Re: OT: A Flood of Viruses

[joem]

Richard Edmondson wanted everyone in rec.music.makers.percussion to know that
> Anybody else getting a bunch of viruses today? My email server has caught 6
> or 7 incoming emails that contained viruses, mostly with the subject line
> "Re: Your Application". It contains the W32.sobig.f@mm virus. Between my isp
> watchdog & my Norton Antivirus I should be ok. I'm just curious if anybody
> else is seeing this or knows anything about this bug.

yeah, I've received at least 6 or 7 today. I don't know what's in them.
they'll do nothing to my Linux box and I don't open them anyway; just
chuck 'em right away! but I'm getting sick of receiving them...

--
Joe.

"you're an electronic girl...i'm a rock guy...i don't think we have a
chance." - storm&stress

[SCW]

> Anybody else getting a bunch of viruses today?

Same here. They all come to a canceled address in
my band's domain. Since I'm the admin, I get all
of them. The common factor with the messages were
that they all came to the same canceled account.
So, I set up a rule to mark them as read and
delete them.

I was getting over 100 in 30-minutes. The web
host can't stop them since is't a virtual host
account, all email to the Plesque server would be
blocked. To solve the problem, I reinstated the
email address and gave it a 1kb storage limit.
Now, all the messages bounce back with a 'mailbox
full' error and I never see them.

Not sure if the problem will taper off or not.

[Tracer]

I have received over 20 in the last 24 hours! OPEN NOTHING you don't
recognize!
tracer

[-MIKE-]

I'm getting hammered with these stupid things.

There must be a spam-bot scouring the web, because they're addressed
to an email address that is *only* listed on my website.


-MIKE-

--
http://mikedrums.com
mike@mikedrumsDOT.com
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply

[Anthony Giampa]

Just a few minutes ago (my firat email check of the day) I got 10 or 15
bogus emails with attachments. Deleted them all. This is craaaazy.

--

--
Anthony Giampa; Imperiai2@cox.net
"Pity makes me strong." -- Conan O'Brien


"Richard Edmondson" <richlisa@skyNOSPAMbest.com> wrote in message
news:bhump0$5tpp$1@news3.infoave.net...
> Anybody else getting a bunch of viruses today? My email server has caught
6
> or 7 incoming emails that contained viruses, mostly with the subject line
> "Re: Your Application". It contains the W32.sobig.f@mm virus. Between my
isp
> watchdog & my Norton Antivirus I should be ok. I'm just curious if anybody
> else is seeing this or knows anything about this bug.
>
> --
>
> -Richard
>
>

[Richard Edmondson]

My email provider filters incoming mail for spam & viruses. So far it's
caught this one about 25 times since yesterday.

"Anthony Giampa" <Imperiai2@cox.net> wrote in message
news:1hP0b.11522$nf3.7951@fed1read07...
> Just a few minutes ago (my firat email check of the day) I got 10 or 15
> bogus emails with attachments. Deleted them all. This is craaaazy.
>
> --
>
> --
> Anthony Giampa; Imperiai2@cox.net
> "Pity makes me strong." -- Conan O'Brien
>
>
> "Richard Edmondson" <richlisa@skyNOSPAMbest.com> wrote in message
> news:bhump0$5tpp$1@news3.infoave.net...
> > Anybody else getting a bunch of viruses today? My email server has
caught
> 6
> > or 7 incoming emails that contained viruses, mostly with the subject
line
> > "Re: Your Application". It contains the W32.sobig.f@mm virus. Between my
> isp
> > watchdog & my Norton Antivirus I should be ok. I'm just curious if
anybody
> > else is seeing this or knows anything about this bug.
> >
> > --
> >
> > -Richard
> >
> >
>
>

[AdamC]

I haven't had a virus on my computer in 3 years. And for the past month or
two I haven't received any bogus virus attached e-mails so I must be
extremely lucky. I see tons of people complaining about the latest slew of
viruses and yet sit back and wonder why I don't get them. I haven't even
had the need to have any anti-virus software on my computer, nor a firewall
for around 2.5 years.

Being a past college student that took Computer Networking & Technical
Support Specialist for two years I learned what to open and not. Just don't
be retarded and open things you don't recognize and your fine. I'll still
knock on wood though.

