[pct-l] RE: virus

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

Steve - you are absolutely correct.  in fact, this Virus is very 
nasty.  Not only does it search your address book for addresses, it 
also searches these types of files for email addresses:
1.  .html (webpage, possibly one saved on your computer), 
2.  .asp (webpage, possibly one saved on your computer),  
3.  .eml (Outlook express emails. THIS IS WHERE IT IS GETTING 
ADDRESSES FROM THIS LIST),
4.  .dbx (Outlook Express Archive file.  THIS IS WHERE IT IS GETTING 
ADDRESSES FROM THIS LIST), 
5.  .wab (Outlook Express Address Book), 
6.  .mbx (eudora mailbox file)

so, in short, unsubscribing will very likely not stop the emails.  
the only thing that will stop them is to stop the infected machines 
from sending.

peace,
dude in eugene


> 
> Unsubsribing from this list may not take care of the problem. 
> Viruses access people's email address books and then send out mail
> to those addresses.  Because these emails are being mailed to me
> directly (as opposed to pct-l) the infected computer knows about
> my specific email address.  By unsubscribing, you're not changing
> your email address so you may still get all these messages.  I'm
> not sure if I explained that well, but if the virus messages are
> being sent to you specifically, then unsubscribing probably won't
> fix the problem.  The person needs to get the virus off his/her
> machine.  I installed spamassassin and that has taken care of the
> problem for me.  Other spam filters probably work equally as well.
> 
> Also, I'm not a virus expert so I could be wrong.  It may be worth
> a try to unsubscribe.
> 
> Steve
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, dude wrote:
> 
>> hopefully, the infected person isn't out hiking, but left their
>> computer on!  haha.
>> 
>> 
>>> I'm getting bombarded as well. Some one needs to wake up and
>>> check their computer.
>>> 
>>> ------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 14
>>> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:10:57 -0400 (EDT)
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> ssomebody on this list has the SWEN Virus way BAD.  I had over
>>>> 900 emails this morning, and all the people in the "TO" field
>>>> were people on this list, so I am pretty sure its someone on
>>>> this list.
>>> 
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