Re: More on Ross and viruses

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 05/31/2001 11:34:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

sarahschaffer@... writes:

> This person just sent a reply to my e-mail with a different virus

> infected attachment. It is calleds3msong.mp3.pif. Is everyone who

> posts getting something from this person? Is this an automated reply

> that gets sent to everyone who posts? Can the owner of the group

> remove this address so that someone doesn't accidentally open this

> crap?

>

I got it too.. a personal reply to my post about the bad night with

with the attachment " Sorry_about_last_night.doc.pif " or something like that..

I almost opened it, but since my nortons hasnt' been updated yet I was afraid

it was probably a virus (and one I don't have on my list) and didn't.. Now

I'm GLAD I didn't.

Married to Dan

Mom to:

Dana (3/4/98)

36 week preemie, now a spirited 3 y/o

~~~~~and~~~~~~

(3/26/99)

33 week preemie, now a 2 y.o. growing boy!

Hearing impaired/mild autism

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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[Guest guest]

> This person just sent a reply to my e-mail with a different virus

> infected attachment. It is calleds3msong.mp3.pif. Is everyone who

> posts getting something from this person? Is this an automated

reply

> that gets sent to everyone who posts? Can the owner of the group

> remove this address so that someone doesn't accidentally open this

> crap?

As I understand it, some viruses attach themselves to the e mail

address/contact list. When a person becomes infected they will/may

not know. The next time they send an e mail, the virus is sent to

EVERYONE in their address/contact list. So, someone other than

Ross could re-infect people unknowingly. Everyone should update

their virus software, then run a virus scan on their computer.

Someone posted a while back about a free virus protection programme

from Computer Associates. Hope this helps.

Pamela Bray UK

PS: I have recieved none of these attachments/messages.

[Guest guest]

I have about 8 different emails this Ross has just sent me with

a few different viruses attatched to them....we are in the process of

contacting authorities to have this taken care of...it is unlawful

and illegal to send viruses to others via e-mail

Debbie

> This person just sent a reply to my e-mail with a different virus

> infected attachment. It is calleds3msong.mp3.pif. Is everyone who

> posts getting something from this person? Is this an automated

reply

> that gets sent to everyone who posts? Can the owner of the group

> remove this address so that someone doesn't accidentally open this

> crap?

[Guest guest]

Pamela,

Believe me, this person knows EXACTLY what they are doing and they

have at least 4 different viruses they are sending me.....they are

picking and choosing people to send it to.....

Debbie

> > This person just sent a reply to my e-mail with a different virus

> > infected attachment. It is calleds3msong.mp3.pif. Is everyone

who

> > posts getting something from this person? Is this an automated

> reply

> > that gets sent to everyone who posts? Can the owner of the group

> > remove this address so that someone doesn't accidentally open

this

> > crap?

>

> As I understand it, some viruses attach themselves to the e mail

> address/contact list. When a person becomes infected they will/may

> not know. The next time they send an e mail, the virus is sent to

> EVERYONE in their address/contact list. So, someone other than

> Ross could re-infect people unknowingly. Everyone should update

> their virus software, then run a virus scan on their computer.

> Someone posted a while back about a free virus protection programme

> from Computer Associates. Hope this helps.

>

> Pamela Bray UK

>

> PS: I have recieved none of these attachments/messages.

[Guest guest]

BUT, wouldn't be able to type in the mail....plus I haven't

received one since I started posting here again and I haven't gotten

one from Joyce either.

Debbie

> >

> > I have about 8 different emails this Ross has just sent me

with

> > a few different viruses attatched to them....we are in the

process of

> > contacting authorities to have this taken care of...it is unlawful

> > and illegal to send viruses to others via e-mail

[Guest guest]

Well, Like I said before...until it is proven to me otherwise...I

choose to believe she is doing it on purpose.....after I started this

posting, like I said, she stopped sending them to me.....AND she

didn't respond to the email I sent directly to her either, which she

did BEFORE I started posting on this list.....call me cynical I

guess,but I have seen alot of people get affected by viruses

from " unknown " users.....and it was found out to be intentional.

Debbie

> I definately don't think she is intentionally doing this, since I'm

getting

> the exact same e-mails from someone else on this list. What I

write is

> highlighted, and than at the end of the message it says " look at the

> attachment " . These people don't realize they have this virus, its

simply

> migrating through their address book. could have multiple

viruses and

> not know it.

>

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>

> >

> > Pamela,

> > I have no idea who she is...I have never emailed with her before,

> > she is on this list, I looked her up. She is intentionally

infecting

> > me or trying to.....she sends me a personal email, highlights

> > whatever my last email was and then sends an attatchment with

it...I

> > never download anything and plus I have a virus scan so I feel

pretty

> > safe, but I have a TON of mail from her.....how I know she is

doing

> > it on purpose is because she keeps changing the heading to

something

> > and then switches attatchments...i.e, like " Sorry about last

night "

> > etc., Hamster zip....It is getting very annoying.

> >

> > Debbie

> >

[Guest guest]

My point exactly about she/he is picking and choosing the virus to

match the mail.

> In a message dated 05/31/2001 11:34:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> sarahschaffer@y... writes:

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> > This person just sent a reply to my e-mail with a different virus

> > infected attachment. It is calleds3msong.mp3.pif. Is everyone

who

> > posts getting something from this person? Is this an automated

reply

> > that gets sent to everyone who posts? Can the owner of the group

> > remove this address so that someone doesn't accidentally open

this

> > crap?

> >

>

> I got it too.. a personal reply to my post about the bad night with

> with the attachment " Sorry_about_last_night.doc.pif " or something

like that..

> I almost opened it, but since my nortons hasnt' been updated yet I

was afraid

> it was probably a virus (and one I don't have on my list) and

didn't.. Now

> I'm GLAD I didn't.

>

>

> Married to Dan

> Mom to:

> Dana (3/4/98)

> 36 week preemie, now a spirited 3 y/o

> ~~~~~and~~~~~~

> (3/26/99)

> 33 week preemie, now a 2 y.o. growing boy!

> Hearing impaired/mild autism

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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[Guest guest]

> I got it too.. a personal reply to my post about the bad night with

> with the attachment " Sorry_about_last_night.doc.pif " or something like

that..

> I almost opened it, but since my nortons hasnt' been updated yet I was

afraid

> it was probably a virus (and one I don't have on my list) and didn't.. Now

> I'm GLAD I didn't.

I still don't think its intentional on the part of , because the 5 virus

infected e-mails that I have received, were all personal replies from a

posting to the whole list. The person who replied, has never exchanged

e-mail with me personally. What are the chances that two people on this

list are doing the exact same thing?

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