Guest guest Report post Posted June 7, 2002 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 7, 2002 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 7, 2002 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 http://trak.to/life www.reliv.com 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 7, 2002 thanks ! -Peta Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted July 18, 2002 >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! _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted July 19, 2002 what is a Klez virus? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted July 20, 2002 --- 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 __________________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 13, 2002 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 14, 2002 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! > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 14, 2002 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! > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 14, 2002 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 25, 2002 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 25, 2002 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 26, 2002 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?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 26, 2002 , 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?? > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 8, 2002 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 8, 2002 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 8, 2002 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 Phil Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 28, 2003 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> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 28, 2003 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 >From: "amazing_grace10 " >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: >In-Reply- >User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 >X-Mailer: Message Poster >X--Profile: amazing_grace10 >Mailing-List: list ; contact -owner >Delivered-mailing list >Precedence: bulk >List-Unsubscribe: >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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 19, 2003 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 19, 2003 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 19, 2003 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 19, 2003 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 4, 2003 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
