Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-03-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Bob W wrote: >> >> When my PC went to digital heaven in December, i wen tot my McAfee >> account and turned off the auto renewal, and then decommissioned the >> unit. I get about 2-5 emails a week asking why i turned the feature >> off, do i want to renew, hey how

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread mike wilson
On 28/02/2011 17:21, Stan Halpin wrote: Hey, they are just friendly folks. I bet they would like you to Friend them on Facebook so they can keep up with you and vice versa. Don't you find that sort of close personal attention to current and former customers just heartwarming? stan I find it

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread John Sessoms
Microsoft has a Norton AV removal tool somewhere on their website. Search support.microsoft.com for "norton removal tool" I don't think you really need one for McAfee. It's slightly better behaved. From: eckinator which won't do the trick 100%, same as with other manufacturers. both the symant

RE: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread Bob W
> > When my PC went to digital heaven in December, i wen tot my McAfee > account and turned off the auto renewal, and then decommissioned the > unit. I get about 2-5 emails a week asking why i turned the feature > off, do i want to renew, hey how's it going Brooksie, kind of emails. > > Dave I g

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread John Sessoms
From: Paul Stenquist On Feb 27, 2011, at 8:05 PM, eckinator wrote: my Toshiba port?g? came with mc afee preinstalled so it is a good thing my ISP offers complimentary mc afee or I'd have to worry about how to do a /full/ uninstall - thing i hate most about antivirus is how deeply it lodges itse

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Hey, they are just friendly folks. I bet they would like you to Friend them > on Facebook so they can keep up with you and vice versa. Don't you find that > sort of close personal attention to current and former customers just > heartwarmin

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread Stan Halpin
Hey, they are just friendly folks. I bet they would like you to Friend them on Facebook so they can keep up with you and vice versa. Don't you find that sort of close personal attention to current and former customers just heartwarming? stan On Feb 28, 2011, at 11:04 AM, David J Brooks wrote:

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:16 -0500, "Paul Stenquist" > wrote: >> >> On Feb 27, 2011, at 8:05 PM, eckinator wrote: >> >> > my Toshiba portégé came with mc afee preinstalled so it is a good >> > thing my ISP offers complimentary mc afee or I'd ha

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-02-28 3:52, eckinator wrote: which won't do the trick 100%, same as with other manufacturers. both the symantec and kaspersky support hotlines have free tools for a full removal (symantec NoNAV or CleanWipe and Kaspersky KAVremover) so I think it is reasonably safe to assume MacAfee will

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 27, 2011, at 10:31 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:20 -0500, "Doug Franklin" > wrote: >> On 2011-02-27 22:07, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> How would I go about uninstalling it? Do I have to find uninstall software.? >> >> First, look in the regular "Start" menu for McA

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Doug. Much appreciated. Paul On Feb 27, 2011, at 10:20 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > On 2011-02-27 22:07, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> How would I go about uninstalling it? Do I have to find uninstall software.? > > First, look in the regular "Start" menu for McAfee. There may be an > "Unin

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-28 Thread eckinator
which won't do the trick 100%, same as with other manufacturers. both the symantec and kaspersky support hotlines have free tools for a full removal (symantec NoNAV or CleanWipe and Kaspersky KAVremover) so I think it is reasonably safe to assume MacAfee will require a similar procedure. can't vouc

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:20 -0500, "Doug Franklin" wrote: > On 2011-02-27 22:07, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > How would I go about uninstalling it? Do I have to find uninstall software.? > > First, look in the regular "Start" menu for McAfee. There may be an > "Uninstall me" command right there b

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-02-27 22:07, Paul Stenquist wrote: How would I go about uninstalling it? Do I have to find uninstall software.? First, look in the regular "Start" menu for McAfee. There may be an "Uninstall me" command right there beside the "Start me" command. If not, open the Control Panel from

