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Dear Pam,

So someone is send a virus via 's e-mail address? That would mean

someone found who is the leader of this board and is using his name to send

viruses? I always thought viruses were more random, or attached themselves

to people's address books. If someone used 's name to destroy our

systems, that is really a sick and evil thing to do.

Does anyone try to catch the perpetrators? I had heard on the news that the

guy who sent out one virus, I think the virus, was caught and sent to

jail.

AntJoan

P.S. Thanks for helping to keep us safe.

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Hi Peta:

As long as you didn't clicked on the attachment you are fine.

Clicking on the attachments is what will spread the virus on the computer.

PParkegail@... wrote:

Pam,

I opened the mail 'welcome

to my hometown', but as soon as I saw it was a file with no letter, I didn't

open or upload it. Will my computer be O.K.???? (cos it's my

son's new one, and he'll KILL me!!). It's O.K. to click on the mail

as as long as you don't upload anything, right???

Thank you,

Peta x

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I'm not sure how these viruses select a name to use, but I'm sure that

it's pretty random. I wouldn't think that our group would be singled

out to receive a virus. I think that whoever does this stuff just

grabs onto an address and spreads his poison to everyone who's connected,

and it networks from there.

Donna

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Take control of your health!

AntJoan@... wrote:

Dear Pam,

So someone is send a virus via 's e-mail address? That

would mean

someone found who is the leader of this board and is using his

name to send

viruses? I always thought viruses were more random, or attached

themselves

to people's address books. If someone used 's name to

destroy our

systems, that is really a sick and evil thing to do.

Does anyone try to catch the perpetrators? I had heard on

the news that the

guy who sent out one virus, I think the virus, was caught

and sent to

jail.

AntJoan

P.S. Thanks for helping to keep us safe.

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>From: " Schmidt " <1mar1sue@...>

>Reply-

>< >

>Subject: [ ] virus

>Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 21:39:45 -0500

>

>DEAR WEBWARRIORS, PLEASE REMOVE ME FROM YOUR MAIL LIST. I'M BEING

>OVERWHELMED WITH EMAILS AND HAVE RECEIVED A " KLEZ " VIRUS 8 TIMES IN THE

>LAST TWO WEEKS.

>

>THANK YOU,

PLEASE REMOVE ME FOR MAIL LIST. I TOO I'M BEING OVERWHELMED WITH EMAILS AND

HAVE RECEIVED A " KLEZ " VIRUS 5 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

THANKS A BUNCH!

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--- villager12@... wrote:

> what is a Klez virus?

>

It a computer virus! It is sent as an attachment, and often the

sender doesn't even know it's being sent out. Their computer is

infected and automatically mails itself out to everyone in their

address book. If you really want to play it safe just don't ever open

any attachments - even if it's from your mother! (I've had two

viruses sent to me by my mother before she got a virus scan program!)

If you are going to open an attachment always scan it with antiviral

software.

Claudine

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In my AOL address book, there is an automatic entry of !000, with the name Worm Alert. I read about it a while ago, that if you put it that way, with the exclamation first, it automatically puts itself at the beginning of the address book, ahead of real addresses. When a virus attempts to send itself to people in your address book, it has to send it to !000 first. Since that will not be successful, the virus will not be able to continue.

Kellie

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Thanks for the heads up! The message has been deleted from the

board. Hopefuuly every one will see the warning in their own

mailboxes before opening it. Since Fain has been a member here

for quite some time, and we have never had any occurences like this

in the past, I won't ban him.

Niki

> Norton AntiVirus kicked in when I tried to open the attachment for

> the above message #43126.

> Just wanted to give anyone a heads up!

>

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I'm sure it was just one of those viruses that attack your email.

My uncle said if you put 10000 in your address book (as a person),

it will prevent a lot of viruses from attacking your addresses.

I learned that the hard way. A virus sent a letter I wrote to my

MIL to most people in my address list! Yikes!

> > Norton AntiVirus kicked in when I tried to open the attachment

for

> > the above message #43126.

> > Just wanted to give anyone a heads up!

> >

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whahoooo..mine caught it to..i was gonna post but see you are ahead of me..

brenda

p.s. glad to know mine works!!

