[abcusers] somebody on this list has a virus
I just got a virus bounce message from Freeserve; their virus checker was under the impression that [EMAIL PROTECTED] had sent one of their users an infected message. This list was not itself involved: they quoted some of the headers back to me and they show that the virus used my address as the putative sender. That address is only used for this list, and it's unlikely that messages containing it will have propagated far beyond it. So, there must be a list reader using Windows and Outlook Express with a virus. Among the readers of this list that is *not* a common setup, most of us know better - so if that's what you've got, check what your system is doing. - Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack * food intolerance data recipes, Mac logic fonts, Scots traditional music files, and my CD-ROM Embro, Embro. -- off-list mail to j-c rather than abc at this site, please -- To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] somebody on this list has a virus
From: Jack Campin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just got a virus bounce message from Freeserve; their virus checker was under the impression that [EMAIL PROTECTED] had sent one of their users an infected message. This list was not itself involved: they quoted some of the headers back to me and they show that the virus used my address as the putative sender. That address is only used for this list, and it's unlikely that messages containing it will have propagated far beyond it. So, there must be a list reader using Windows and Outlook Express with a virus. Among the readers of this list that is *not* a common setup, most of us know better - so if that's what you've got, check what your system is doing. Well for what it's worth, as I am one of those users most of the time (sometimes I'm on Linux), I've just updated my AV pattern file (I update regularly anyway) and ran a full scan and got a clean bill of health. Sometimes I wonder where they pick names up from. I have had a few of these lately: Dear user, the management of Folkinfo.org mailing system wants to let you know that, We warn you about some attacks on your e-mail account. Your computer may contain viruses, in order to keep your computer and e-mail account safe, please, follow the instructions. Please, read the attach for further details. Password - Have a good day, The Folkinfo.org team http://www.folkinfo.org; They come from [EMAIL PROTECTED], an email address that doesn't exist and never has existed... Jon To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] somebody on this list has a virus
One comment about virus protection. About a week ago I accidentally activated Norton Antivirus on my computer. Too me a few days before I realised why my computer was running so slow and deactivated it again. During that period, Norton didn't catch a single one of the many viruses I got. Now, this *may* be because Norton for Mac isn't set up to catch Windows viruses, but I've heard others comment on similar things. Norton seems to be by far the most popular anti-virus program for Windows, and it seems it's not really up to the task. :-( So, all Windows users: don't trust the virus protection that came with your computer or with your internet subscription. Go out and get something more effective (and possibly something that doesn't slow your computer down to a crawl as well. ;-) Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.tablatvre.com http://www.mandolin-player.com http://www.blues-harmonica.com http://www.irish-banjo.com http://www.blues-banjo.com Jon Freeman wrote: From: Jack Campin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just got a virus bounce message from Freeserve; their virus checker was under the impression that [EMAIL PROTECTED] had sent one of their users an infected message. This list was not itself involved: they quoted some of the headers back to me and they show that the virus used my address as the putative sender. That address is only used for this list, and it's unlikely that messages containing it will have propagated far beyond it. So, there must be a list reader using Windows and Outlook Express with a virus. Among the readers of this list that is *not* a common setup, most of us know better - so if that's what you've got, check what your system is doing. Well for what it's worth, as I am one of those users most of the time (sometimes I'm on Linux), I've just updated my AV pattern file (I update regularly anyway) and ran a full scan and got a clean bill of health. Sometimes I wonder where they pick names up from. I have had a few of these lately: Dear user, the management of Folkinfo.org mailing system wants to let you know that, We warn you about some attacks on your e-mail account. Your computer may contain viruses, in order to keep your computer and e-mail account safe, please, follow the instructions. Please, read the attach for further details. Password - Have a good day, The Folkinfo.org team http://www.folkinfo.org; They come from [EMAIL PROTECTED], an email address that doesn't exist and never has existed... Jon To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] somebody on this list has a virus
I too have had messages bounced back to me that I didn't send. I am using Eudora - don't think it is susceptible. At 10:26 AM 3/30/04, you wrote: I just got a virus bounce message from Freeserve; their virus checker was under the impression that [EMAIL PROTECTED] had sent one of their users an infected message. This list was not itself involved: they quoted some of the headers back to me and they show that the virus used my address as the putative sender. That address is only used for this list, and it's unlikely that messages containing it will have propagated far beyond it. So, there must be a list reader using Windows and Outlook Express with a virus. Among the readers of this list that is *not* a common setup, most of us know better - so if that's what you've got, check what your system is doing. - Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack * food intolerance data recipes, Mac logic fonts, Scots traditional music files, and my CD-ROM Embro, Embro. -- off-list mail to j-c rather than abc at this site, please -- To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