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 27, 2011, at 9:42 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:16 -0500, "Paul Stenquist" > wrote: >> >> On Feb 27, 2011, at 8:05 PM, eckinator wrote: >> >>> my Toshiba portégé came with mc afee preinstalled so it is a good >>> thing my ISP offers complimentary mc afee or I'd have

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:16 -0500, "Paul Stenquist" wrote: > > On Feb 27, 2011, at 8:05 PM, eckinator wrote: > > > my Toshiba portégé came with mc afee preinstalled so it is a good > > thing my ISP offers complimentary mc afee or I'd have to worry about > > how to do a /full/ uninstall - thing i h

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 27, 2011, at 8:05 PM, eckinator wrote: > my Toshiba portégé came with mc afee preinstalled so it is a good > thing my ISP offers complimentary mc afee or I'd have to worry about > how to do a /full/ uninstall - thing i hate most about antivirus is > how deeply it lodges itself in my system

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread eckinator
my Toshiba portégé came with mc afee preinstalled so it is a good thing my ISP offers complimentary mc afee or I'd have to worry about how to do a /full/ uninstall - thing i hate most about antivirus is how deeply it lodges itself in my system 2011/2/28 Paul Stenquist : > > On Feb 27, 2011, at 7:0

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 27, 2011, at 7:06 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Paul, > My internet service provider was SBC and now AT&T. > They provide free McAfee downloading. > Check your provider. > They don't offer it up easily. > Regards, Bob S. I have comcast. I don't know if they will provide virus protection. In

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, My internet service provider was SBC and now AT&T. They provide free McAfee downloading. Check your provider. They don't offer it up easily. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Bob W wrote: >> My wife has a PC, because I didn't want to spend the money to get her a >> Mac:-). S

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 February 2011 09:03, Jeffery Johnson wrote: > Just a quick reply as we just got in from going to the flea market. Paul you > can get AVG which is a good virus and spyware program for free > http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-free-antivirus It will somewhat install > itself but I am sure ther

Re: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 27, 2011, at 5:34 PM, Bob W wrote: >> My wife has a PC, because I didn't want to spend the money to get her a >> Mac:-). Seriously, all she does is e-mail and a bit of web surfing, and >> her Acer laptop works fine. It came with McAfee virus protection, but >> it has expired and they want

RE: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Bob W
> My wife has a PC, because I didn't want to spend the money to get her a > Mac:-). Seriously, all she does is e-mail and a bit of web surfing, and > her Acer laptop works fine. It came with McAfee virus protection, but > it has expired and they want $40 a year to continue. Sounds like a lot. > Is

RE: virus protection for a PC

2011-02-27 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Just a quick reply as we just got in from going to the flea market. Paul you can get AVG which is a good virus and spyware program for free http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-free-antivirus It will somewhat install itself but I am sure there will be a few things you will need to do. I just can't re

RE: VIRUS:???

2005-11-24 Thread Bob W
Once when I was in Romania some scruffy looking thug approached me, said "You're under arrest, come with us", and showed a plastic sherrif badge to prove that he was a policeman and had the right to confiscate my cameras. He was not successful. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From

Re: VIRUS:???

2005-11-24 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 24, 2005, at 12:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some idiot is telling me I'm visiting "illegal sites." He says he's from the FBI and wants info. Is the FBI hiring metal incompetents who can't type or figure out how to look official. I just delete this "schmuck." Yiddish word meaning

Re: VIRUS:???

2005-11-24 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
On 11/24/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some idiot is telling me I'm visiting "illegal sites." He says he's > from the FBI and wants info. Is the FBI hiring metal incompetents who > can't type or figure out how to look official. I just delete this > "schmuck." Yiddish word mean

Re: VIRUS:???

