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I just received someone elses e-mail!

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  • 01-10-2002 11:25pm
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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭


    Luckily the contents were't very private or important
    but all the same a bit of a shock, esp as I did'nt
    recognise the name of the sender or his e-mail addy.

    Worrying!

    Mike.


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    WOW


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    java
    Registered Users Posts: 319 ✭✭java


    Most likely a virus


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    BioHazRd
    Registered Users Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭BioHazRd


    Sounds like it may be the Klez worm, or something similar

    Are you using the latest virus pattern on your AV package

    Bio


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    yop
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 16,724 Mod ✭✭✭✭yop


    I think it is some mail list bull, they must be doing a BCC on the mail and sending out "Oh I found this site" or "I saw a great way of earning money" bla bla, or "I hope you got home ok" you get my drift - then you think oh I seem to have got someone else email, could be a virus attached I am not sure - but there is a trick there somewhere


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    elv
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭elv


    http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm.html


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    Occidental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭Occidental


    I'd go with the bugbear virus, it's been all over the place this morning and if you virus definitions are more than two days old you have no protection.


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Heres the contents of the mail - I just spotted its 3 years old!
    I'm just up and very disorganised. Also I left my wallet at work last
    night, so I have to treck out to DunLaoghaire on top of everything else.
    I'm getting my hair cut aswell, and have to sort out sooooooo much else...
    and my flight is at five or something....aaaaarrgh

    No news other that that! I'll send a postcard...not.

    tell mum I'll call mon or tue, when I get home.

    have a nice time at the "dance" - I'll be thinking of you in LONDON - ha

    have to run

    *****

    >From: "******" <*****@indigo.ie>
    >To: "********" <***** *****_@hotmail.com>
    >Subject: Hello brother
    >Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 21:56:41 -0000
    >
    >hello ****,
    >
    >How's it going up there in Dublin?
    >Bet you never thought you'd get an e-mail from me ,did you?
    >Any way I don't really have any news for you. Our badminton dance is on
    >this Saturday night in the Rathcormac Inn. I bet you're sorry you're
    >missing that, the social event of the year!!!!!
    >We have a match on Thursday night and also one on Friday night.It's all go!!!
    >

    Anyone recognised themselves ?

    Mike.


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    ProofWizard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭ProofWizard


    Originally posted by Occidental
    I'd go with the bugbear virus, it's been all over the place this morning and if you virus definitions are more than two days old you have no protection.
    I agree, you will probably find that the Bugbear is in your pc.
    I had two spurious e-mails which triggered me to check and sure enuff it was there.
    it disable your av software, so if you run your anti-virus and it stops within a few seconds then you definitely have it.


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    I've run my anti-viurs programme and all a/v stuff is running without a glitch. However I'll update and run
    it again. Just in case....:(

    Just updated anti-virus prog and also checked reg key
    in question-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce and its clean.

    I think I'm okay. Maybe someone hasd my e-mail from
    here or my web site or a number of other places and simply used the wrong contact name in his/her address book....?

    Mike.


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