Re: Email virus?

From: Bugsy (Bugsy_at_bugtrap.com)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:21:06 -0500

Thanks for response. We did that, and it appears that it was sent from my
computer through MY ISP. Is that posssible?

Bugsy

"Br0wnbear" <brownbearat@canadadotcom.com> wrote in message
news:f19ol090sv4dedcs819bvd34co0agneses@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:15:07 -0500, "Bugsy" <Bugsy@bugtrap.com> wrote:
>
>>I need some information, please. Is there a virus that permits someone to
>>take control of your computer and send email from it? A friend told me
>>that
>>he has received mail from me, which I did not send.
>>
>>Thank you for any info.
>>
> Bugsy
>
> Yes lots of them.
> Your friend may not have received that e-mail from you. It may say you
> in the header of the message (the from line) but that could be
> forged. He would have to check the properties of the email message to
> really determine which ISP it originated from.
> You can scan your machine online at one of the various sites
>
> Panda Software
> www.pandasoftware.com/activescan
>
> Trend Micro
> www.trendmicro.com/housecall
>
> F-Secure
> http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
>
>
> If you are constantly updating your security patches at
> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> Constantly updating your anti-virus definitions from your vendor, and
> scanning your machine regularly.
> Doing periodic scans with spyware scanners
> Adaware - www.lavasoftusa.com
> Spybot S&D - www.safer-networking.org
> Not opening any email attachments that you are not expecting from
> people.
> Running a personal firewall on the machine.
> www.sygate.com
>
> You should be fine.
>
> hth
> John Brown
> Bears are always happy, we get to hibern8

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