2005-11-24 Thread Jostein
Update your antivirus, Burt. That's a "Sober"-strain that surfaced last week-end. http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/sober_y.shtml Jostein - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 6:07 PM Subject: VIRUS:??? Some idiot is telling me I'm visit

Re: virus

2004-02-18 Thread Alan Kerr
Was it toasted Alan Larry Hodgson wrote: Just to let you know. My internet provider has a virus scanner that scans my messages before they get to me. It just picked up the "Bagel" virus from someone in this list and isolated it before it got to me. Larry from Prescott

Re: Virus warning: Mydoom/Novarg

2004-01-29 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at ntlworld, mike wilson wrote: > WRT the spoofing of mail addresses it does, at work yesterday I got one > from my own home address. I _knew_ that one was a ringer. Indeed, it's not the worms that suck. it's stupid Anti Virus vendors that notify an address WHICH IS KNOWN T

Re: Virus warning: Mydoom/Novarg

2004-01-29 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > > I haven't been "bit" by it as such, as I have managed to detect them all as > they arrived, even before Norton's did, but Jeez are they coming thick and > fast. I am getting at least two or three everytime my email downloads > (which is every 5 minutes...).

Re: Virus warning: Mydoom/Novarg

2004-01-28 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
tan. - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:08 AM Subject: Re: Virus warning: Mydoom/Novarg > I got bit by it on Sunday and it was a real PITA. The infected email I got > arriv

Re: Virus warning: Mydoom/Novarg

2004-01-28 Thread Mark Cassino
I got bit by it on Sunday and it was a real PITA. The infected email I got arrived a couple of hours before Symantec put updated Virus defs on line.Today alone, I've rec'd over 150 infected emails (that Norton has squelched, thankfully.) - MCC At 09:29 AM 1/27/2004 +0100, you wrote: Dear

Re: Virus - latest infection

2004-01-21 Thread Bob Blakely
Since several diverse folks on this list (including me) received the infected mail marked from Keith, it's pretty much a sure thing that it came from a PDML member. My AV caught and quarantined the attachment. Regards, Bob... They c

Re: Virus - latest infection

2004-01-21 Thread Keith Whaley
John Mustarde wrote: > > On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:17:32 +1000, you wrote: > > >Keith, I got one purporting to come from you, with the following in the > >headers: > >Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Received: from smtp.infinex.com ([64.147.166.17]) > >HTH > >John Coyle > >Brisbane, Australia >

Re: Virus - latest infection

2004-01-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Hi John, I got a copy of it, too. I know of no [EMAIL PROTECTED] And obviously I didn't send it, even though the name on it preceding the email address was my name. This virus, if you've been reading about it, is one of those opportunist worms, that takes information from an infected party's compu

Re: Virus - latest infection

2004-01-21 Thread Cotty
On 20/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I got a virus-containing email supposedly from Keith also. It >included an attached 60kb file named 031013-2141_cl5.exe. > >Of course, I don't think Keith sent this on purpose. Almost impossible. Keith's on a Mac and that will not be able to run any .e

Re: Virus - latest infection

2004-01-20 Thread John Francis
> I got a similar email from "Keith" . . . About the only thing you can be certain of nowadays is that the one person who *didn't* send you that virus-laden email is the person whose name appears in the "From:" field. Viruses grab "From" addresses as well as "To" addresses (and may even relay t

Re: Virus - latest infection

2004-01-20 Thread Bob Rapp
re to protect your computer. Infinex team. - Original Message - From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:10 PM Subject: Re: Virus - latest infection > I got a similar email from "Keith" &

Re: VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Well, if I get an e-mail wherein the subject line thanks me for buying them >lunch, I ~know~ it's gotta be fake!! So Frank is it true that you have the deepest pockets and the shortest arms east of the Rockies? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >>Oh my GOD Robert, I just opened a PIF file - and guess what happened ?!?!? >> >> >> >> >>Cheers, >> Cotty > > > >I don't know :o) > >You won a million dollars? I wish. What happened? Nothing. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Pla

Re: VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-20 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 20.01.04 0:08, Cotty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Oh my GOD Robert, I just opened a PIF file - and guess what happened ?!?!? Nothing? ;-) Sometimes it is really good to be different :-) -- Best Regards Sylwek