AdamC

"Anthony Giampa" <Imperiai2@cox.net> wrote in message
news:1hP0b.11522$nf3.7951@fed1read07...
> Just a few minutes ago (my firat email check of the day) I got 10 or 15
> bogus emails with attachments. Deleted them all. This is craaaazy.
>
> --
>
> --
> Anthony Giampa; Imperiai2@cox.net
> "Pity makes me strong." -- Conan O'Brien
>
>
> "Richard Edmondson" <richlisa@skyNOSPAMbest.com> wrote in message
> news:bhump0$5tpp$1@news3.infoave.net...
> > Anybody else getting a bunch of viruses today? My email server has
caught
> 6
> > or 7 incoming emails that contained viruses, mostly with the subject
line
> > "Re: Your Application". It contains the W32.sobig.f@mm virus. Between my
> isp
> > watchdog & my Norton Antivirus I should be ok. I'm just curious if
anybody
> > else is seeing this or knows anything about this bug.
> >
> > --
> >
> > -Richard
> >
> >
>
>

[Roger Sherman]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:32:19 -0400, Richard Edmondson wrote:

> Anybody else getting a bunch of viruses today? My email server has caught 6
> or 7 incoming emails that contained viruses, mostly with the subject line
> "Re: Your Application". It contains the W32.sobig.f@mm virus. Between my isp
> watchdog & my Norton Antivirus I should be ok. I'm just curious if anybody
> else is seeing this or knows anything about this bug.


Yeah, I got a ton of them...
--

peace,

Rog

http://www.slammingrooves.com

"ooh big comeback from the non fan AKA little drummer boy"

theRob in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.nj-devils

[scottp118]

Some of these latest viruses (last week's pain in the ass, for instance) get
on your computer in much more subtle ways - you don't have to open an e-mail
attachment to get it. So yes, I'd say you're extremely lucky! :-)


"AdamC" <acorreia@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:7NQ0b.6080$q9.342069@read1.cgocable.net...
> I haven't had a virus on my computer in 3 years. And for the past month
or
> two I haven't received any bogus virus attached e-mails so I must be
> extremely lucky. I see tons of people complaining about the latest slew
of
> viruses and yet sit back and wonder why I don't get them. I haven't even
> had the need to have any anti-virus software on my computer, nor a
firewall
> for around 2.5 years.
>
> Being a past college student that took Computer Networking & Technical
> Support Specialist for two years I learned what to open and not. Just
don't
> be retarded and open things you don't recognize and your fine. I'll still
> knock on wood though.
>
> AdamC
>

[John P.]

"Roger Sherman" <coolgrooves@hotmail.com> wrote in a message

> Yeah, I got a ton of them...

Even worse, I'm getting a ton of "returned" mail saying that some of these
messages are coming from *my* system. Although I have everything updated,
run antivirus & firewall software and am fairly certain my system is clean,
I update my AV app and ran a system scan just to make sure. All clean.
Looked at my logs, nothing going out that I'm not sending out. I can tell
that my email address is being spoofed... it's coming from an address that,
technically, no longer exists (and certainly doesn't exist on my system).
Unfortunately, my email from that old address is forwarded to my new addy.
Nice.

[Joey Furr]

The viral mail is coming from someone who has your old e-mail address in
their address book. That should narrow it down! (Sheah, right)

--

....Joey
"...so hold the mustard on those flames, y'all." - Aaron Draper

"John P." <JohnP6617@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote in message
news:nxU0b.211584$Ho3.27164@sccrnsc03...
> "Roger Sherman" <coolgrooves@hotmail.com> wrote in a message
>
> > Yeah, I got a ton of them...
>
> Even worse, I'm getting a ton of "returned" mail saying that some of these
> messages are coming from *my* system. Although I have everything updated,
> run antivirus & firewall software and am fairly certain my system is
clean,
> I update my AV app and ran a system scan just to make sure. All clean.
> Looked at my logs, nothing going out that I'm not sending out. I can tell
> that my email address is being spoofed... it's coming from an address
that,
> technically, no longer exists (and certainly doesn't exist on my system).
> Unfortunately, my email from that old address is forwarded to my new addy.
> Nice.
>
>

[Hairy Pants]

If you have no anti-virus software, and no firewall on your puter, your
likely infected already and don't even know it.

"AdamC" <acorreia@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:7NQ0b.6080$q9.342069@read1.cgocable.net...
> I haven't had a virus on my computer in 3 years. And for the past month
or
> two I haven't received any bogus virus attached e-mails so I must be
> extremely lucky. I see tons of people complaining about the latest slew
of
> viruses and yet sit back and wonder why I don't get them. I haven't even
> had the need to have any anti-virus software on my computer, nor a
firewall
> for around 2.5 years.
>
> Being a past college student that took Computer Networking & Technical
> Support Specialist for two years I learned what to open and not. Just
don't
> be retarded and open things you don't recognize and your fine. I'll still
> knock on wood though.
>
> AdamC
>
> "Anthony Giampa" <Imperiai2@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:1hP0b.11522$nf3.7951@fed1read07...
> > Just a few minutes ago (my firat email check of the day) I got 10 or 15
> > bogus emails with attachments. Deleted them all. This is craaaazy.
> >
> > --
> >
> > --
> > Anthony Giampa; Imperiai2@cox.net
> > "Pity makes me strong." -- Conan O'Brien
> >
> >
> > "Richard Edmondson" <richlisa@skyNOSPAMbest.com> wrote in message
> > news:bhump0$5tpp$1@news3.infoave.net...
> > > Anybody else getting a bunch of viruses today? My email server has
> caught
> > 6
> > > or 7 incoming emails that contained viruses, mostly with the subject
> line
> > > "Re: Your Application". It contains the W32.sobig.f@mm virus. Between
my
> > isp
> > > watchdog & my Norton Antivirus I should be ok. I'm just curious if
> anybody
> > > else is seeing this or knows anything about this bug.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > -Richard
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[bjacoby@users.iwaynet.net]

