Re: [APML] Attn "newborn" on APML

[George Anderson <georgea@cam.org>]

Michael

The text portion of the e-mail is empty but if you look at the file size
in netscape you will see that it is about 40k, that is the virus. You
are (or seem to be ok) OK but I would get a virus scanner and keep it
updated as someday some twit will decide to taget Nutscape instead of
Mircosloths Outhouse.

George Anderson
Montreal Canada

Clear skies and good health

Michael Gartland wrote:
> 
> Hey...quick question...I am using Netscape and have the auto java run and auto
> script run turned off. I have gotten a few "empty" emails in my inbox over the
> last week, including the one from newborn. but I have deleted them without a
> problem and my Norton (only a couple of months old) never activited or gave a
> peep....any chance I am at risk...or should I be ok?
> 
> m.
> 
> Robert Reeves wrote:
> 
> > > Robert
> > > The list doesn't allow, post, or forward attachments. This virus, like
> > many
> > > others, spoofs addresses and message headers meaning it can take addresses
> > > and message headers out of your own address book and your own message
> > > folders and make it appear they were sent by someone or from an address
> > > totally different from what you may see as the apparent sender. Before
> > > blasting people on the list you should learn a little more about what you
> > > are talking about. I haven't received any copies of badtrans from this
> > list
> > > and if I had received any  Norton's stops and deletes it easily without
> > any
> > > red alerts or problems. You should learn how to use your program before
> > > telling everyone else they have a problem.
> > > Dale
> >
> > I'm no expert at this, but when I click a message from APML and then
> > Norton's goes ballistic and says it is quaranteening the badtrans stuff, it
> > gets my attention.  Whether it is the real thing or just an imitation
> > mimicking the real badtrans, I don't know.  But the fact remains that
> > someone out there is posting messages with an unprotected and infected
> > computer.  That is what I was upset about.  If APML is not forwarding the
> > real thing, thats great.
> >
> > Robert Reeves                      reeves10@swbell.net
> > 520 Rittiman Rd.                   www.robertreeves.com
> > San Antonio, Texas 78209    210-828-9036
> > USA                                     29.484  98.440  200 meters
> >
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