Possible spam/virus.

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2003.08.19 at 23:32:19(10509) Dear Friends, Today my comp. has been swamped w/ at least 30 spam-type e-mails, all with an attachment deemed unsafe by my comp. All have been deleted without opening. Although none were directly connected or said to be directly from to the aroid-l list, several were purported to come from friends of mine who are members of this list and looked legit., had my comp. not warned me I might have opened them. Two were said to be from the 'postmaster' at hotmail.com, and another that came in a short while ago was said to be from a division of MSN, my carrier!!!!! Something is afoot out there, so look out. Just a heads up. Good Growing, Julius

From: Mattlagem at aol.com on 2003.08.20 at 01:51:26(10512) I recieved 4-5 mails from MAILERDEMON today, you know when you send out the wrong address, they send it back to you, but I didnt even send any email yesterday from my PC so I didnt open them and deleted them immediately. Julius is right, something is afoot and being extra careful may prevent ALOT of wasted time and money. Michael Mattlage

From: "Harold Beck" drewbeck at swbell.net> on 2003.08.20 at 02:14:59(10515) Julius - if you don't mind my asking -- what is your operating system - mine's XP - I installed the Microsoft patch and put in a firewall -- there's also a "removal" software that is supposed to help (or remove the problem) - if you have continued problems - I can refer you to some fixes (I think) - I am no computer whiz - that's for sure !!! Good luck, Harold Beck +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Possible spam/virus. Dear Friends, Today my comp. has been swamped w/ at least 30 spam-type e-mails, all with an attachment deemed unsafe by my comp. All have been deleted without opening. Although none were directly connected or said to be directly from to the aroid-l list, several were purported to come from friends of mine who are members of this list and looked legit., had my comp. not warned me I might have opened them. Two were said to be from the 'postmaster' at hotmail.com, and another that came in a short while ago was said to be from a division of MSN, my carrier!!!!! Something is afoot out there, so look out. Just a heads up. Good Growing, Julius

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2003.08.20 at 04:00:26(10517) Julius, Same here with me!!! Very strange! Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Julius Boos > Verzonden: woensdag 20 augustus 2003 1:32 > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > Onderwerp: Re: [aroid-l] Possible spam/virus. > > > Dear Friends, > > Today my comp. has been swamped w/ at least 30 spam-type > e-mails, all with an attachment deemed unsafe by my comp. > All have been deleted without opening. Although none were > directly connected or said to be directly from to the aroid-l > list, several were purported to come from friends of mine who > are members of this list and looked legit., had my comp. not > warned me I might have opened them. Two were said to be > from the 'postmaster' at hotmail.com, and another that came > in a short while ago was said to be from a division of MSN, > my carrier!!!!! Something is afoot out there, so look out. > Just a heads up. > > Good Growing, > > Julius >

From: "Ron Iles" roniles at eircom.net> on 2003.08.20 at 05:31:47(10518) They're here, keep your heads DOWN! Ron +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 5:00 AM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Possible spam/virus. > Julius, > > Same here with me!!! Very strange! > > Wilbert > > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Julius Boos > > Verzonden: woensdag 20 augustus 2003 1:32 > > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > > Onderwerp: Re: [aroid-l] Possible spam/virus. > > > > > > Dear Friends, > > > > Today my comp. has been swamped w/ at least 30 spam-type > > e-mails, all with an attachment deemed unsafe by my comp. > > All have been deleted without opening. Although none were > > directly connected or said to be directly from to the aroid-l > > list, several were purported to come from friends of mine who > > are members of this list and looked legit., had my comp. not > > warned me I might have opened them. Two were said to be > > from the 'postmaster' at hotmail.com, and another that came > > in a short while ago was said to be from a division of MSN, > > my carrier!!!!! Something is afoot out there, so look out. > > Just a heads up. > > > > Good Growing, > > > > Julius > > >

From: "Peter C Boyce" levieux.jardin at wanadoo.fr> on 2003.08.20 at 07:06:39(10520) Hi I'm on Windows ME, one of the systems supposedly not affected by the recent Blaster worm, and have not been inundated with this spam problem - is there anyone else out there on ME (or am I the only one to ever buy it - usually the case when it comes to technology; I AM BetaMax man) who HAS received these emails? Pete +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 4:14 AM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Possible spam/virus. > Julius - if you don't mind my asking -- what is your operating system - > mine's XP - I installed the Microsoft patch and put in a firewall -- there's > also a "removal" software that is supposed to help (or remove the problem) - > if you have continued problems - I can refer you to some fixes (I think) - I > am no computer whiz - that's for sure !!! > > Good luck, > > Harold Beck > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julius Boos" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 6:32 PM > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Possible spam/virus. > > > Dear Friends, > > Today my comp. has been swamped w/ at least 30 spam-type e-mails, all with > an attachment deemed unsafe by my comp. All have been deleted without > opening. Although none were directly connected or said to be directly from > to the aroid-l list, several were purported to come from friends of mine who > are members of this list and looked legit., had my comp. not warned me I > might have opened them. Two were said to be from the 'postmaster' at > hotmail.com, and another that came in a short while ago was said to be from > a division of MSN, my carrier!!!!! Something is afoot out there, so look > out. Just a heads up. > > Good Growing, > > Julius > >

From: Al Wootten awootten at nrao.edu> on 2003.08.20 at 13:52:41(10522) I had an onslaught of virus-excised emails also, not from aroid-l but from various astronomical colleagues. I use Linux mostly so no damage here. On a completely different subject...a good time to check for possible aroids on Mars is arriving... On August 27, 2003 at 5:51 a.m. EDT, the planet Mars will be closer to the Earth than at any time in all of recorded history. At that moment, the centers of Earth and Mars will be 34,646,418 miles apart. The last time Mars came this close was in 57,617 B.C. It will not be this close again until August 28, 2287 A.D. Since the distance between Mars and the Earth is changing slowly, the prime viewing will occur anytime between mid-August to mid-September. Mars rises in the East around sunset...can't miss it! Clear skies, Al +More +---------------------------------------------------------+ |Al Wootten, Slacktide, Sturgeon Creek at the Rappahannock| |Astronomer (http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/) | |other homepage http://members.tripod.com/~astral | |Deltaville, Virginia | +---------------------------------------------------------+

From: Al Wootten awootten at nrao.edu> on 2003.08.22 at 18:46:40(10528) Folks...off-topic but when our computer security division sends an alert they are generally on target... FYI +More A new feature was discovered in the virus called W32/Sobig-F The virus is extremely complex, and is using a number of techniques to mask its activities. For more details, please see: http://www.f-secure.com/news/items/news_2003082200.shtml At 3:00pmEDT/1:00pm MDT/12:00 MST today and again on Sunday, all infected systems - quite likely more than a million worldwide at this point - are programmed to download a new program, from host systems which are not yet known. Clear skies, Al

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