Hi Larry. I replied to Mike before reading your post. So I think I understand this -- you're saying that it was your sister's computer that sent the spam to the silver list, is that right? And that your two programs did not fail (for your computer)? Hope you were kidding about the "lives so tragically messed up" part -- as I explained to Mike, this is just particularly interesting to me because I have a very dim understanding about spyware and malware and trojans and firewalls, etc. And I'm trying to figure out how to protect my computer without a) understanding it all, and b) without spending money to do so. :-) MA
________________________________ From: Larry Biggar <lbig...@yahoo.com> To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 9:07:49 PM Subject: Re: CS>I'm sorry! As i have been trouble shooting and repairing computers at Intel and in my own business for over 20 years. I have a little knowledge in software. My ex boss at Intel and my friend who was the site manager of all computers of a big hospital here have all traded software. Plus the free factory tryouts from all the software manufactures. So since my sisters basicly had my copied hard drive on hers. Without firewalls. Any of my email addresses were to her compromised computer just a lagit as mine. So when whoever put the spyware in her system came into mine. I just know now. Not to give it back to her untill i'm completely done. Now i immagine that we can go about our daily activities doing what we all do. Before our lives were so tragicly messed up. Oh how id like the rest! Regards, Larry --- On Thu, 11/19/09, M. G. Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> wrote: >From: M. G. Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> >Subject: Re: CS>I'm sorry! >To: silver-list@eskimo.com >Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 12:14 PM > > >I sympathize, MaryAnn! <grin> > >I've been in touch with Larry about this and it does appear to be, 1) >not intentional on his part, 2) a relatively well-contained problem >that should not cause us much problem long-term. > >As near as I can interpret, his sister's computer got infected and the >mal-ware managed to stick his address on an e-mail and spam it to, >among others, the silver-list address. I got a private copy, too, if >it's any consolation to y'all! <smile> > >If it gets severe, I'm sure Larry'll absent himself until things are >better. If not, I'll be here to... ahem... help him do the right thing. > >List-owner, out! > >Peace, > >Mike D. > >> OK -- what am I missing? "Turned out that after a trouble shot and >> rebuilt her computer" -- what? I'm not real computer savvy, but that >> sentence does not make any sense to me. Are you saying that your sister >> did not have virus protection on her computer? And that she >> inadvertently sent the virus to your computer? But that the Iolo System >> Mechanic and Norton 360 has now been installed on her computer? I'm >> confused. If these programs give very good protection, then how did >> your computer get infected? Arggghhh -- I hate not being computer >> savvy. So -- straighten me out please. Not because you're obligated >> to, but because I'd like to understand this. MA >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Larry Biggar <lbig...@yahoo.com> >> To: silver-list@eskimo.com >> Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 1:26:19 PM >> Subject: Re: CS>I'm sorry! >> >> >> I've traced it back to my sister. Turned out that after a trouble shot >> and rebuilt her computer. She hadn't put a couple of virus programs. >> I've found when a boss at Intel that the Iolo System Mechanic and Norton >> 360 Gives very good protection.My retired boss from there and i put it >> in every new computer sale. Regards! Larry >> >> --- On Thu, 11/19/09, MaryAnn Helland <marmar...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> >> >> >From: MaryAnn Helland <marmar...@bellsouth.net> >> >Subject: Re: CS>I'm sorry! >> >To: silver-list@eskimo.com >> >Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 10:48 AM >> > >> > >> >Hi Larry. More than likely you have a trojan that has infected your >> >computer and is sending emails to your contacts list automatically. >> >Might be a good idea to take your computer in somewhere and have it >> >cleaned up. MA >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ >> From: Larry Biggar <lbig...@yahoo.com> >> >To: silver-list@eskimo.com >> >Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 10:07:24 AM >> >Subject: CS>I'm sorry! >> > >> > >> >I don't know how you received this spam. I got it and deleted it. Must >> >have been something to do with the problems you had these last few >> >days. I appriciate all of you and this sight. I wouldn't want it for >> >you. Since i deleted it myself. Thanks, Larry >> > >> > >[Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] >[mdev...@eskimo.com ] >[Speaking only for myself... ] > > >-- >The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > >Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org/ > >To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > >Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > >The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > >
