Hi Carol, Thanks for that piece of info, I will tell my husband who has been scanning our hard drive, end and is reaching the end of his teather <g> . Linda Flynn Linjato CKCS (UK) e.mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://www.Linjato.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Richards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] VIRUS
> Linda, this is probably the Klez virus. From the way it works, you probably > never had it. It steals names from the address book of the person who has > it, and sends an email as if it's from someone in that address book. That > way, the person who actually has the virus has a hard time discovering they > have it. It makes people who do not have it look as if they do. > > Carol Richards > East Tennessee, USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ > "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." > Edith Wharton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Flynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 3:20 AM > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] VIRUS > > > > Hi Deborah, > > > > Just recently I got a virus here despite having PC-cillin installed. It > took > > a name from my address book Margaret Newton and sent her an e.mail with > the > > heading "Meeting Notice". Luckily she rang me and stopped it attacking her > > computer. > > > > This Week I received an e.mail from Barbara Garnet-Wilson (we don't know > > each other, so don't know if my e.mail is in her address book) with no > > message just an attachment. I did ring her to find out if she'd sent me > > anything, but didn't hear back from her, so deleted the message. So > Barbara > > if you are on this list pleased re-send if you did send me anything > > > > These viruses are getting more and more sophisticated. > > > > Linda Flynn > > Linjato CKCS (UK) > > e.mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > website: http://www.Linjato.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Deborah B. Meyers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 2:57 AM > > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] VIRUS > > > > > > > I think that everyone on these lists should install virus protection on > > outgoing e-mails. > > > It would save us from alot of headaches. Having to reinstall > everything, > > and that's if > > > you're got all info saved (of course I don't) - is a very stressful > > situation. > > > I protect outgoing messages thru my Norton anti-virus program. And now > > I'm to learn it > > > doesn't work? > > > Debbie / Queensview > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Peggy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 9:23 PM > > > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] VIRUS > > > > > > > > > > Hmmm. And how are we going to check if Norton doesn't pick it up? > > > > How did you find it? > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > Susan Shidler wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > > > > > Sorry to have to send this, but I just had to completely reinstall > > everything > > > > > on my computer. At some point between last Thursday and yesterday, > my > > > > > computer got a virus. My Norton didn't pick it up. If you have not > > opened > > > > > email from me sent before today, DON'T OPEN IT. If you've already > > opened it, > > > > > check for a virus. Anything from today is fine. I can't tell you > how > > sorry > > > > > I am that this happened. > > > > > > > > > > Susan Shidler > > > > > SevenWoods Cavaliers > > > > > Mettawa, Illinois > > > > > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > > > "Magic Commands": > > > > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > > > > to start it up gain click here: > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > > > > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > > > > Search the Archives... > > http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > > > > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original > > author. > > > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > > "Magic Commands": > > > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > > > to start it up gain click here: > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > > > Search the Archives... > http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original > author. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > "Magic Commands": > > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > > to start it up gain click here: > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > > > > ========================================================= > > "Magic Commands": > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > to start it up gain click here: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > > > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. 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