Re: VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Not being a PC person, I visited Google. >They said, in defining a ".pif" file: > > Short for Program InFormation file, a type of file that > holds information about how Windows should run a > non-Windows application. For example, a PIF fi

Re: VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
Since this is a Windows "how to work" file, why is it necessarily associated with virii? I know I'm missing something here, but it has always seemed to me that a .pif file, by itself, is not an indicator of the presence of a virus. Are .pif files carriers of viruses? What? keith Not being a virolo

Re: VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-19 Thread Keith Whaley
Not being a PC person, I visited Google. They said, in defining a ".pif" file: Short for Program InFormation file, a type of file that holds information about how Windows should run a non-Windows application. For example, a PIF file can contain instructions for exec

Re: VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
Oh my GOD Robert, I just opened a PIF file - and guess what happened ?!?!? Cheers, Cotty I don't know :o) You won a million dollars? I do not claim that you can avoid ALL viruses but often they follow a pattern. PIFs are good give-away it might be a virus. Another one is a general refer

Re: VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-19 Thread Jostein
Must be a big archive of sent mail too, if that mail originated from PDML. Roland Mabo left us a couple of years ago, iirc. Jostein - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 8:08 PM S

Re: VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >At 02:08 PM 19/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: >>Patrick White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > >> > FYI, this message had a virus attached (well, that's _my_ >> interpretation of >> >having a file named "031013-2141.cl5.pif" attached means :-) > > > >I

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attention Ryan re virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Ryan Lee
AM Subject: Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attention Ryan re virus) > Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I got email this morning from ryan with > >hi suspecting that I have a virus... > >I think not-- > >the email that he got was this (I cut

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attention Ryan re virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Ryan Lee
Darn germs getting smarter and smarter! Has anyone figured out who it is yet? Rgds, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 3:15 AM Subject: Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attentio

Re: VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
At 02:08 PM 19/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: Patrick White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FYI, this message had a virus attached (well, that's _my_ interpretation of >having a file named "031013-2141.cl5.pif" attached means :-) If anyone opens a PIF file they asked for it! (*)o(*)

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attention Ryan re virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I got email this morning from ryan with >hi suspecting that I have a virus... >I think not-- >the email that he got was this (I cut and paste) > >RYAN - I Did not send (what was cut and pasted below) > looks more like I'm in someone's address book t

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attention Ryan re virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I got email this morning from ryan with hi suspecting that I have a virus... I think not-- the email that he got was this (I cut and paste) RYAN - I Did not send (what was cut and pasted below) looks more like I'm in someone's address book that did get a virus though. Was thinking your ma

Re: VIRUS!

2003-10-29 Thread Brendan
I wish! --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Brendan" > Subject: VIRUS! > > > > Sorry to everyone who got those weird messages, my > > system was attacked by a rather nasty lil bug and > > norton didn't catch it in time ( 10 min after the > >

Re: VIRUS!

2003-10-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Brendan" Subject: VIRUS! > Sorry to everyone who got those weird messages, my > system was attacked by a rather nasty lil bug and > norton didn't catch it in time ( 10 min after the > infection the update came in ). It's all better now > and goes to show tha

Re: Virus?

2003-10-27 Thread Dr E D F Williams
IL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:52 AM Subject: Re: Virus? > I've also just received a message apparently from Rob Brigham. > > > This had a .scr attachment and interestingly enough went to an e-mail > address I had stopped using for PDML messages a coupl

Re: Virus?

2003-10-27 Thread Dr E D F Williams
IL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:52 AM Subject: Re: Virus? > I've also just received a message apparently from Rob Brigham. > > > This had a .scr attachment and interestingly enough went to an e-mail > address I had stopped using for PDML messages a coupl

RE: Virus?

