On the contrary, there are the major shareholders of each company.
-el gringo
There's no malevolent body of twits investing their time to destroy either
of these cars. Didn't you understand that a malevolent body of twits
investing their time to destroy was the major point of the argument?
the visible sign of the very thing that keeps you
relatively virus free - lack of market share.
Remember: It is impossible to make anything fool- proof because
fools
are
so ingenious.. - unknown.
Regards,
Bob...
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise
PROTECTED]
Sent: Jul 6, 2004 3:55 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: Windows Scob virus collects passwords, financial data; Macintosh
unaffected
There's no malevolent body of twits investing their time to destroy either
of these cars. Didn't you understand that a malevolent body of twits
investing
of Microsoft and the virtues of
Macintosh.
Christian
-Original Message-
From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Jul 6, 2004 3:55 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: Windows Scob virus collects passwords, financial
data; Macintosh unaffected
There's no malevolent body of twits
Damn didn't work
Christian
-Original Message-
From: Antonio Aparicio [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Jul 6, 2004 4:20 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: Windows Scob virus collects passwords, financial data; Macintosh
unaffected
Christian,
Interesting. Why the need to end
Hi,
There's no malevolent body of twits investing their time to destroy either
of these cars. Didn't you understand that a malevolent body of twits
investing their time to destroy was the major point of the argument? No?
On the other hand, there are differences between car brands
regarding,
The other OT threads are conducted by people that have some thing
interesting to say, and do so in an intellegent and civilized manner,
without senseless and juvenile personal attacks on other participants.
Antonio Aparicio wrote:i
Then what about all the OTHER OT NON PENTAX THREADS? Lets see,
and make sure
you continue to state the failings of Microsoft and the virtues of
Macintosh.
Christian
-Original Message-
From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Jul 6, 2004 3:55 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: Windows Scob virus collects passwords, financial
data; Macintosh
or
it's comm system's capacity. For this, the client (your) machines are the
virus target to receive a program that will surreptitiously attempt access
the targeted server.
Regards,
Bob...
---
No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in
session
Microsoft's support and update sites won't work.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: Windows Scob virus collects passwords, financial data;
Macintosh unaffected
There are plenty
Hi, Malcolm
Here's what usually happens:
When a virus infects a person's computer, it tries to replicate itself by
sending copies of itself to others. It's source of email addresses is naturally
the contacts lists in the infected computer. That's the basic of all mail worms
(this type of virii
Quoting Antonio Aparicio [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I think what happens is your email address gets picked up somewhere on
the net and inserted into a spam/virus email as if it were sent by you
which it is not. You then get a virus alert warning in return from the
recipients system.
I don't
As I just wrote in another mail, what probably happened is that someone with
your address in their address book was infected by a virus that propagated your
email address to an address collector.
Jostein
Quoting Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote:
That's pretty much
Hi Jostein,
I agree that the problem is most likely a virus [on another machine]
that has inserted a false email address in its senders field to hide
its tracks. This same tactic is often used by spamers also to grab
attention (I have many times been attracted to a spam email because
uh... Sorry, that was a reply to D. Glenn's description.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:48 AM
Subject: RE: OT: Virus identified.
As I just wrote in another mail, what probably happened is that someone
Jostein wrote:
As I just wrote in another mail, what probably happened is
that someone with your address in their address book was
infected by a virus that propagated your email address to an
address collector.
Noted. Such e-mails are now reviewed by 'Mr Delete-Key'.
Now for my weekly
Jostein wrote:
Hello Jostein,
Comments interspaced:
When a virus infects a person's computer, it tries to
replicate itself by sending copies of itself to others. It's
source of email addresses is naturally the contacts lists in
the infected computer. That's the basic of all mail worms
Graywolf wrote:
Well, we can be kind of glad. You see trojans are pretty
innoctuous, you have to be an internet idiot to get them.
Worms are worse, and true viruses are a real bitch to deal
with as they can latch themselves onto about any bit of data
and get into your system without you
Hi,
Thursday, May 20, 2004, 12:55:17 PM, Malcolm wrote:
Jostein wrote:
As I just wrote in another mail, what probably happened is
that someone with your address in their address book was
infected by a virus that propagated your email address to an
address collector.
Noted. Such e
Hi,
Thursday, May 20, 2004, 1:42:16 PM, graywolf wrote:
Well, we can be kind of glad. You see trojans are pretty innoctuous, you have to
be an internet idiot to get them. Worms are worse, and true viruses are a real
bitch to deal with as they can latch themselves onto about any bit of data
system for me. I'm just a little tired
of all these viruses being directed mainly at Windows systems, so if I no
longer run one (although I will still need and use anti-virus and Spam
filtering) it shouldn't cause me so much alarm.
Malcolm
damage, and an awful lot of them are written
using virus construction kits or by slightly modifying someone
else's virus, suggesting that the only really interesting parts
of the matter are not what motivate the people writing most of
them.
