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More virus trouble [message #3814]

Tue, 06 August 2002 02:58

On fire!

Location: currently So Cal
Registered: May 2002
Messages: 1179

It seems that someone is forging my email address as the "reply to" address in email they are sending out with an attachment containing a virus. I found out when an email was "returned" to me as undeliverable. I never sent it to begin with. I inquired with MSN and this is what they told me:

"I have researched your account and found that it appears you are the only person logging into it. For security, we would suggest changing your password and Secret Question/Answer at this time. A good rule of thumb is to change your passwords regularly.

Someone has forged, your e-mail address as the 'reply-to' or "from" field on a piece of unsolicited e-mail. This does not require the person to log into the account. Most likely, it was either a typographical error on the sender's part." "

I doubt that it was a typographical error. Most likely it was intentionally done. If any of you receive any email with attachment from me, look at the full header to make certain it was actually from me. The returned one that I received originated at the following address: Sherbears3268@aol.com.

Needless to say I am quite annoyed at this. It's one thing to send a virus to me and try to attack me computer, but sending out a virus trying to make it look like it was me is gutless and cowardly.

Oh well, just be careful.

Think good thoughts,
e

Re: More virus trouble [message #3815 is a reply to message #3814]

Tue, 06 August 2002 05:02

Steve

Really getting into it

Location: London, England
Registered: November 2006
Messages: 465

This is a well-known virus, one of the Klez variety. Download the antitoxin program from your antivirus provider.

On second thoughts, change your antivirus provider because if your antivirus program didn't pick up on this one you are way out of date!

Sorry to be so unhelpful. (I think that most reputable antivirus providers will let you download an antitoxin for the Klez viruses for free - I think, but I'm not sure.)

E, you need to have an antivirus that updates regularly: mine has sent me updates three times in the last 24 hours!

Re: More virus trouble [message #3820 is a reply to message #3815]

Tue, 06 August 2002 11:28

Guest

On fire!

Registered: March 2012
Messages: 2344

here is a site i found that helps me tons with virus problems.

http://www.trendmicro.com

go to the free download area and get housecall, it an on line virus scan that runs your programs through there virus filters and find and fixes 99% of em. i have been doing this for over a year now and it has caught like 18 different little bugs befor any real damage was done.

good luck

peace
tim...of USA

Re: More virus trouble [message #3821 is a reply to message #3815]

Tue, 06 August 2002 14:45

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Location: currently So Cal
Registered: May 2002
Messages: 1179

I run Norton Antivirus and it updates every day and does a daily scan. It will detect Klez. This was no virus. This is something a person did. All they had to do was obtain my email address, set their email program to have replies sent to my address, then send an email with a virus attached. Unless you look at the full header, you would think it came from me. MSN has assured me that this email did not originate from my computer. It was sent to me from somewhere else. I just don't want people thinking that this is coming from me. It is not. Most likely it is someone who is just sending this to me. I've been getting that a lot lately. This is just more creative than usual because of the way it was sent.

Think good thoughts,
e

No, no [message #3822 is a reply to message #3821]

Wed, 07 August 2002 02:15

trevor

Really getting into it

Registered: November 2002
Messages: 732

The way these viruses work is they use the infected PC's address book (sometimes history or temp/cached addresses) to get/create e-mail addresses and then send an infection to others in the address book.

So, it most likely is someone who has "e" in their address book that is infected and THE VIRUS is masquerading as "e". If you look at the IP address and possibly reverse DNS name in the full header, you can see what MACHINE sent the virus, but that's about the best you'll be able to do.

I seriously doubt there's anything "e" can do because it's someone else's problem. I guess this is sort of a form of identity theft, eh?

And not very pleasant [message #3823 is a reply to message #3822]

Wed, 07 August 2002 03:15

On fire!

Location: currently So Cal
Registered: May 2002
Messages: 1179

I know that my computer is clean. I heeded some advice and got a clean copy of McAfee with the latest updates on a bootable CD from one of our computer wizards at work today. My computer is clean. No viruses found. You are right, Trevor. It could be a rather nasty virus sending emails from somebody else's computer in my name instead of some evil person doing it intentionally. I have sent an email to the address where the virus originated asking the person to check their computer. In the meantime, anyone who gets a message from me should scan any attachment. In fact if it has an attachment, it's not likely that I sent it in the first place. About the only person in here I have ever sent an attachment to is Tim when I send him my stories.

Think good thoughts,
e

watch out for "FRIENDS-NETWORK" emails [message #3833 is a reply to message #3823]

Wed, 07 August 2002 11:06

Guest

On fire!

Registered: March 2012
Messages: 2344

i recived 2 emails yesterday from a place called friends-network, thats the smae place that i recived an INFECTED email from last week.
IF YOU GET ANYTHING FROM THIS PLACE DELETE IT A.S.A.P.

DO NOT OPEN IT

peace
tim...of USA

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