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2041 Number: 2040 From: "MustangMarty" <5liter@g...> Date: Sun Feb 16, 2003 11:21 pm Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] IE 6.0 patch IS A TROJAN - DO NOT RUN IT EITHER
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Is it possible that your email address is in someone else's address book and that they are a member of this list (with this list's address in their book)? With Klez, that is the most likely possibility...----- Original Message ----- From: <negusm@y...> To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] IE 6.0 patch IS A TROJAN - DO NOT RUN IT EITHER> Well, this is odd... > > I wake up and see that my name is next to a virus posted here...but > I must say I have no idea how it got on my machine or targetted > me.... > > 1. I run antivirus software. > 2. I NEVER post to or get messages from these news groups through > EMAIL....therefore... > 3. There is and has never been an ascmclaren yahoo groups email > address in my address book. > 4. I keep my machine up to date every week. > 5. I ran the HouseCall scanner that was posted here just to be sure > and there is not a virus to be found on my machine. > > and most importantly.... > > 6. I never open unknown attachments. > > Very weird... > > -Mike > >
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "MustangMarty" <5liter@g...> > wrote: > > If it is the Klez virus then only one person may be infected. Klez > will take > > an address from the infected computers address book and use as > the "From" > > and then send the rest of the addresses copies of itself to try > to infect > > other computers. It does this to make it harder to track. > > > > If its does this more than once, then each time the infected > computer sends > > out a batch, it will use a different addy for the 'From". Klez > uses the > > same e-mail relays the spammers use so the "From" addy doesn't > have to be > > legit. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John" <jgemelli@o...> > > To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 11:02 AM > > Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] IE 6.0 patch IS A TROJAN - DO NOT RUN > IT EITHER > > > > > > > looks like it's from two different addr's and locations. now at > least 2 > > > people are infected :( > > > > > > John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Marquis Grove" <infosyssec@y...> > > > To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 9:54 AM > > > Subject: [ASC McLaren ] IE 6.0 patch IS A TROJAN - DO NOT RUN IT > EITHER > > > > > > > > > > Do not run the patch sent around by negusm@y... It is a > TROJAN ! > > > > > > > > It would appear that someone in this group is infected with a > trojan and > > > the worm is gathering > > > > email addresses from that persons address book to spread > itself. > > > > > > > > Do not run ANY executable programs or screen savers that may > originate > > > from this user group. The > > > > odds are 99.9% that it is a TROJAN. > > > > > > > > Everyone should run a virus scan on their home computers to > make sure > > they > > > are not infected. > > > > > > > > If YOU do not trust your current antivirus scanner ( as some > of them > > > become disabled by the worm > > > > infection ) then go to the TrendMicro online free virus scan. > It can > > > perform a remote anti-virus > > > > scan against your computer to make sure that it is 100% virus > free ( and > > > it will delete the > > > > infected files that it finds ) unlike the Symantec online test > that only > > > identifies infections and > > > > then tells you to buy their product without fixing the problem > then and > > > there. > > > > > > > > TrendMicro's online antivirus scan is located at : > > > > > > > > http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp > > > > > > > > Marq > > > > > > > > > > > > Marq > > > > > > > > --- negusm <negusm@y...> wrote: > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > Hi,This is a IE 6.0 patch > > > > I wish you would enjoy it. > > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > > > > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > > > > >