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New Virus? "Your Details"

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by giddyup, Aug 19, 2003.

  1. giddyup

    giddyup Member

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    In the last fifteen minutes, I've gotten three emails from different people (whom I don't recognize) with the subject line "your details" and an attachment.

    My Norton has picked this up. Must be something new. Watch out. Damn terrorists!
     
    #1 giddyup, Aug 19, 2003
  2. Sonny

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    Yeah I posted something about it in that other Blaster virus thread, check it out...

    I'll add it here also

    There is a new virus getting loose.

    http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_SOBIG.F

     
    #2 Sonny, Aug 19, 2003
  3. giddyup

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    Sorry, I'd already been hit by the Blaster so I didn't go anywhere near that thread... :)

    I've now gotten about 10 infected emails.
     
    #3 giddyup, Aug 19, 2003
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  4. candycane

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    My hotmail account keeps getting these e-mail saying virus alert and mail no delivered that fill up my junk mail space within an hour or two. Where is a virus being detected? I have deeted all e-mails out of my account and signed on from four different computers. Where's the virus because I have a feeling I'm not getting my important mail.
     
    #4 candycane, Aug 24, 2003
  5. IROC it

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    The whole "SoBig" virus as it's called actually sends you fake "could not send" emails and "MAILER : DAEMON" emails... as well as the "details," etc.

    Look out!
     
    #5 IROC it, Aug 24, 2003
  6. codell

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    #6 codell, Aug 24, 2003
  7. SmeggySmeg

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    except the way blaster or sobig stuffs up office, a few days later i realised i had to re-install
     
    #7 SmeggySmeg, Aug 24, 2003
  8. Drexlerfan22

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    This happened to me, but I just downloaded the latest automatic Windows updates, and those apparently took care of it.
     
    #8 Drexlerfan22, Aug 24, 2003
  9. Jeff

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    I received more than 100 of them in just over 24 hours this week. Fortunately, Mac's don't get Win viruses. :D

    This last week was called the worst attack of an internet virus ever.
     
    #9 Jeff, Aug 24, 2003
  10. ima_drummer2k

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    If you delete the emails you've got nothing to worry about, right?
     
    #10 ima_drummer2k, Aug 25, 2003
  11. Rockets2K

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    correct...they wont do anything until the attachment is opened.
     
    #11 Rockets2K, Aug 25, 2003
  12. Dr of Dunk

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    What virus?

    :D
     
    #12 Dr of Dunk, Aug 25, 2003
  13. Rockets2K

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    I guess there is a new one that came out this week...I wouldnt know for sure...I havent seen one in my inbox.

    thanks to Earthlink's filters and my firewall...:D
     
    #13 Rockets2K, Aug 25, 2003
  14. Lil Pun

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    So how/when do I get my e-mail to stop receiving all these damn e-mails with these very large attachments that are clogging it causing me to miss e-mails that I need to receive? :mad:
     
    #14 Lil Pun, Aug 25, 2003
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