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Cecil Moore wrote:
Is anyone else being deluged with Virus/Worm email messages? -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- Last night I downloaded a program called Mailwasher. It is freeware, and very easy to use. It checks your e-mail while it is still on the server, and you can delete it from there without having to download it to your computer. It allows you to check the e-mail addresses of the originating messages and have them deleted. You can then just download what you want -- messages from friends. I just went to Google, typed in Mailwasher, and it took me directly to the download site. It sure helps here as I have had well over 1500 messages in the past twenty four hours! Only about fifty were wanted. The problem is that I belong to 8 newsgroups, and that's where a lot of the email addresses get harvested! This is one of the eight! I don't think there's much can be done until everyone clears the virus off their computers. Although I am virus free, it still doesn't stop the e-mails from coming in! -- -------------------------------------- Diagnosed Type II Diabetes March 5 2001 Beating it with diet and exercise! 297/215/210 (to be revised lower) 58"/43"(!)/44" (already lower too!) -------------------------------------- Visit my HomePage at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv/ Visit my very special website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/ Visit my CFSRS/CFIOG ONLINE OLDTIMERS website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv5/ -------------------- Irv Finkleman, Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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The virus is in the original attachments and at the web site the text urges
you to download. If you don't open the attachment, or download the "security patch", you won't get the virus. However, you will get floods of this kind of traffic. It's coming from infected computers that have your email address, and from your email address harvested from newsgroups, and even from some web sites you've gone to. I think the flooding will continue for awhile longer. Some ISPs neutralize the attachment, but the message comes on through with an empty attachment. Whatever, don't take a chance and open the attachment. If you haven't done it yet, mung your newsgroup email address so this won't happen in the future. Something like . That will keep you from getting flooded in the future. |
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If you use Norton System Works or Norton Antivirus, bring up their main
configuration screen, click on antivirus options email and choose the last item: "Repair and silently delete if unsuccessful". The messages end up pronto in the Deleted Item folder where you can check later for desirable messages that might have slipped through and then get rid of all the nasties with one right click on that folder. Saves a lot of aggravation. Keep incoming email scanning on. Marty K1FHR "RB" wrote in message ... The virus is in the original attachments and at the web site the text urges you to download. If you don't open the attachment, or download the "security patch", you won't get the virus. However, you will get floods of this kind of traffic. It's coming from infected computers that have your email address, and from your email address harvested from newsgroups, and even from some web sites you've gone to. I think the flooding will continue for awhile longer. Some ISPs neutralize the attachment, but the message comes on through with an empty attachment. Whatever, don't take a chance and open the attachment. If you haven't done it yet, mung your newsgroup email address so this won't happen in the future. Something like . That will keep you from getting flooded in the future. |
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On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 19:35:23 -0500, "RB" wrote:
The virus is in the original attachments and at the web site the text urges you to download. If you don't open the attachment, or download the "security patch", you won't get the virus. However, you will get floods of this kind of traffic. It's coming from infected computers that have your That's why I keep changing my posting address. I use a valid one, but it changes as soon as the spam starts to build. email address, and from your email address harvested from newsgroups, and even from some web sites you've gone to. I think the flooding will continue for awhile longer. Some ISPs neutralize the attachment, but the message comes on through with an empty attachment. Whatever, don't take a chance and open the attachment. If you haven't done it yet, mung your newsgroup email address so this won't happen in the future. Something like . That will keep you from getting flooded in the future. Now that is one of my pet peeves. I always use a valid address, although it changes from time to time. Every once in a while I receive an e-mail off a newsgroup and almost invariably the sender forgets to make the return valid. Those get treated just like spam. Just go to one of the e-mail services and get a throwaway address. Use it till it starts getting spam and viruses. Then cancel it and create a new one. If you don't want to receive e-mail from the newsgroups don't use a valid address and state so in your sig. The easiest is to just make the address "don'treply@email or some such that indicates you don't want to be bothered with e-mail answers. Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member) www.rogerhalstead.com N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) |
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