** READ THIS BEFORE POSTING - answers to frequently asked questions 2003.08.24

From: nora coyle (lcsw89_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/24/03 

Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 12:42:55 -0700

Karl,

I've attempted everything you suggested, and a few more on
my own. I am being absolutely innundated with porno e-
mail messages. It started about 2 months ago, just a few
which I always deleted. Over the past 3 days, I've
received 20! When I wrote to MSN, they told me to forward
the messages. I thought you weren't supposed to open
messages like that. I don't know how to forward without
opening them. I called Microsoft, but they're busy with
the viruses. Then I looked into reporting spam, and
apparently you have to have the ISP information on them
all? Again, they'd have to be opened to do that. Can't
Microsoft just go into my account and investigate? That's
all I want.

Nora Coyle
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>My computer is giving RPC Remote Procedure Call messages.
>There is a TFTP message or file on my computer.
>My computer keeps locking up, and/or rebooting, or
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comprehensive Internet
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>I received a virus email from a Microsoft email address.
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Bear "virus" hoax, or I
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>http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#auditing
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Windows starts?
>http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#startup
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commands as administrator
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>kind regards,
>Karl Levinson, CISSP, MCSE, MVP
>email: levinson_k@despammed.com
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