The problem is age old. Many folks are either 1) ignorant of what happens
when you open executables on your PC OR 2) simply refuse to listen to the
warnings and heed good common sense. I personally send out warnings every
few months to EVERYONE (almost) in my address book telling them to be
careful and outlining the "nothing more than common sense" rules for using
email (especially Outlook Express). But it never fails that most of the
viruses that come to us come from folks who I've sent the warnings to time
and time again! Some folks refuse to learn.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: Rather OT: virus question (Snow White)
Hmmm I wuz going to mention the fact that some of these viruses out there
obtained through email attachments have the ability to send themselves out
to everyone in someones address book once contracted.
I dont have any experience or knowledge of this snow white virus but perhaps
it might be one to do that, Which in your case you'd have to consider the
possibility of someone who has contracted the virus, having you in their
personal address book.
Mike
>From: "David Hannum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Rather OT: virus question (Snow White)
>Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 22:07:49 -0500
>
>I'm sorry if I misled you. They were TO her business email address rather
>than from. You're right - the headers are forged. But the address they
>came to is her personal correspondence address. So someone she corresponds
>directly with has the virus. It seems to be one that sends itself from the
>address book of the infected parties.
>
>Dave
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Todd Ashworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 8:55 PM
>Subject: Re: Rather OT: virus question (Snow White)
>
>
>How do you know it came from her E-mail address? All of my headers have
>been so forged that it's been impossible to tell where the mail came from.
>All I get, besides my own mail server's info, is that the mail came from
>"Laptop".
>
>Todd Ashworth
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Hannum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 7:15 PM
>Subject: Re: Rather OT: virus question (Snow White)
>
>
> > Yea, I've gotten the virus post you speak of, but not at my list email
>addy.
> > It's been coming from my wife's business email address. Lots of her
> > customers have her in their address books. It contains an executable
>called
> > "Joke.exe". Peter Norton take care of it for me.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 6:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: Rather OT: virus question (Snow White)
> >
> >
> > As you may have notices, the list(s) do not allow attachments, HTML or
> > anything else other than plain text. In the past, we've had .exe
>attachments
> > sent to the list that were disabled down to text, HTML viruses rendered
> > useless and more. In the last week or two, a new system was put into
>place
> > that TOTALLY removes all of this 'garbage' and only shows plain text no
> > matter what the original sender posted. Basically, you can't get a virus
> > from the list.
> > Besides all that, I've never seen a post like that.
> >
> >
> > > I have recieved a virus, twice now, in my work E-mail. I don't use
>that
> > > work E-mail for much of anything, except these CF lists and a few
>other
> > > contacts. Anything business related is usually handled through
>'support'.
> > > I was wondering if anyone else here had recieved it. It's some stupid
> > thing
> > > about Snow White and the REAL story behind the Seven Dwarves. The
>headers
> > > are *completely* forged, so it's tough to figure out where it is
>coming
> > > from. If anyone else on this list recieved it, then it would help me
> > > greatly if you could send me any info., and could tell me where
>someone
> > got
> > > my work address to send it to, otherwise, sorry for the OT post.
> > >
> > > Todd Ashworth
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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