Keith, Yes that is exactly what I was saying. The are so many new viruses coming out it would be more appreciate to update checkers on a daily basis to reduce the risks, but a computer on line will always be exposed to the risk of infection. I also understand Clare's statement about another computer getting and address book and using that to send bogus emails too. My question to Clare is do you mean 'Hacker' activity by this , "spoof emails" ?
Paul Johnson ARMIDALE NSW Carer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 9:51 AM Subject: Re: Emails carrying virus supposedly from Tom > It is true that an e-mail with a virus can be sent supposedly from a friend. > What Paul is saying is that problems can be avoided with a good virus > checker whose signatures are updated regularly, every day if necessary. > > When you received an e-mail with an attachment, NEVER open the attachment > directly from the > e-mail. Save the attachment to disk and run the virus checker over it > before opening it. > > Regards Keith > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clare Pascoe Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "insights" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:31 AM > Subject: Re: Emails carrying virus supposedly from Tom > > > > Hi Paul > > > > Paul Johnson wrote: > > > > > Wouldn't it be more appropriate that the individual have a updated > 'Virus > > > protection', rater than relaying on someone else to protect their > computer > > > by insuring their data is clean. After all virus could arrive in all > types > > > of transmissions 'not just by email with attachments or with out'. > > > > I don't think you quite understood what Rohan was saying. A lot of > > viruses spoof emails (ie. create emails that look real) and insert in > > the sender field an address from the address book of the computer that's > > infected. That is, if I were infected, emails would start happening > > that would appear to be sent by people who are in my address book, even > > though those people *aren't* infected. So Rohan wasn't saying that Tom > > has caught a virus from a friend, but rather that if a friend of Tom's > > had a virus it might be using Tom's email address from his friend's > > address book to fill the sender field in the spoof emails it creates. > > > > As an example, I've been getting emails which have, as the sender, my > > own email address and my ex-husband's name! Now he hasn't used that > > email address for some 5 years or so (and in fact when he did use it it > > always had both our names as sender, not just one of us), and he > > certainly doesn't own it now, which means it must be coming either from > > someone's (non-updated) address book or some archive or something on the > > web. > > > > > I've enjoyed sandbagging - sleeping, so I'll go back to doing so, all > the > > > best to the group. > > > > You could stick around - we like having new people in the discussions :-) > > > > Clare > > *************************************************** > > Clare Pascoe Henderson > > http://www.clergyabuseaustralia.org > > Clergy Sexual Abuse in Australia > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *************************************************** > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message > body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) > > See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) > See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm > ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
