Re: PLEASE READ. VERY IMPORTANT
From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 09/20/03
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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:31:41 -0400
Actually, I haven't read your original message, just followed the responses,
but I think I agree with you.
Email addresses ARE being harvested from newsgroups for this particular
virus.
It is a wise idea to munge your address when posting in the newsgroups:
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
"Peaceforall" <noemailaddress@noemailaddress.com> wrote in message
news:09be01c37efe$3bc82030$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Nope, I am sorry but I cannot agree with you.
>
> First of all, I have never submitted that email address
> anywhere else than here ( I had just opened that email
> account). I consider myself lucky for not doing that.
> Secondly and more important I have not received those
> emails to my other email accounts.
>
> That tells something, doesn't it?
>
> Take much care!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >The fact that you posted your real email addy here has
> >nothing whatsoever to do wtih the emails you received.
> If
> >you'd so a little research, you'd find that the current
> >virus storm is caused by the swen virus. This virus
> looks
> >up email addresses from the address books of the
> computers
> >it infects, not a newsgroup, and then sends the
> >(blatently) false MS security emails out from that PC.
> >Spammers sometimes mine addys from newsgroups - this had
> >been going on for a long time, and if you are just
> >figuring it out, you're kinda green. Viri don't (at
> least
> >yet) mine addy's from newsgroups.. why would they, when
> >they are so easily available on the infected PC? Get a
> >grip.. you sound like the guy in "Conspiracy Theory"
> >Grin... of course maybe thats not a good example, he
> >turned out to be right....
> >
> >Try to relax a little, will ya?
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Hello all,
> >>
> >>I am writing this right after I deleted my email
> account.
> >>Please note that my user name above is different as to
> >>protect my privacy.
> >>
> >>I posted a question on this board and also on Windows
> >>Update Board. I didn't see any response to my question
> on
> >>either board.
> >>
> >>This afternoon I logged in to my email account (the one
> >>that I had posted here as my email address). Luckily,
> >It's
> >>not my primary email address and it's a web based
> >address.
> >>Guess what? I have seen 18 emails in my inbox,
> apparently
> >>coming from Microsoft Corporation, some asking me to
> >>download the Security Updates, others saying the email
> >>contained Virus so I must contact the sender, etc. I
> >>deleted all the emails immediately and in fact since I
> >>have the option to delete that email account, I also
> >>deleted the email account.
> >>
> >>The reason why I am writing about this is PLEASE be very
> >>careful, because those 18 emails were not from Microsoft
> >>Corporation. Someone/somepeople are visiting the boards
> >>here and gathering email addresses and they have nothing
> >>to do with Microsoft. I am not submitting any email
> >>address here any longer. Please do whatever you think is
> >>the best for yourself. But what I experienced today
> shows
> >>clearly it is very UNSAFE to do so. I mean I could be
> >>naive and believe in all those emails today, and
> download
> >>all that in email attachments.
> >>
> >>I wish people had used their time and mind on the good
> >>things only.
> >>
> >>
> >>Best Of Luck.
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >
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