OT: Weird notice via email, about a virus...

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

William, 
  They have Norton here, so work is no trouble...  What did you mean 
by 'overhead'?

  I don't use outlook express, just outlook...

And on not getting 'infukted', yeah, I am sure if I stay from those sites, I 
would be more likely to be fine, but you know, there sure can be some 
interesting 'content' on 'dem dare sihtes...



Quoting Calimus <calimus@techography.net>:

> David,
> 
> 	Welcome to the new world of computer Virii.  Newer viruses are smarter
> and trickier then ever.  The basically get into the address book of
> their victim, pick an e-mail address at random to be used as the from
> address and then send copies of itself to everyone else in the address
> book.
> 
> So what this means for you, is that you prollie didn't send the e-mail
> in question.  SOmeone that has your address in their address book is
> infected with this newer breed of virus and have become a virus farm.
> 
> Still, just to be on the safe side, hook yourself up with some good AV
> like PcCillin, MacCaffee (not really recommended), Panda AV or grisoft
> av.  Notice I didn't include Norton.  These are personal recommendations
> (note my comment about MaCaffee).  In my book MaCaffee and Norton both
> have too much system overhead to be worth it, but Norton has way more
> then MaCaffee so I don't recommend it at all.  The rest are very small,
> updated very often and in most cases you won't know it's there.
> 
> Stay away from using Outlook Express if you can, if you must use it,
> make sure to run off activeX controls and previewing attachments.
> 
> Then all you have to do is stay away from Julie's web site for
> 1-800-Breath-Heavy and you should bring down your risk of a virus by at
> least a good 30% - 40%.  Thats about as good as it gets.  if you are
> looking for 100%, take your pc, box it up along with all disks you have
> for it and ship it to me.  Once you no longer have a pc in the house,
> you don't have to worry about getting a pc virus in the home.  Really
> though, just get some good AV, make sure you keep it updated and watch
> the e-mails you get.  Thats about the best you can do.  Well that and
> stay away from that certain other listers porn site, LOL.  I'll be
> donning my fire proof suit now just incase Jules feels like picking up
> the flame thrower.
> 
> William
> 
> David Utley wrote:
> > 
> > Hello all,
> >   I recieved this notice today and do not know what to make out of it...
> > 
> >   I have not emailed the recipient they mentioned, although I understand
> that
> > that may have come from the virus itself...
> > 
> >   Now, I read email at work via a web-based page.  At home, I just use MS
> > email.  The work computer has Norton antivirus, and home does not...  Is
> it
> > possible that the home computer is infected, and I need to get an
> antivirus
> > program to kill it?  (I know, no lectures please...)
> > 
> >   Any ideas or suggestions are welcome...
> > 
> > 
> > 
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