VIRUS

Norton AntiVirus kicked in when I tried to open the attachment for the above message #43126. Just wanted to give anyone a heads up!For more plagio info

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I too received the Klez virus today. Now I'm afraid to send emails until I get it fixed.

nne Chandler

[ ] virus

I have received a total of 3 viruses yesterday and today. THey are from the liver group. Don't be fooled...and be certain to keep your virus detection updated. Someone is really sick to continue this. The last one was from PamperedChef. Sad to see this happen.

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nne, my Norton caught all of the viruses that I received....if you don't have a system, please get one. This is the third that was sent through the Liver group.

Debby

[ ] virus

I have received a total of 3 viruses yesterday and today. THey are from the liver group. Don't be fooled...and be certain to keep your virus detection updated. Someone is really sick to continue this. The last one was from PamperedChef. Sad to see this happen.

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Debby,

I have Norton also. After the message about the virus I manually ran it and

nothing was reported. I'm not to computer savvy but I don't understand how

others on the group show the virus but I don't. Just wondering if my

Norton's is running correctly??

Can anyone help with info??

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, Did you open the attachment? If so, and no virus check done thru

Norton you may need to enquire further.

New AIH member - Jan

Re: [ ] virus

> Debby,

>

> I have Norton also. After the message about the virus I manually ran it

and

> nothing was reported. I'm not to computer savvy but I don't understand

how

> others on the group show the virus but I don't. Just wondering if my

> Norton's is running correctly??

>

> Can anyone help with info??

>

>

>

>

>

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Hey Michele,

I got exactly the same email. I thought it was kind of strange cuz

for one, I don't know anyone with the name aussie mama and talking

about coming home, pretty weird.

Kim

Just got a virus in my email. It had no effect on my computer due

to virus protection but I wanted everyone to know. I don't know the

person who sent this but here are some details:

The email was from " aussie mama " <aussiemama@u... and the subject

line said trip home.

Be alert!

Michele

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Bugbear virus has been in the news recently. It originated in Malaysia and is all over the world by now. It's function is to extract credit card numbers from computers - I don't know how it does this but it is regarded as quite dangerous especially if you've ever used a credit card on line and the details are stored somewhere in your computer and you don't have AV software. There's boud to be lots of info on the web if anyone is worried.

Phil

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Mor precise info:

An email virus that opens up credit card and banking details to potential hackers while deleting computer security software continued its rapid worldwide spread today.

Bugbear, a mass mailing worm, appears in a user's inbox with randomly chosen subject headings, making it difficult to identify. The attachments have double file name extensions that end in .exe, .scr, or .pif. For users with email systems older than Windows Outlook 6, simply reading the message, without opening the attachment, will infect a machine. "Bugbear is a double-edged worm which spreads by sending itself in emails and by copying itself around a network," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos Anti-Virus. "In this respect, it is much like Klez and Elkern, which are the chart-topping viruses of 2002." Anti-virus firm Messagelabs said it has stopped 130,000 infected emails since the virus first appeared, traced from a PC in Malaysia on September 29. The virus is spreading most rapidly in the Asia/Pacific region, particularly Australia and New Zealand. Messagelabs said the rate of infection in the UK has continued to increase. Yesterday the company stopped 35,000 infected emails; by 11am today it had already stopped 21,000. The virus logs all keystrokes and stores them in a file on the user's PC, meaning a hacker could find passwords, bank or credit card details and personal information by accessing the file. However, the virus's writer has coded Bugbear to ensure the file is accessible only to those with specific knowledge of the virus, said Messagelabs. "We've seen no evidence of anyone trying to search the internet for Bugbear-infected PCs," said Shipp, an anti-virus technologist at Messagelabs. "But anti-virus researchers have reverse-engineered Bugbear and found out how to exploit it, so there's no saying others could not do the same thing." Bugbear also seeks out and destroys computer security software, leaving users vulnerable to all other viruses as well. The virus exploits a flaw in the Microsoft Windows operating systems. Bugbear contains it own email engine, so it can infect and spread from machines not running Microsoft Outlook. Home users infected with Bugbear should contact their anti-virus software provider and download the necessary protection. As Bugbear deletes personal firewalls and anti-virus software, users need to protect against Bugbear first before re-installing the anti-virus package. Most home users fail to install updates to their anti-virus software in time to protect against the latest bugs, in this case Bugbear. However, Mr Shipp encouraged home users who find the updating process confusing to consider switching to an internet service provider (ISP) that gives anti-virus protection. "Most home users aren't technology experts, and most viruses come from the internet, so you should be looking to your ISP to give you protection," he said. "It will cost £1 to £2 a month extra, so you have to be prepared to pay for protection." Related sitesMcAfeeMessagelabsSophosVmythsCERT (Computer emergency response team)CIAC (Computer incident advisory capability

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Hi Grace, How do you know if this virus is working on your computer? I opened that e-mail then thought my 'puter was just recovering from the other one. It still takes a while for things but nothing too bad.

