Virus Alert...

[ECA]

Ok, my ISP company intercepts virus for me.
So far this week they have stoped 5 of them.

From: belair2000 <belair2000@hotmail.com>
Subject: FrontPage 5.0
Virus: Exploit-MIME.gen.b

this is the current one.

1 was a spoof for Windows update.
1 this one seems to be Frontpage 5.0
2 were adult ad's
1 was just weird..

WELL, I think school is starting...

[Ioman]

You dont even want to know how many virus' we get a day through Designtechnica or Bizzbum, it blows my mind away.


Snow White and Seven little dwarves
Melissa virus
Hello I pass you this gift

And a million others!:(

[LinkDJ]

Hi, how are you?

I send you this file in order to have your advice.

See you later. Thanks.


Some of my email virii are filtered out by MailWasher (along with every piece of spam ive gotten since i installed it, never with a false-positive). But virus-spotting is not it's forte, and I'm forced to delete anything that has an attachment and is from ddsf904384092842@hotmail.com which isn't hard at all.

[ruri]

I'm very careful on where I give out my real email address. So far, haven't had any spam / virii directed at that address, and I don't use filtering software.

For everyday emailing, I create a bunch of email addresses (alias), usually in the format name_place@address.org where name is my handle name and place is the website that needs my address. If I get any spam/virii to that address, I know who's responsible and who's selling my email address. If things get out of control, I just delete the account.

[dang]

best thing is to not open any file attachements from people you dont know, and if it is from someone you know, check the file extenstion and make sure its not a .bat, .cmd, .exe, .vbs, etc.

If its .jpg, .gif then it should be fine to open. Opening any other file document then you are asking for trouble (even .doc files..)

[ECA]

I have ONE precaution I tell those that are my friends, relitive, and those I converse with...
SEND me a EMAIL BEFORE you send an attachment.. Virri dont send notices that they are coming, so this works REAL well. I have have alot of friends Start doing this and they havent been infected.
IF I do recive an Attachment, I notify my friend and ASK him if he sent it, and WHAT it is. Had one friend WIPE his whole system.. He couldnt get rid of the Virus. After I asked him WHAT he had sent me.

[ECA]

Sence my first posting, 3 more have tried.

matt@x-entertainment.com
dancinginwildflowers@hotmail.com

I forgot the other...
BUT, There seems to be ALOT from Hotmail.
I think I may contact them...

[flashfire]

Do you really think emailing hotmail will have an affect? That seems overally optimistic.

[ECA]

Yes they do want them...
They emailed me... And asked that I send the WHOLE email to them..
abuse@hotmail.com