email virus

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:38 am

anyone else getting their inbox hammered with virus emails?

It started around midday today.

Why the hell don't these people have virus protection!!!

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:46 am

*gives Norton LiveUpdate a big hug*

Borya · Post by **Borya** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 1:00 am

I hope u didn't open any funny e-mail attachments...

Cos there is an evil evil worm out.... W32.Novarg.A

I think that is the reason for all the spam... i hope i'm correct...

More info about the virus can be found at these two sites:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default. ... s_k=100983
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/av ... .a@mm.html

I hope u guys have decent virus software that is updated... I know i do...

Also firewalls help heaps...

Borya

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 1:05 am

yeah, I just gave my Norton's Antivirus a big hug too!

It's been working very hard today.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 1:18 am

goddamned nerdy geeks... don't they have better things to do with their lives, like scratching themselves or something...

Post by **Supplanter** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:36 am

GPXXX wrote:goddamned nerdy geeks... don't they have better things to do with their lives, like scratching themselves or something...

Or spamming FTO forums?

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:16 am

Man, I received more than 3 dozen virus emails this morning, why don't people use virus software?

You need to update your signature Mikey, your daily average is slowly increasing.

Post by **smorison** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:22 am

ruchi wrote:You need to update your signature Mikey, your daily average is slowly increasing.

I'm going to have to create a special title for mikey

something like
"i have no life except that of the FTO Australia forums"

Post by **Supplanter** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:46 am

Mikey is 'special'.

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:48 am

In his own signature he admits to being a "spammer", so why not give him that title?

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:16 pm

come on fellas, show your forum sugardaddy some love...

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:43 pm

GPXXX wrote:goddamned nerdy geeks... don't they have better things to do with their lives, like scratching themselves or something...

Cause there is a World forum for hackers, & they get score for hacking & creating new virus, so lots of ppl r trying to work their way "up the ladder" & they usually leave their signature behind once succeed.

Is sad to say but this forum site was a great example!!!

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 1:13 pm

Updated Norton virus definitions the moment I heard the Novarg/MyDoom virus hit.

Wasn't as lucky with the blasted Blaster worm a few months ago

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 9:47 am

I'm now receiving 80-90 emails a day from people who have been infected by this!

I used to be a big fan of Norton's until their latest anti-virus (2004), but I found the performance difference between it and 2003 was just so much worse.

I recently changed across to McAfee and did a scan, and it found remnants of viruses which Norton's had not picked up on!

Thankfully they were nothing serious.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:10 pm

i use my Norton LiveUpdate tool religiously so fingers crossed i'm in good hands...

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:24 pm

I'm connected to the net 24x7x365 and the anti-virus gets checked for updates 2-3 times a day (automatically) so it was as updated as it could get, yet Nortons was still missing stuff that McAfee picked up.

I used to love Nortons and would promote to anyone who asked, now I am very dubious about it. I also read a number of recent tests of anti-virus software (as I was looking to replace Nortons) and in each review I read, McAfee came ahead of Nortons (at least any test done within the last two years).

Today the virus emails are going ballistic! I have received nearly 150 and its only midday!

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:37 pm

surely your ISP must have some sort of filter or security patch loaded on the mail gateway/server/firewall to stop this???

you're prob using outlook/express right? considering 90% of all viruses out there are aimed at MS-products, i tend not to use Outlook for email purposes... so far it's holding up well *fingers crossed*

i hope they catch the bastard who started this so he/she can get thrown into jail and have their ass absolutely fux0r3d!

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:49 pm

I'd rather do the filtering at my end, at least then I see what I am filtering out.

I use outlook, but my end isn't the issue, I'm well protected, it's all the people who have my email address and who don't have virus protection sending stuff to me!

Micro$oft is offering USD$250K for anyone who can tell them who it is.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:54 pm

ruchi wrote:I'd rather do the filtering at my end, at least then I see what I am filtering out.

I use outlook, but my end isn't the issue, I'm well protected, it's all the people who have my email address and who don't have virus protection sending stuff to me!

Micro$oft is offering USD$250K for anyone who can tell them who it is.

You're using 0utl00k, that's your issue there already LOL...

mrdj1234 · Post by **mrdj1234** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 1:48 pm

*hugs netscape*

I use AVG antivirus... free, fast n easy... oh yeah... and a firewall....