AdamC <acorreia@cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Being a past college student that took Computer Networking & Technical
> Support Specialist for two years I learned what to open and not. Just don't
> be retarded and open things you don't recognize and your fine. I'll still
> knock on wood though.

Hey AdamC! You should see the really cute drumming screen saver
I've found! I've emailed it to you...CHECK IT OUT!

:-)

[As Benj gingerly fingers the "biohazard" floppy disk bin
full of infected floppies]

Benj
(who almost always posts and emails from a Unix shell account that
blocks it all from me...My ISP has gotten virused several times
recently though. The last time I posted from Google (which has my
real email address) it instantly generated about 50 SPAMS a day
which I'm STILL getting!!! 3 inches on the Johnson. GUARANTEED!!!!)

--
SPAM-Guard! Remove .users (if present) to email me!

[Cuppajoe2go]

>From: "Anthony Giampa" Imperiai2@cox.net

>Just a few minutes ago (my firat email check of the day) I got 10 or 15
>bogus emails with attachments. Deleted them all. This is craaaazy.

Yes, they appear to be working overtime of late in their desperate and cowardly
attempts to, dare I say, RULE THE
WORLD.

[AdamC]

<bjacoby@users.iwaynet.net> wrote in message
news:bi1od1$s5h$4@tribune.oar.net...
> AdamC <acorreia@cogeco.ca> wrote:
>
> > Being a past college student that took Computer Networking & Technical
> > Support Specialist for two years I learned what to open and not. Just
don't
> > be retarded and open things you don't recognize and your fine. I'll
still
> > knock on wood though.
>
> Hey AdamC! You should see the really cute drumming screen saver
> I've found! I've emailed it to you...CHECK IT OUT!
>
> :-)

LOL Hey Benj I'll get right on that! Is it customizable? ;-)

AdamC

[AdamC]

"Hairy Pants" <drakor@telus.net> wrote in message
news:apY0b.204$PA6.17598@news1.telusplanet.net...
> If you have no anti-virus software, and no firewall on your puter, your
> likely infected already and don't even know it.

With the latest viruses going around most symptoms I've had reported back to
me from friends that are infected are that your computer will shut down
every 30 seconds, mail itself, and mess with media files like mp3's, wma's,
wavs, mpg's, etc...

I know for a fact I'm not infected. I can tell very easily if I'm infected.
I know the way my computer acts and if it even slightly acts different then
I'll be alarmed but for now everything is a ok.

AdamC

[SCW]

> LOL Hey Benj I'll get right on that! Is it
customizable? ;-)


Sure...just load the .pif file!

[bjacoby@users.iwaynet.net]

AdamC <acorreia@cogeco.ca> wrote:

> I know for a fact I'm not infected. I can tell very easily if I'm infected.
> I know the way my computer acts and if it even slightly acts different then
> I'll be alarmed but for now everything is a ok.

Oh man. Don't you know hubris is followed ineveitably and inexorably
by nemesis?

Hey. I've been doing computers since the first TUBE univac and
I sure as hell can't tell if there is a virus in there just by
listening! This is especially true of all Windoze crap. I mean
who has any idea? You'll be sitting there not even touching it
and all of a sudden your hard drive goes nuts as Bill Gates starts
rooting around your machine. Who but Bill has any idea what's
going on in there? Me? You? Puleeze!

Benj

--
SPAM-Guard! Remove .users (if present) to email me!

[Glenn Dowdy]

<bjacoby@users.iwaynet.net> wrote in message
news:bi32v3$plm$4@tribune.oar.net...

>
> Hey. I've been doing computers since the first TUBE univac and

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

You misspelled "Babbage's Analytical Engine".

HTH. HAND.

Glenn D.

[John P.]

"Joey Furr" <joeyfurr@yahoo.com> wrote in a message

> The viral mail is coming from someone who has your old e-mail address in
> their address book. That should narrow it down! (Sheah, right)

Yup... and trying to get Comcast to STOP forwarding email from my old
address is pretty much impossible. It seems there are many previous attbi
users having the same problem.

[John P.]

"Richard Edmondson" <richlisa@skyNOSPAMbest.com> wrote in a message

> Yep, me too. Mostly from AOL accounts.

Yup... same here. Mostly AOL accounts. I just set outlook to filter anything
with "attbi".