beware of strange emails

[optispares]

another wonderful virus got an email yesterday from john ????? everybody knows a john don't they when i read it it attached itself to my address book strange.
the virus checker never picked anything up so i thought nothing of it untill i booted up this morning to a boot sector error.
glad i learned to keep my o.s on a seperate drive to every thing else but still had to reinstall the o.s to get everything working again.

so be warned don't open any emails if you arn't sure where they came from.
this email did not have any attatchment so i guess it had the virus contained in the file.:hammer:

[John R]

It was'nt me.... I've done a full scan with the latest updates (Yawn) and i'm clean :D
Maybe it was one of them dodgy sites you frequent so often..:shiner:

[optispares]

Maybe it was one of them dodgy sites you frequent so often..

and what dodgy sites might they be ?

[Sean]

Optispares,
You wouldn't happen to know if it's that new one that just started going around would you? It's called W32.Maldal.l@mm. In the last two days it's infection rate has been really high. :(

[sandeepgoodbole]

I wonder Why The ISPs do not provide
1> A Powerfull Virus detecting Method to catch the Viruses on the servers themselves.
2> Validating Facility which will allow the reciever to select the incoming mail Ids before allowing them to get inside for the first time ?
If that can be done, I think mail spreading viruses will just no longer exist.

[John R]

Originally posted by sandeepgoodbole
I wonder Why The ISPs do not provide
1> A Powerfull Virus detecting Method to catch the Viruses on the servers themselves.

Many isp's in the UK run virus programs on their mail servers or blocking software to prevent another colapse like the "love bug" but again they are only as good as the last update...or the person covering the blocking...

[Sean]

Originally posted by John R


Many isp's in the UK run virus programs on their mail servers or blocking software to prevent another colapse like the "love bug" but again they are only as good as the last update...or the person covering the blocking...

John R
Right On The Money!
Sandeep.... Unfortunately there is no solve all code to prevent a virus before it is actually written. The good people at symantec and mcaffee scramble to provide us pc user's with updates and alerts.And they do a great job of it ,if i may add.

[optispares]

You wouldn't happen to know if it's that new one that just started going around would you? It's called W32.Maldal.l@mm. In the last two days it's infection rate has been really high.

sean i have no idea what it was . just got a email from some one called john ? I didn't look properly as i thought it was from john r
(he likes sending me viruses) the way it caught me was there was no attatchment. sneaky huh:hammer:

[John R]

Originally posted by optispares

john r
(he likes sending me viruses)

Well if you will brag that you never got any.... so you didn't know if your virus checker was working... So just to help you i forwarded one i had recived......Least you now know it works....

[John R]

Another problem with the newer brand of viruses are that they do not have the same title so blocking at isp's is no go at all..
Biggest problem is microsoft software :hammer: run linux and there is next to no virus's to worry about, you also have less of a problem with windozz mail programs if you use one's other than microsoft....

[optispares]

......Least you now know it works....

A pity it didn't work for the last one
still at least i got a clean install of ME NOW

[ioconnell]

Does any know of an up to date virus checker free over the Internet? I have a feeling that my old one isnt up to speed

[John R]

Ok Ian best bet is try a search at google for "free anti-virus checkers"
Try this Quick link dont know any thing about it but google says.
"... anti-virus program. January 11th, 2002, Free for non-commercial use, 9.9MB, ... is one
of the most well-known virus scanners on the market today. July 27th ... "

also try this Quick link dont know how good or uptodate it is..

[Sean]

Optispares,
Just for future reference......which virus scanner missed the virus?

[Sean]

Originally posted by John R
Ok Ian best bet is try a search at google for "free anti-virus checkers"

Ian,the free one's do a great job of protecting your pc if you have nothing to begin with.But they tend to lack in the update area. The best way to defend yourself is to purchase a anti virus program.That way you will get frequent and automatic updates in most cases. And from time to time they will also upgrade the virus program engine.

[Sean]

Also,
Nothing work's better hand in hand with a anti virus program than a firewall.

[optispares]

Optispares,

Just for future reference......which virus scanner missed the virus?

Sean it was pc-cillin 2002.

[John R]

Originally posted by Sean
Also,
Nothing work's better hand in hand with a anti virus program than a firewall.

Could not agree more, and for thoes who do not run a firewall Try this free one Its free to all personal users, is simple to use, all it does is ask you if you want a program to access the net all you do is tell it yes or no.. No problem having to set ports etc just install and play...
Run it my self with no trouble at all...:D :D

[Sean]

Originally posted by optispares

Sean it was pc-cillin 2002.

Huh......? Go figure.Pc-cillin is one of the most widely used av programs out there. Never used it myself but have heard good reviews from other people. But then again no AV program is 100%. I wonder how many more pc's were infected? Look on the bright side........nothing like running on a clean install.:D

[optispares]

........nothing like running on a clean install.

you are right sure speeds things up:cheers:

[Sean]

optispares said:


you are right sure speeds things up:cheers:

Do you run a firewall along with the AV?