Liz

[ ] Virus

Jeanine,Go to the main message page /messagesand look for message 3850 - it looks like it's from one of your addresses. And they can, as someone said earlier, send out email messages that appear to be coming from an individual withour their knowledge. You can find more info on it herehttp://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.genmm (DOT) html>

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Thanks Grace. I've had that happen before, spammed with my own email as sender. I'll check out the digest.

Peace, Jeanine

http://hepchelp.homestead.com

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>Reply- > >Subject: [ ] Virus >Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 04:40:14 -0000 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >X-Originating-IP: 67.116.253.136 >Received: from n1.grp.scd. ([66.218.66.64]) by mc7-f28.law1.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Mon, 27 Jan 2003 20:40:48 -0800 >Received: from [66.218.66.94] by n1.grp.scd. with NNFMP; 28 Jan 2003 04:40:24 -0000 >Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_0); 28 Jan 2003 04:40:23 -0000 >Received: (qmail 93269 invoked from network); 28 Jan 2003 04:40:23 -0000 >Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m1.grp.scd. with QMQP; 28 Jan 2003 04:40:23 -0000 >Received: from unknown (HELO n26.grp.scd.) (66.218.66.82) by mta1.grp.scd. with SMTP; 28 Jan 2003 04:40:22 -0000 >Received: from [66.218.67.142] by n26.grp.scd. with NNFMP; 28 Jan 2003 04:40:14 -0000 >X-Message-Info: dHZMQeBBv44lPE7o4B5bAg== >X-eGroups-Return: sentto-2436732-3882-1043728824-hepc=hotmail.com@... >X-Sender: amazing_grace10@... >X-Apparently- >Message-ID:

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>Return-Path: sentto-2436732-3882-1043728824-hepc=hotmail.com@... >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Jan 2003 04:40:48.0867 (UTC) FILETIME=[6E079330:01C2C687] > >Jeanine, > >Go to the main message page > /messages > >and look for message 3850 - it looks like it's from one of your >addresses. And they can, as someone said earlier, send out email >messages that appear to be coming from an individual withour their >knowledge. You can find more info on it here > >http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.gen@m >m.html > > > > > > > Protect your PC - Click here for McAfee.com VirusScan Online

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If you test negative on the PCR it means you have probably cleared the virus.

There is no way to tell if it is all completely gone. That's why I say it has

no cure. We haven't cured a virus yet. Hopefully soon.

Alley

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If you test negative on the PCR it means you have probably cleared the virus.

There is no way to tell if it is all completely gone. That's why I say it has

no cure. We haven't cured a virus yet. Hopefully soon.

Alley

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If you test negative on the PCR it means you have probably cleared the virus.

There is no way to tell if it is all completely gone. That's why I say it has

no cure. We haven't cured a virus yet. Hopefully soon.

Alley

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If you test negative on the PCR it means you have probably cleared the virus.

There is no way to tell if it is all completely gone. That's why I say it has

no cure. We haven't cured a virus yet. Hopefully soon.

Alley

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Hi Willem , you know I just don't really take to heart a lot of what these

studies say. After all they are just studies ... no one is claiming them to be

facts I don't think.

I believe the Drs. know this is the cure for Hep c as well. They can't come

out and claim it either till after yearsssssss of real facts. The medical world

is just as human as us. They are always trying to find answers. They can look

back and see what mistakes they have made as well because they are just

human. I would always use universal precautions while working around bodily

functions. I think universal precautions are our best bet now for not getting a

lot

more germs and virus's out there that we don't even have a clue about and the

medical field hasn't even discovered yet. So all in all I would just be careful

using universal precautions. Your hep c free friend DONNA

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