viruses

[Wayne Johnson]

My local ISP virus y spamo blocker just knocked off a 29K+ thingy from
A-G-L.

Hmmmmm.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele@HotPOP.com>
To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: viruses


> Harry,
>
> Thanks for promptly getting back to us about
> your computer setup.
>
> Do keep us in the loop if you get additional
> malicious email. I suggest that you make a
> note of the exact address(es) they seem to be
> coming from as this may be helpful in tracking
> down the perp(s).
>
> Mike the manager
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Harry Edwards" <laughingwolf@ev1.net>
> To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:57 PM
> Subject: Re: viruses
>
>
> > Michael,
> >
> > I have an eMac with the latest Norton Antivirus software. I scanned my
> > computer earlier this afternoon,
> > and it is uninfected.
> >
> > I do not use Outlook Express. I use the Apple browser, Safari and
> > Everyone's Internet for email.
> >
> > My tech support human sez that if someone is using e-addresses from my
> > address book, I would be
> > getting "Message Undeliverable" error messages.
> >
> > I only notify AGL as a precaution.
> >
> > Harry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jul 10, 2004, at 10:07 AM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
> >
> > > Harry,
> > >
> > > I think you have an infected computer because
> > > no one else is receiving these viruses.
> > >
> > > I think what is happening is that your computer
> > > unbeknownst to you has a malicious program
> > > installed which has access to your address
> > > book, probably in Outlook Express, and is
> > > periodically sending out viruses to the
> > > addresses in the address book.
> > >
> > > On a possibly related subject, I discarded
> > > 3 viruses 2 days ago which had been
> > > automatically flagged to me by the pairlist.net
> > > software. One of the viruses showed the
> > > sender's address to be
> > > ghetto2-owner@whathelps....
> > >
> > > Harry, are you using Outlook Express? This
> > > popular email program is known to get infected
> > > by various malicious viruses or worms which
> > > replicate by using the host's address book.
> > >
> > > Is austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net one of the
> > > addresses in your address book?
> > >
> > > You write: > They have all come through AGL
> > >
> > > Look a little closer. You will see that they DONT
> > > come from austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net,
> > > rather they are coming from
> > > austin-ghetto-list-administrator@pairlist.net
> > >
> > > This would be an automatic bounce by the
> > > pairlist.net software back to the sender of
> > > an email with a virus in it. That's why only
> > > you are receiving your own email bouncing
> > > back to you. And why no one else is receiving
> > > them.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Mike the manager
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Harry Edwards" <laughingwolf@ev1.net>
> > > To: "ghetto survivors" <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 7:09 AM
> > > Subject: viruses
> > >
> > >
> > >> Beware all you ghetto survivors.
> > >>
> > >> In less than 3 hours, I've received 4 different virus mails (from
9:28
> > >> pm yesterday to 12:14 this morning).
> > >>
> > >> They have all come through AGL and have had the addresses of Wayne
> > >> Johnson, Margot McGann, and Powell, among others. Subjects were: "New
> > >> Changes, " "Document," "Hello," and "Hi."
> > >>
> > >> Watch out for the ones with attachments and no text.
> > >>
> > >> Take care,
> > >> Harry
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>