I can certainly understand the need to try and break code
Hi,
Well ... yes and no. The thing is, _any_ trojan relies on social
engineering to convince victims to run it, and setting aside for
a moment the question of whether Internet idiot is an appropriate
term for someone merely naive as opposed to dense, sometimes that
social engineering can
Looky here, Bob. I never accept gifts from my enemies. Never, I say!
I also habitually trash any message that looks like it is official. You see I
have a problem with authority. So when I get a message from my ISP saying
there is a virus on my computer, I trash it.
When I get a message from you
Hi,
Ever dealt with a real computer virus, Bob?
yes, I have, although not on any machine of mine. I know what they're
like. I didn't say you shouldn't worry about viruses, I said you
shouldn't be complacent about trojans.
[...]
detect it at the time. It scared the hell out of me. As I said
Hmm, I don't understand that wonder if... aspect of virus writing. I
think the value of curiosity is over stated constantly. I know a lot of
hackers consider themselves on the side of good because they are acting
out of curiosity and they use that to justify their actions. I think the
real
are just that damn good...
Although I concede, these people are products of our shitty educational
system in the end.
-Shawn
-Original Message-
From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 1:05 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: OT: Virus Taxonomy
Shawn K
I must hate me. Apparently, I have just tried to send myself a virus - which
of course I haven't, my anti-virus is fine and my computer checks out OK.
So how do e-mail addresses get hi-jacked for this sort of nonsense? Can
anyone point me at a suitable website to find out how?
Many thanks
I think what happens is your email address gets picked up somewhere on
the net and inserted into a spam/virus email as if it were sent by you
which it is not. You then get a virus alert warning in return from the
recipients system.
Alternatively, you machine may be infected and be sending out
Antonio Aparicio wrote:
I think what happens is your email address gets picked up
somewhere on the net and inserted into a spam/virus email as
if it were sent by you which it is not. You then get a virus
alert warning in return from the recipients system.
Nice :-(
Alternatively, you
More classic advice from our resident expert on everything!!
-Shawn
-Original Message-
From: Antonio Aparicio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 5:54 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: Virus identified.
I think what happens is your email address gets picked
into a spam/virus email as if it were sent by you
which it is not. You then get a virus alert warning in return from the
recipients system.
That's pretty much it. I'm not sure whether there are any
recent worms which don't forge the return address, so these
days you can pretty much figure
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote:
That's pretty much it. I'm not sure whether there are any
recent worms which don't forge the return address, so these
days you can pretty much figure that anyone _except_ the
listed sender might own the infected machine.
{Highly informative e-mail kept, but
- Original Message -
From: graywolf
Subject: PDML Virus Alert
I just received an e-mail purported to be from
[EMAIL PROTECTED] with a
subject of Re: Your Software, and an attachment named
application.pif.
If you get such a message do not open the attachment.
There are two things
. They would have to know that I am subscribed to the list, they would
have to know how the list resets the mail. It is not the sort of thing e-mail
bomb software does automatically.
--
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: graywolf
Subject: PDML Virus Alert
I just received an e
Virus Alert
I just received an e-mail purported to be from [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
a
subject of Re: Your Software, and an attachment named application.pif.
If you get such a message do not open the attachment.
There are two things that should warn you: 1. The list will not relay mail
that
has
addressed to the @libero.it domain, and both had
J had the application.pif attachement.
J Cheers,
J Jostein
J - Original Message -
J From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
J To: Pentax Discussion Malling List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
J Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 4:58 PM
J Subject: PDML Virus Alert
I
On 16/5/04, GRAYWOLF, discombobulated, offered:
BTW, when you think of it, it almost has to come deliberately from
someone on
the list. They would have to know that I am subscribed to the list, they
would
have to know how the list resets the mail. It is not the sort of thing
e-mail
bomb
On 20/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, offered:
It's not a virus but a Trojan Horse, and more properly a demonstration
or proof-of-concept. It does mean you should be careful when you
receive or download files from untrusted sources but that has always
been the case.
This Wired
On Apr 19, 2004, at 02:23, Cotty wrote:
Thanks, Cotty. Both Mac users have been alerted.
John Mustarde
LOL. So there's someone other than me!
Yeah I must be the other one. I found out about this last week and
decided it wasn't worth caring about...
Cheers,
- Dave (steadily wearing out the F9
On 18/4/04, IL BILL discombobulated, offered:
Thanks for the warning. I finally decided it might be worthwhile to
download the free Virex program that comes with the .mac account.
Interesting that the virus appears to simply serve as a warning of an
open pathway . . . though only if you
On 19/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discombobulated, offered:
- Dave (steadily wearing out the F9 key)
Gimmick boy!
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps
_
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Cotty wrote:
This is the first time since I started using Macs in 1997 that I've come
across a mac virus (or rather, mention of one - haven't actually seen one)
There were some Mac viruses in the beginning of the 1990:s but somewhere
around 1994 all were exterminated
Yet another Mac user. OS 10.2.6.
I read somewhere that it wasn't really a virus, or 'worm,' if you will,
but can't find the source of that info, so unless I can find it again,
I'll treat it as such.
