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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 26 Nov 2001 9:38 pm |
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| I don't know where to put this, but there is a virus sending out Email using my Email Address. It is very widespread. I have MaCAffee virus scan but it slipped in on me. Dont open up any attachements unless you verify with sender....al |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 26 Nov 2001 11:16 pm
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i got hit yesterday by this b@mm virus.
it came w: an MP3 attached.
it came from a friend and i opened it.
BEWARE !
Steel tryin to deal w: this |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 1:05 am
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HI Al,
I got it today, get rid of MaCaffee, My Norton picked it up for me, No harm done....
Get the Norton it reall works well..
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My Web Page
Sierra S-12 9&7
Peavey-2000-PX-300
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 5:17 am
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| Norton stopped it for me also.....it's never let me down yet! |
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Ed Mooney
From:
Evanston,IL
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 9:11 am
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| My Norton picked it up too. Ed |
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Ben Jack
From:
Fayettevillle, Ar. * R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 9:30 am
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David, what specific Norton program are you using and can I download it?
Happy Holidays, Ben Jack |
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 3:05 pm
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McAfee will stop it as well, but you must update your virus definitions every week. Also keep the scan-engine up to date.
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Steelin' Greetings
Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud Pro III Custom
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 5:14 pm
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I just signed on for McAfee Virus 6.0 which does the firewall, attachments, etc. I'll see how it goes. If I don't like it, I'll look at Norton , etc.....thanks....al  |
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Dan Dowd
From:
Paducah, KY, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 6:24 pm
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| I got it and it said my new email address in the subject place. The sender name was Al. I tried to send it back, but it came back as un deliverable. My Norton 2002 caught it. I have it set up to update automatically and it works great. |
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Bill Myrick
From:
Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 6:30 pm
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| And the 2002 is like 49.00 at Office Depot or similar stores !!! |
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Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 6:52 pm
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| I tried to send it back, but it came back as un deliverable. |
As b0b said in one of the other threads, remove the "_" from the beginning of the email address, then it will go through.  |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 7:11 pm
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Hi Ben,
I use thr 2002 Norton, it really wourke well, See you in Dallas
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My Web Page
Sierra S-12 9&7
Peavey-2000-PX-300
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Al Brisco
From:
Colborne, ON Canada
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Posted 27 Nov 2001 8:48 pm
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I got hit last night as well.
My McAfee Virus Scan did not pick it up.
Got my cpu cleaned up today, & installed Norton 2001 Anti-Virus, which was sure working when I re-opened my Outlook Express.
DO NOT OPEN any e-mail with attachments from me received in the past 24 hours.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Al Brisco |
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Dan Dowd
From:
Paducah, KY, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Nov 2001 9:02 am
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| Al thanks for standing up and being responsible for this. My Hats off to you. Everyone that uses the internet must have a good antivirus program with the latest updates. It is only a inconvience to us that have a good updated program. However it is serious to the folks that try to get by with a outdated virus program. I wish someone could trackdown the virus originator clowns and do some serious harm to them. They are screwing up the planet for the rest of us law abiding folks. Maybe they were cloned from the sheep a while back and have a serious brain function defect. |
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Ben Jack
From:
Fayettevillle, Ar. * R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Nov 2001 4:27 pm
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David, thanks for the info. I downloaded the 2002 program today.
Ben Jack |
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Larry Miller
From:
Dothan AL,USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2001 4:43 pm
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| Al, I got two of them in my mailbox today. |
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John Gretzinger
From:
Canoga Park, CA
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Posted 28 Nov 2001 11:33 pm
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I've been using PC-cillin from Trend Micro which automatically updates to the newest signature files as they are produced. Mine has been updating at least once a week and sometimes as often as once a day. So far so good - it caught three offerings of the latest Bad_Trans yesterday on one on my S.O.'s computer today. I'm impressed.
jdg
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MSA D-10 w/Nashville 400
'63 Gibson Hummingbird
16/15c Hammered Dulcimer
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