Possible virus in Outlook Express? Téma indítója: Jana Teteris
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Jana Teteris 
Egyesült Királyság
Local time: 12:23
lett - angol
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Today I've received around 20 e-mail messages from unknown sources, all containing 'please see attached file for details' in the body of the text. The messages have no attachments - and even if they had, I certainly wouldn't open them!
I've deleted each of these messages as they appear, have re-booted the computer, run a virus scan - but the problem doesn't go away.
Any suggestions as to how I can put a stop to this?
BTW I use Windows 98 & an older versi... See more Today I've received around 20 e-mail messages from unknown sources, all containing 'please see attached file for details' in the body of the text. The messages have no attachments - and even if they had, I certainly wouldn't open them!
I've deleted each of these messages as they appear, have re-booted the computer, run a virus scan - but the problem doesn't go away.
Any suggestions as to how I can put a stop to this?
BTW I use Windows 98 & an older version of Outlook Express (5 - I think!), which has functioned perfectly well up until today, therefore I haven't found the need to update to the most recent version. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | | Nina1975
Norvégia
Local time: 13:23
angol - norvég
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that is the sobig virus.It has been in the media lately.Do not open the attatchment!
Jana Teteris wrote:
Today I've received around 20 e-mail messages from unknown sources, all containing 'please see attached file for details' in the body of the text. The messages have no attachments - and even if they had, I certainly wouldn't open them!
I've deleted each of these messages as they appear, have re-booted the computer, run a virus scan - but the problem doesn't go away.
Any suggestions as to how I can put a stop to this?
BTW I use Windows 98 & an older version of Outlook Express (5 - I think!), which has functioned perfectly well up until today, therefore I haven't found the need to update to the most recent version.
[Edited at 2003-08-20 10:51]
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So you can block a specific source as well as messages wich contain a specific word or words (for exemple 'please see attached file for details').
Angel.
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Uldis Liepkalns
Lettország
Local time: 14:23
Tag (2003 óta)
angol - lett
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| It's I-Worm.Sobig.f | Aug 20, 2003 |
It started spreading yesterday and by now already has beaten all the records.
The Subj. can be any of the following:
Re: That movie
Re: Wicked screensaver
Re: Your application
Re: Approved
Re: Re: My details
Re: Details
Your details
Thank you!
Re: Thank you!
The message can contain:
See the attached file for details
Please see the attached file for details.
And the attachment can be any of the ... See more It started spreading yesterday and by now already has beaten all the records.
The Subj. can be any of the following:
Re: That movie
Re: Wicked screensaver
Re: Your application
Re: Approved
Re: Re: My details
Re: Details
Your details
Thank you!
Re: Thank you!
The message can contain:
See the attached file for details
Please see the attached file for details.
And the attachment can be any of the following:
movie0045.pif
wicked_scr.scr
application.pif
document_9446.pif
details.pif
your_details.pif
thank_you.pif
document_all.pif
your_document.pif
Virus activates only if you yourself open the attachment, NO OTHER WAY.
Take care,
Uldis ▲ Collapse
| | | | Williamson
Egyesült Királyság
Local time: 12:23
flamand - angol
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| Sobig-question with regard to ISP | Aug 20, 2003 |
My ISP allows me to check my email when it is still on their servers. You simply log in to your webmail and check what has come in. What is not familiar to you (junkmail, email-attachments with .pif, scr(ipt) and other extensions (mostly virusses) can be deleted on-line and does not arrive in your mailbox.
Are there any other ISPs, who offer the same possibility. I am particularly interested in ISPs in Switzerland and the U.K.
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| | | | Jana Teteris
Egyesült Királyság
Local time: 12:23
lett - angol
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TÉMAINDÍTÓ | Helen Johnson
Egyesült Királyság
Local time: 12:23
Tag (2003 óta)
svéd - angol
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| Yes, there is a virus lurking somewhere. I received a text message warning me about it. | Aug 20, 2003 |
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| Norton nailed them | Aug 20, 2003 |
I got two such messages this morning. Norton caught them both as they tried to sneak in, thus making up for its behavior last week when it didn't snag Blaster.
Things are getting exciting, one virus scare a week. Will this be going on for long?
| | | | Sheila Hardie
Spanyolország
Local time: 13:23
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katalán - angol
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| mail2web.com | Aug 20, 2003 |
Williamson wrote:
My ISP allows me to check my email when it is still on their servers. You simply log in to your webmail and check what has come in. What is not familiar to you (junkmail, email-attachments with .pif, scr(ipt) and other extensions (mostly virusses) can be deleted on-line and does not arrive in your mailbox.
Are there any other ISPs, who offer the same possibility. I am particularly interested in ISPs in Switzerland and the U.K.
[Edited at 2003-08-20 11:25]
I don't know about ISPs, but I presume if you check your mail at http://www.mail2web.com that would be another way of avoiding the virus entering your mailbox. You can eliminate things online using mail2web, so I suppose it would work.
Sheila
| | | | invguy
Bulgária
Local time: 14:23
angol - bolgár
| I suggest you upgrade your Outlook | Aug 20, 2003 |
Jana Teteris wrote:
The messages have no attachments - and even if they had, I certainly wouldn't open them!
This does not guarantee your safety. There are viruses that get activated as soon as their content appears in the Outlook preview pane, even if you haven't clicked on the attached file to open or execute it.
I recently upgraded from IE/OE 5.0 to 6.0. OE 6.0 has an option that allows you to block the abovementioned hazard, unless you explicitly allow the e-mail file(s) to be saved on your computer and executed.
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