As Dave says, I don't use MP3 apps anyhow, so I can't concern myself
about it.
keith
David
http://www.intego.com/news/pr40.html
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps
_
Thanks, Cotty. Both Mac users have been alerted.
--
John Mustarde
LOL. So there's someone other than me!
Cheers,
På 18. apr. 2004 kl. 16.23 skrev Cotty:
http://www.intego.com/news/pr40.html
Cheers,
Cotty
Thanks, Cotty. Both Mac users have been alerted.
--
John Mustarde
LOL. So there's someone other than me!
Cheers,
Cotty
Sure, me too
Thanks for the information!
DagT
Cotty,
Thanks for the warning. I finally decided it might be worthwhile to
download the free Virex program that comes with the .mac account.
Interesting that the virus appears to simply serve as a warning of an
open pathway . . . though only if you download mp3's.
IL Bill
On Friday
Details:
http://www.intego.com/news/pr40.html
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps
_
[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 thing. Anytime you need to
send someone something
]
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, so you
]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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
sarcastic!)(to Microsoft, not you Herb
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 without my
measure of caution.
Jostein
- Original Message -
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 Outlook 2000. the program depends on an
Exchange server running
Tan,
As has been mentioned, the virus in question is a Beagle (Bagle) variant.
If you don't have any antivirus (AV) software, download a trial and scan
your system. Or use one of the online scan engines.
If you have AV software that just wasn't updated, try downloading a
disinfection tool
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 necessary questions
to
configure it properly, it's all
contain
any settings for configuring any other type of server.
Herb...
- Original Message -
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 depend on an exchange server. Outlook can
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 virus attack (Att. Dalal)
alright, i have
i think that the mail administrators have removed all options on my work
Outlook except Exchange servers.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:32 AM
Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
Go
Message -
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 assure you
that when I go to the Help menu and click on About
- Original Message -
From: Mark Dalal
Subject: Re[2]: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
BTW: I've just tried these other mail programs. I've suddenly
remembered
why past attempts to use them have resulted in returning outlook
express, risks and all...
Thats my problem too.
I
, or pif or
scr or whatever, I don't rely on my anti virus software to stop it, I
just wanted to find out what the virus was.
I don't receive nor read in a Windows environment to begin with.
So: no need to be shocked in my case.
At
http://www.pchell.com/virus/mimail.shtml
(where there are more
the .exe file, I opened the ZIP file, that is quite
something different. I wouldn't dream of opening the exe file, or pif or
scr or whatever, I don't rely on my anti virus software to stop it, I
just wanted to find out what the virus was.
I don't receive nor read in a Windows environment to begin
- 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
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 Norton's
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,
see Outlook is actually way more secure then Outlook express 6.
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 from coming in, but it does kill most
of them
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 like
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
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
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.
--
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
On 4/3/04, ZOOMSHOT ZIGGY disgorged:
Would you like a large GT 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 virus can't do
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. I
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 many
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
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, once a
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:
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
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 ;-)
, 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 from coming in, but it does kill most
of them
:49 PM
To: PDML list
Subject: clever virus attack
I just received the following from someone spoofing me. But
it is very believable...
---
Dear user of Stans-photography.info e-mail server gateway,
Some of our clients complained about the spam (negative
e-mail content)
outgoing from
and didn't require a 286.
Herb
- Original Message -
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 Windows
286. I'm pretty sure
being corrupted this way and if a virus was in a compressed file it
would be isolated until opened. At least it cannot start a problem just
because I opened an email with it attached.
-Original Message-
From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 8:30 PM
I just received the following from someone spoofing me. But
it is very believable...
---
Dear user of Stans-photography.info e-mail server gateway,
Some of our clients complained about the spam (negative
e-mail content)
outgoing from your e-mail account. Probably, you have
been
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
-file my
virus program (Norton) stopped it!
All the best
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Stan Halpin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 3. marts 2004 21:49
Til: PDML list
Emne: clever virus attack
I just received the following from
- I doubt it anti-virus or even spam software
somehow would block the unscrambled message...
- MCC
-
Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
http://www.markcassino.com
-
, 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 the text was mixed into a long string of garbage
with
some sort of HTML
McAfee virus scan didn't find anything wrong with the attached Message.zip-file.
Lasse
At
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
where there is more info on it, says:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] is a worm that spreads by email and steals information from a user's
attached called readme.zip
I didn't read it...
Christian
- Original Message -
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) that I got yesterday was an eBay spoof asking
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
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
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
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
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
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
It just means Mark Dalal's address is in the infected computer's address
book.
regards,
Anthony Farr
- Original Message -
From: Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Got one too a few hours ago.
Mark Dalal's email address noted as sender in the mailinfo ..
(snip)
: 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 and it
isn't indicated anywhere. Any idea what I
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 large businesses. ISP's don't use Exchange servers
for email
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
you need to find a different email program. MS Outlook is porous to virus
writers without a server in front of it that is filtering them for you. MS
updates Outlook far less often than Outlook Express and it remains
vulnerable for much longer, even with addon antivirus programs. MS relies
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