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Article #2569Re: Worm and Virus attack
From: Mike
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 04:21
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 04:21
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On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:53:20 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: > On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:47:34 -0700, John Larkin > <jjlarkin@highSNIPlandTHIStechPLEASEnology.com> wrote: > >>On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:22:00 -0700, Jim Thompson >><Jim-T@golana-will-get-you.com> wrote: >> >>>On 19 Sep 2003 12:02:11 -0700, Winfield Hill <whill@picovolt.com> >>>wrote: >>> >>>>Don Pearce wrote... >>>>> >>>>> On 19 Sep 2003 10:51:14 -0700, Aubrey >McIntosh wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have received almost 700 copies of worm or virus mail >>>>>> to this account [snipped] in the past 24 hours. >>>>>> >>>>>> This has been the GIBE virus, the new "returned mail" item. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyone else? >>>>> >>>>> Everyone. At 700 you have come off lightly. >>>> >>>> I got over 1000 at home this morning, over 450 of them >>>> arriving in a single 5 minute period at about 0640 EST. >>>> Strangely, I got almost none at my work email. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> - Win >>> >>>Those of us running Eudora got NONE ;-) >>> >>> ...Jim Thompson >> >>Netscape, none, but I don't see how one's email client affects this. >>At least with Netscape, unopened mail doesn't execute. >> >>What do the virus messages look like? >> >>John > > Eudora's address book isn't hijackable as Outhouse Excuse's is. > > Although I suppose I could get listed in someone's Outhouse address > book... it's not likely... I have no friends ;-) > > ...Jim Thompson I feel so bad I'm going to add you to my address book. Twice. -- Mike (Oh, sure, you can thank me later) --
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