem in viewing either jpeg or gif files on my system at
this
> point in Outlook. Possibly in Microsoft's ongoing wisdom(meant to be
> sa
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Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 6:38 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
the attachments in this case were JPG and GIF files. since MS normally
configured these to open with IE, they were deemed unsafe and would not open
and could not be detached either, s
David Miers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 1:19 AM
Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
> I don't think you can configure the level one file extensions. What they
> have eliminated though I don't consider a bad thin
8:30 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
i don't remember MS allowing the end user to configure what constituted
Level 1. a lot of angry users called up to ask what happened to their
attachments for several months.
Herb
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Fro
6 and didn't require a 286.
Herb
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From: "John Mustarde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: clever virus attack
The neatest thing in that sale was an original box containing Win
I received the exact same e-mail but knew it had to be false so I forwarded
it to my e-mail server and asked for confirmation.
David Madsen
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http://www.davidmadsen.com
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From: Stan Halpin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 1:
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Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 1:59 PM
Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
> It does not allow any files attached that match the definitions in what is
> termed level 1. The mail will come in with the attachment deleted. This
> does not 100% stop virus attachments f
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 21:38:02 -, you wrote:
> I was not impressed to be told I couldn't have a 5.5 inch
>drive. I have stacks of those, including a copy of Windows v2.0, in those
>dark days before the launch of 3.1 which made it famous. I collect and enjoy
>using old software. Someone has too ;-
inline
Cotty wrote:
On 4/3/04, GRAYWOLF disgorged:
Probably wouldn't make a difference if you were using Windows on a Power PC.
Actually I have heard tell that a PC virus will infect the Windows
environment on a Mac running a PC emulator software. I have no idea how
true that is.
HAR. Yes, t
Some of us have more time than money, Cotty. Sneaker net is still the cheapest
WAN. Interesting, I have a LAN, but nothing to plug into it any more. Of course
there is the school of thought that if they are not on the internet they are too
primative to worry about anyway (g).
--
Cotty wrote:
Cotty wrote:
> Malc, external USB floppy disk drives can be purchased and
> will work on a Mac as well as a PC. May I make a suggestion?
> If you have a computer, I would hope that you would be
> backing up at the very least all the user data you create?
Oh yes! Having learnt the hard way, onc
So called macro viruses will if you have vba on your system.
Cotty wrote:
On 4/3/04, GRAYWOLF disgorged:
Probably wouldn't make a difference if you were using Windows on a Power PC.
Actually I have heard tell that a PC virus will infect the Windows
environment on a Mac running a PC emul
On 4/3/04,MALCOLM disgorged:
>There seem to be no end of these viruses now. I can see me partitioning the
>hard disc and running Linux on one part for e-mail. My laptop is really on
>it's last legs now and I would like a Mac to replace it. The only niggle is
>the lack of floppy disc drive - and ma
Bruce Dayton wrote:
> Zip disks or what they now call "Jump drives" are the ticket.
> The jump drives are really just a SD card or some such with
> the USB interface. All you do is plug it in and you have an
> instant drive.
> If you need more permanence then the zip disks work quite
> well.
On 4/3/04, ZOOMSHOT ZIGGY disgorged:
>Would you like a large G&T to cool you down?
>
>Ziggy
>
>
>On 3/3/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>
>>Password protetected Zip files scramble the contents enough to keep
>>virus protection software from itdetifing the contents you shouldn't
>>worry. The v
So put them on that tiny digital card that came with your digicame. You know,
the one that was too small to hold ten photos.
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Malcolm Smith wrote:
The only niggle is
the lack of floppy disc drive - and many PC manufacturers are now not
fitting them. I use these discs a great deal, and I disli
Probably wouldn't make a difference if you were using Windows on a Power PC.
Most of the viruses are Intel specific, as well as Windows specific. However you
could run BSD on a PC and be safe. Same OS as yours without the cutesy stuff added.
BTW, do you know why they chose BSD rather than Linux
Zip disks or what they now call "Jump drives" are the ticket. The
jump drives are really just a SD card or some such with the USB
interface. All you do is plug it in and you have an instant drive.
If you need more permanence then the zip disks work quite well. I
haven't used a floppy for a few y
Cotty wrote:
> I received this silly email as well. It contained a Zip file
> that needed a code to unzip it, containing an exe file. I
> followed the instructions and unzipped the attachment and
> looked at the exe file. I shrugged my shoulders and deleted it.
>
> And some people wonder why I
my 2cents worth
-Original Message-
From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:21 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
i refuse to install Outlook 2000 on my machines because it still remains
vulnerable to scripting viruses
I received this silly email as well. It contained a Zip file that needed
a code to unzip it, containing an exe file. I followed the instructions
and unzipped the attachment and looked at the exe file. I shrugged my
shoulders and deleted it.
And some people wonder why I like the Mac OS.
Cheers,
I think the password protection of the ZIP file makes virus detection
not possible.
My McAfee didn't found it before it was unzipped.
On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 17:30, Jostein wrote:
> - Original Message -
> From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > My virus definitions in Norto
- Original Message -
From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> My virus definitions in Norton's are dated 2nd March.
The latest incarnations of Bagle emerged on the 2nd. It is possible that
your update missed it, but it sounds unlikely...
Icky stuff, these virii.
Jostein
Yes, You are correct, one can't be too careful.