2003-10-27 Thread Rob Brigham
ROTECTED] > Sent: 27 October 2003 08:52 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Virus? > > > I've also just received a message apparently from Rob Brigham. > > > This had a .scr attachment and interestingly enough went to > an e-mail address I had stopped using for

Re: Virus?

2003-10-27 Thread Peter Jordan
I've also just received a message apparently from Rob Brigham. This had a .scr attachment and interestingly enough went to an e-mail address I had stopped using for PDML messages a couple of months ago. If you've sent out a neat screen saver Rob, sorry, but I suspect it's really a virus. Peter

Re: Virus scare.

2003-06-20 Thread T Rittenhouse
EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 5:13 PM Subject: Re: Virus scare. > "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I think it should be called a 'malicious' message rather than a virus. > >

Re: Virus scare.

2003-06-20 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
"Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think it should be called a 'malicious' message rather than a virus. Well, it's what we call a worm, and a rather fun one, since it's based on manual compliance. Many of you probably remember the "ILOVEYOU" worm, and might enjoy the classic .si

Re: Virus scare.

2003-06-18 Thread Dr E D F Williams
ne 18, 2003 8:39 PM Subject: Re: Virus scare. > > > Steve Desjardins wrote: > > > > I've gotten two identical warning messages from different people about > > deleting files. I assume that this is being done automatically using > > names in there address book.

Re: Virus scare.

2003-06-18 Thread Keith Whaley
Steve Desjardins wrote: > > I've gotten two identical warning messages from different people about > deleting files. I assume that this is being done automatically using > names in there address book. So I guess this is a virus, but one that > tries to trick you into damaging your own system?

Re: Virus scare.

2003-06-18 Thread Keith Whaley
The Microsoft site URL I gave you has that info. keith whaley Butch Black wrote: > > Hi; > > By not reading further before "following instructions" I went ahead and > deleted the files. Does anyone know how I can restore them? > > Feeling foolish > > Butch

Re: Virus scare.

2003-06-18 Thread Dr E D F Williams
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Virus scare. > I've gotten two identical warning messages from different people about > deleting files. I assume that this is being done automatically using > names in there addr

Re: Virus scare.

2003-06-18 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 18.06.03 16:59, Butch Black at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi; > > By not reading further before "following instructions" I went ahead and > deleted the files. Does anyone know how I can restore them? > Ask someone who works with Windows to send you these files via e-mail. -- Best Regards Sy

Re: Virus scare.

2003-06-18 Thread Steve Desjardins
I've gotten two identical warning messages from different people about deleting files. I assume that this is being done automatically using names in there address book. So I guess this is a virus, but one that tries to trick you into damaging your own system? Steven Desjardins Department of Che

Re: ? virus attack

2003-06-18 Thread Steve Larson
Hi, It`s a hoax, the file is used for Java. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "arathi-sridhar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tadipatri Prasad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 4:28 AM Subject: ? virus attack > Dear All, > > A virus has been

Re: ? virus attack

2003-06-18 Thread frank theriault
THIS IS A HOAX! Do not delete this file! It's an EXE file, and your computer may need it to operate. This type of hoax has been passing around for years. Please don't delete the file, and tell everyone you sent this to not to delete it either. More information about this hoax can be found here

Re: ? virus attack

2003-06-18 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 18.06.03 13:28, arathi-sridhar at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A virus has been passed to me by a contact. My address book in turn has been > affected. Since you are in my address book, there is a good chance you will > find it in your computer too. I followed the direction below and eradicated >

Re: virus

2003-06-11 Thread William Robb
I believe sympatico.ca runs from coast to coast in Canada. William Robb - Original Message - From: T Rittenhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:52 PM Subject: Re: virus > Says something for Norton. Another poster said his McAf

Re: virus

2003-06-11 Thread Peter Alling
As Mark Twain is reputed to have said about being ridden out of town on a rail, "if not for the singular honor I would rather forgo the experience." At 05:23 PM 6/11/03 -0400, you wrote: We don't joke about ~real~ viruses around these parts anymore! ciao, frank (from the SARS capital of the West

Re: Virus in PDML?

