OT: Viruses

[Me]

Are you all continually getting viruses emailed to you? I've got like three
now or something that has a lot of email addresses from this group in the
llist. I know some of you but anti-spam stuff in your address so you won't
get it, but I was wondering if anybody else is really getting these. The
one I got today said "RE: Look at the correction update from M$
Corporation". It had a file named "q362408.exe". It says that the sender
is Valmir Fonseca with the address vsfonseca@desktop.com.br .

[Scott Harless]

>Are you all continually getting viruses emailed to you?

Yes, I've recently received 2 or 3 e-mails w/ binary
attachments (deleted w/o checking them). One e-mail had
the subject line that you mentioned.
Did anyone check what virus was attached and what
it did? Was it a "nuisance" or "destructive" virus?

Later,
Scott

[Dirtnap]

Housecall said it was a plant that would open a URL that you couldn't
close (a mouse trap-wont close or close one and opens three...ect).

"Scott Harless" <scotth@mw.net> wrote in message
news:3e862ef2.153139492@news.mw.net...
> >Are you all continually getting viruses emailed to you?
>
> Yes, I've recently received 2 or 3 e-mails w/ binary
> attachments (deleted w/o checking them). One e-mail had
> the subject line that you mentioned.
> Did anyone check what virus was attached and what
> it did? Was it a "nuisance" or "destructive" virus?
>
> Later,
> Scott

[Me]

Divrdan007 wrote:

>>Subject: OT: Viruses
>>From: Me triwebb12@hotmail.com
>
>>The
>>one I got today said "RE: Look at the correction update from M$
>>Corporation". It had a file named "q362408.exe". It says that the sender
>>is Valmir Fonseca with the address vsfonseca@desktop.com.br .
>
> I got the same email. I saw there was an attachment on the email, so I
> didn't
> open it. I never even open emails with attachments, let alone actually
> save the attachment itself.
> Never download .exe attachments... recipe for disaster.... no matter how
> sure
> you THINK it may be safe.


Yeah, I know about all that. I'm running linux anyways, so it wouldn't be
able to do much to me :)

[TempestNightmare]

There is a worm going around, it reads your address book and your email
address and sends it self to everyone you email. and it sends your email
name as sender to a ton of people you do not even know...I get returned mail
all the time...but the recent Nortons update semmed to stop it..
Jon

"Me" <triwebb12@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1Rkha.22$lB5.58636@news.uswest.net...
> Are you all continually getting viruses emailed to you? I've got like
three
> now or something that has a lot of email addresses from this group in the
> llist. I know some of you but anti-spam stuff in your address so you
won't
> get it, but I was wondering if anybody else is really getting these. The
> one I got today said "RE: Look at the correction update from M$
> Corporation". It had a file named "q362408.exe". It says that the sender
> is Valmir Fonseca with the address vsfonseca@desktop.com.br .