On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 16:16, Lasse Karlsson wrote:
> From: "Frits Wüthrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 06:20, Lawrence Kwan wrote:
> > > > When I opened the zip file using the password, McAfee was able to find
> > > > it and identi
From: "Frits Wüthrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 06:20, Lawrence Kwan wrote:
> > > When I opened the zip file using the password, McAfee was able to find
> > > it and identify it as W32/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Wow, I am quite shocked that some of you would continue to open atta
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From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:20 PM
Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
> I don't know which "Outlook 2000" you are referring to, but I a
i think that the mail administrators have removed all options on my work
Outlook except Exchange servers.
Herb
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From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:32 AM
Subject: RE: clever vi
Go into 'Tools', 'Email Accounts' 'Add a new account' and hey presto it
should show you the options.
> -Original Message-
> From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 04 March 2004 11:28
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: clever
x27;t contain
any settings for configuring any other type of server.
Herb...
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From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:44 AM
Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
> It does not "depe
March 04, 2004 3:44 AM
Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
> It does not "depend on an exchange server". Outlook can be configured to
> use perfectly ordinary SMTP servers, IMAP servers, POP3 servers, and the
> secure variants. During installation you get all the neces
e more creative variants in the future,
unfortunately.
Jostein
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From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:21 AM
Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
>
> Hey
no
substitute for a good measure of caution.
Jostein
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From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 2:58 AM
Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
> i seriously doubt you are running
> When I tried to open the atatched zip-file my virus program (Norton)
> stopped it!
> When I opened the zip file using the password, McAfee was able to find
> it and identify it as W32/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wow, I am quite shocked that some of you would continue to open attached
file from unk
y" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:20 PM
Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
> I don't know which "Outlook 2000" you are referring to, but I assure you
> that when I go to the "Help" menu and cl
From: "Anthony Farr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> It just means Mark Dalal's address is in the infected computer's address
> book.
Are you sure? I can't seem to find a virus on my computer but I want to be
sure before I go emailing people.
Thanks,
Mark
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Sent: Thursday, 4 March 2004 11:59 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
i seriously doubt you are running Outlook 2000. the program depends on an
Exchange server running on a separate machine for handling mail and is
designed for medium to
, March 03, 2004 6:21 PM
Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
>
> Hey guys, I just went to the microsoft site to download the patch and
> discovered that it varies depending on the Outlook Express version you are
> running. This is fine, BUT, I am running Microsoft Outlook 2000
It just means Mark Dalal's address is in the infected computer's address
book.
regards,
Anthony Farr
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From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Got one too a few hours ago.
> Mark Dalal's email address noted as sender in the mailinfo ..
>
(snip)
Our antivirus software has detected a large ammount of viruses outgoing
from your email account, you may use our free anti-virus tool to clean
up your computer software."
As far as I've seen, these things are never in proper English. It is a
consistent tipoff.
Joe
This backs up what I speculated on Feb 26, that there must be a 'honeymoon
period' for a virus between its first release into the wild, and the time
that the big AV companies produce an update for it. The first they'd know
about a new virus is when their customers complain they've been infected
de
We got a bunch of these at work allegedly from our admin
([EMAIL PROTECTED]), but again they were spoofed addresses. After
you've been around email for a while you get a pretty good feel about
which are legit and which aren't.
chris
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Stan Halpin wrote:
> I just received the
Gee, I was thinking the same thing. If you want a client with a
similar interface, try The Bat (www.ritlabs.com). I have had way
fewer problems in general since getting away from MS Outlook Express.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Wednesday, March 3, 2004, 3:36:11 PM, you wrote:
MR> "Tanya Mayer Phot
Hi,
> I got the same thing. It comes from email harvesters that found our
> email address on the PUG site.
I've just received 51 of them in one go, addressed to non-existent
email addresses. Anything that ends '@ my domain name' is routed by my
isp to a postmaster account. The spammers try out d
Hi,
> "Our antivirus software has detected a large ammount of viruses outgoing
> from your email account, you may use our free anti-virus tool to clean up
> your computer software."
> Bad spacing between words and the word "ammount" gave me a cue...
...to say nothing of using 'amount' with a
attached called "readme.zip"
I didn't read it...
Christian
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From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: clever virus attack (OT)
Something new (for me) t
Got one too a few hours ago.
Mark Dalal's email address noted as sender in the mailinfo (while the sender in my
reader gave a "noreply" + my isp as sender). Whether it means Mark is infected, or
just got his address stolen I don't know.
(The same password that others reported).
Just deleted it.
M
t;
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: clever virus attack (OT)
> Something new (for me) that I got yesterday was an eBay spoof asking you
to
> click on a link and "update" your personal info on eBay.
>
> What was new was that t
Something new (for me) that I got yesterday was an eBay spoof asking you to
click on a link and "update" your personal info on eBay.
What was new was that the text was mixed into a long string of garbage with
some sort of HTML formatting that only showed the intended message. SO this:
"duringn
Hi
I got a similar one earlier today, saying my server had been out of order,
because someone had tried to get unauthorized access to my email account.
The funny thing is, the access code was the same and my mail have been out
of order for a day or two!!! When I tried to open the atatched zip-file
I got something similar also:
"Our antivirus software has detected a large ammount of viruses outgoing
from your email account, you may use our free anti-virus tool to clean up
your computer software."
Bad spacing between words and the word "ammount" gave me a cue...
Andre
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