2003-06-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
Luckily it was in an attachment. I do hate they way MickyShit won't let me delete an e-mail before I open it. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Outhouse express will open it for you at it's default inst

RE: virus

2003-06-11 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: T Rittenhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Says something for Norton. Another poster said his McAfee > didn't catch it, > and my AVG didn't catch it. However, I never open an > unsolicited .exe file. > Yeah, Norton caught it for me. tv

Re: virus

2003-06-11 Thread Bill Owens
Frank wrote... > ps: Toronto, with it's huge inferiority complex, has yearned to be a "world class" city for decades - well, we're finally known around the world for ~something~!! Well, Charlotte has a superiority complex in that it thinks it's better and bigger than it really is :-) Bill

Re: Virus in PDML?

2003-06-11 Thread frank theriault
Okay, then, Alin, Since so many have reported that the apparent originating address seems to be "sympatico.ca", and both Caveman and me have Sympatico addresses (maybe others, I can't remember), is it possible that one of us passed on the virus? When I received the offending e-mail, the forwardin

Re: Virus in PDML?

2003-06-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's the BugBear. It uses the address books of infected computers to > harvest email addresses that's used both for sender and recipient. It doesn't use just the address book. It also scans your web browser's cache and looks for "mailto" links on the HT

Re: virus

2003-06-11 Thread frank theriault
I'm a sympatico subscriber, too. I wondered the same thing about my 'puter. I didn't open the attachment, though. Hope I'm ok! cheers, frank T Rittenhouse wrote: > Says something for Norton. Another poster said his McAfee didn't catch it, > and my AVG didn't catch it. However, I never open an

Re: virus

2003-06-11 Thread frank theriault
We don't joke about ~real~ viruses around these parts anymore! ciao, frank (from the SARS capital of the Western World) ps: Toronto, with it's huge inferiority complex, has yearned to be a "world class" city for decades - well, we're finally known around the world for ~something~!! Lasse Ka

Re: Virus in PDML?

2003-06-11 Thread Keith Whaley
Wholly Mackerel! I didn't know that! One more reason to NOT go with Outhouse Express... as tho' I need any more... keith whaley Peter Alling wrote: > > Outhouse express will open it for you at it's default installation settings, > unless Microsoft has changed things. > > At 11:47 AM 6/11/03 -07

Re: Virus in PDML?

2003-06-11 Thread Peter Alling
Outhouse express will open it for you at it's default installation settings, unless Microsoft has changed things. At 11:47 AM 6/11/03 -0700, you wrote: No, you have to open the ".exe" program that came with the mail message, in order to unleash the virus. However, that's what they are counting on,

Re: Virus in PDML?

2003-06-11 Thread Alin Flaider
It's the BugBear. It uses the address books of infected computers to harvest email addresses that's used both for sender and recipient. Using addresses for sender different than the one of the infected account is intended to increase the confusion and reduce the chances to trace the infe

Re: Virus in PDML?

2003-06-11 Thread Pål Jensen
I'm right now downloading a new version of my anti virus program. I'll let you know if I'm the guilty one. - Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 6:11 PM Subject: Re

Re: Virus in PDML?

2003-06-11 Thread Pål Jensen
> > I've just received a virus in the attachment to the message sent from the > (fake?) address [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The virus is in preussen.gif.exe file from your Email address via PDML. > This message came directly (not via PDML). I suspect somebody here in PDML > got a virus on his PC... Huh?

