|
|
Post by Patjade on Jul 16, 2004 22:42:34 GMT -5
It appears that someone in the NTWF has gotten the Netsky Virus. I am getting email with virus attachments with return addresses of several Forum members. What the virus does is hijack your Outlook Express address book and send copies to everyone in your address book, spoofing addresses in your book. So far, I have gotten email from TooKule, li_barky_husky, and another email addy I don't recognize. I suggest everyone who has these email addies in your address book, download and run a virus scanner. AVG has a very good free virus scanner at www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2004 0:14:51 GMT -5
It appears that someone in the NTWF has gotten the Netsky Virus. I am getting email with virus attachments with return addresses of several Forum members. What the virus does is hijack your Outlook Express address book and send copies to everyone in your address book, spoofing addresses in your book. So far, I have gotten email from TooKule, li_barky_husky, and another email addy I don't recognize. I suggest everyone who has these email addies in your address book, download and run a virus scanner. AVG has a very good free virus scanner at www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.phpOh my gosh... From ME? Does that mean my computer would be infected, too? SO... Everyone on my adress list got it sent to them? ACK! |
|
|
|
Post by Ducky being lazy on Jul 17, 2004 0:29:43 GMT -5
By the way Pat, a couple months ago I got one from you that had an attached document and the subject was "Only Love?" Was that part of this maybe? I tried opening it and it said something about a virus (I scanned my computer afterwards.)
|
|
|
|
Post by stoneman3x on Jul 17, 2004 1:01:48 GMT -5
I have both you and Tookule in my addressbook, but I also have the AVG program, so I should already be safe, right? I haven't sent or received stuff from either of you in ages to my Outlook Express e-mail. I give everyone my Hotmail address instead.
|
|
|
|
Post by Patjade on Jul 17, 2004 3:48:20 GMT -5
The way Netsky works is that is sends out email to everyone in the address book and forging email addresses found in the address book. So if you got one from me, it would have to be that the pseron sending it you had both yours and my email addresses on hand.
I don't use Outlook Express. I never have and it isn't configured. I also use Etrust Antivirus that does a great job of keeping the uglies out of my system.
I put out the information, and if I get any more, I will add the email addresses I get them from here. I think if someone sees enough of them, expecially the non-neo people, they might find out who is the infected person. Note I didn't put the domain name, just the username. That way the Spam spiders don't harvest.
No, Cheshire, it wasn't you. I got one from ME the other day, too. And I know I didn't send a virus to myself.
|
|
|
|
Post by Retired Blub on Jul 17, 2004 15:01:52 GMT -5
Well, I haven't had anything like this but on my dad's computer, I did have Outlook Express.  |
|
|
|
Post by Patjade on Jul 17, 2004 18:15:24 GMT -5
The next names, which I don't recognize, are tan_vickie and beckyw0 at hotmail addresses. These names are not in the Forum member's list.
|
|
|
|
Post by Mackenzie on Jul 20, 2004 21:39:03 GMT -5
Someone tried to send it to me, and a got an email like this; ALERT!!! This e-mail in its original form contained one or more attached files that were infected with a virus or worm, or contained another type of security threat. The following attachments were infected and have been repaired: No attachments are in this category. The following attachments were deleted due to an inability to clean them: 1. Unknown0000059E.data/Textfile.zip: W32.Netsky.Z@mm The Following attachments were not delivered due to inbound mail policy violations: No attachments are in this category. Road Runner does not contact the sender of the infected attachment(s) in the event that they were not actually sent from the indicated party. Please contact the sender directly to alert them of their issue with infected files if you wish to do so. For more information on Road Runner's virus filtering initiative, visit our Help & Member Services pages at help.rr.com, or the virus filtering information page directly at help.rr.com/faqs/e_mgsp.html. ------------ Original message text follows ------------ This is the Postfix program at host mail.mycompany.com. I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned below could not be delivered to one or more destinations. For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster> If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the message returned below. The Postfix program Um, I think it means that it was exterminated. |
|
