Carlos Renato wrote: > Hi, > > I am a Windows user and I use outlook, but my ISP is not the > 200-101-076-192.bsace7034.e.brasiltelecom.net.br ( as far as I know...) > > I run Virus Scan and I did not find anything.
Is it updated. You should have at least detected 3 infected messages from the list recently -Fred > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Megginson" > To: "FlightGear developers discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 1:51 PM > Subject: Brasilian members: are you infected? (was Re: [Flightgear-devel] > test) > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Mail transaction failed. Partial message is available. > > > > This obviously didn't come from Curt (the viruses always forge the return > > address); instead, the headers show that it arrived at the FlightGear list > from > > > > 200-101-076-192.bsace7034.e.brasiltelecom.net.br > > > > 1. Does this domain name look like it might be associated with your ISP? > > > > 2. Do you run Windows as your OS? > > > > 3. Do you use MS Outlook to read e-mail? > > > > If the answer to all three questions is 'yes', then your system may be > > infected, sending out hundreds or thousands of virus e-mails to everyone > in > > your address book. Please disconnect your computer from the network now, > > until you have a chance to fix the problem. > > > > To avoid this problem in the long term, you should stop using Outlook to > > read e-mail. Not clicking on attachments is not good enough, because > people > > keep finding security holes in Outlook and MSIE that allow attachments to > > run themselves; running virus-checking software is not good enough, > because > > the worst damage happens in the first couple of days before people have > time > > to learn about the virus and update their protection software. > > > > Curt: you might want to disable all binary attachments in postings to the > > list, so that the lists do not spread the virus any further. > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > > David > > > > p.s. I briefly lost [EMAIL PROTECTED] again because of a sudden > onslaught > > of thousands of messages/hour, but my new ISP (ablehost.com) was willing > to > > work with me to keep it working, at least for now. The worse thing is the > > "You might have a virus" messages from moron-designed antivirus software. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