Re: virus

2003-06-11 Thread brooksdj
I received one from amason in my canoemail account.Its gone:) Dave > What the hell's up with this. Caveman got one, I did, you did. Is this > coming into everyone's mailbox? Someone's screwing with us! > > -frank > > tom wrote: > > > My anti-virus software just intercepted a virus purportin

Re: virus

2003-06-11 Thread Nick Zentena
On June 11, 2003 08:03 am, Steve Desjardins wrote: > Me too. The pertinent info is: > > FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > TO: [No To Addresses] > Subject: Your Amazon.com order (#103-5647566-7192624) > > Attachment Name: preussen.gif.exe > No mention of Pentax for me. Without full headers it doe

Re: virus

2003-06-11 Thread Steve Desjardins
Me too. The pertinent info is: FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO: [No To Addresses] Subject: Your Amazon.com order (#103-5647566-7192624) Attachment Name: preussen.gif.exe No mention of Pentax for me. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 4

Re: virus

2003-06-11 Thread jcoyle
PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:01 AM Subject: Re: virus > I got it too. It filtered into my Pentax folder, because it comes from > an address called "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". I wouldn't have opened it > ~anyway~, then I saw the atta

Re: virus

2003-06-10 Thread Dr E D F Williams
b Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: "Treena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 7:34 AM Subject: Re: virus > I think everyone got it - I know McAfee didn't catch

Re: virus

2003-06-10 Thread Treena
I think everyone got it - I know McAfee didn't catch it. I had a similar one a few days ago. - Original Message - From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:53 PM Subject: Re: virus > I got i

Re: virus

2003-06-10 Thread Christian Skofteland
I got it too. mine was from orders at sympatico dot ca Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:18 PM Subject: virus > My anti-virus software just intercepted a virus purp

Re: virus

2003-06-10 Thread T Rittenhouse
Showed up here too. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:01 PM Subject: Re: virus > I got it too. It filtered into my

Re: virus

2003-06-10 Thread Bill Owens
ROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:01 PM Subject: Re: virus > I got it too. It filtered into my Pentax folder, because it comes from > an address called "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". I wouldn't have opened it > ~anyway~, then I saw the attachment was an exe file. > > W

Re: virus

2003-06-10 Thread jerome
I just got the same thing. I got too, in fact. One from "pentax"... and another from [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or something like that). Be careful, pentaxians (and thanks, Tv). - jerome > My anti-virus software just intercepted a virus purporting to be an > invoice from amazon.com. The domain i

RE: virus

2003-06-10 Thread Shaun Canning
Yes, it is a virus. Immediately delete the message without opening it. The message comes from [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject header of Your Amazon.com order (#103-5647566-7192624). DO NOT OPEN THIS MESSAGE Cheers Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services High Street, Broadford, Vic, 3658 Mob: 0

Re: virus

2003-06-10 Thread frank theriault
I got it too. It filtered into my Pentax folder, because it comes from an address called "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". I wouldn't have opened it ~anyway~, then I saw the attachment was an exe file. What the hell's up with this. Caveman got one, I did, you did. Is this coming into everyone's mailbox? S

RE: Virus/Worm Suspect

2001-12-05 Thread John Coyle
Thanks Kent, but unlikely as I download twice a day, and do not leave a copy on the server. In addition, previous messages from my ISP have always included their own address, as in [EMAIL PROTECTED], but this one did not. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Monday, December 03, 2001 11:55 PM,

Re: Virus problem -- on-topic, I think

2001-12-04 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Peifer, William [OCDUS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @#%()@*#$^( > Bill Gates! @$)%*#!@^ Windows!! &%$*(%)^* Outlook!!! > I completely agree! Gianfranco Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To uns

Re: Virus problem -- on-topic, I think

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Bill P. wrote: > @#%()@*#$^( > Bill Gates! @$)%*#!@^ Windows!! &%$*(%)^* Outlook!!! I'll second that. --Mike "Macintosh Uber Alles" Johnston - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the

RE: Virus problem -- on-topic, I think

2001-12-04 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
That should be "a few dozen lines", not "a few dozen bytes" > -Original Message- > From: Peifer, William [OCDUS] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 2:18 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Virus problem -- on-topic, I think > > Hi all, > > I've ju

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