I know you guys always............

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Registered: 05-25-1999
I know you guys always............
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Thu, 05-29-2003 - 1:14pm
Check out what is going on over at http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-cotrouble but just in case you haven't...lol....

This came in my isp newsletter this morning along with the dumb things site....and I thought it was worth repeating....and unless you just can't stand it don't open attachments........

E-Mail Virus - "W32.Sobig.B@mm" Mass Mailing E-mail Worm Discovery


The "W32.Sobig.B@mm" mass mailing e-mail worm discovered last month is another example of why we encourage our Internet users to install virus scanning software on their computers and to frequently update this security software.

The "W32.Sobig.B@mm" was a mass-mailing worm that sent itself as an attachment to all e-mail addresses found within infected computers. The person who created this worm luckily programmed the worm to de-activate on May 30, 2003. The reason this worm spread very quickly across the Web last month was because the address shown as the sender of these messages was "support@microsoft.com." Recipients, believing the e-mail was from the Microsoft Support Center, would open up the attachment, thereby infecting their computer and sending the worm to everyone in their address book.

Remember, receiving an e-mail attachment from a trusted friend or a reliable source may not necessarily mean they were the actual senders of the message and attachment. Also, the ultimate responsibility in protecting your computer against worms and viruses lies with you. Many viruses and worms not only spread via e-mail, but also through the sharing of files when using floppy disks, zip disks and networks, as well as when downloading software. We encourage each of our users to install and utilize virus-scanning software, to update this software on a regular basis and to scan all incoming attachments before opening them, even if the attachment shows coming from a reliable source.



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Registered: 09-16-1999
Fri, 05-30-2003 - 8:22am
Thank you, Janet. I hope everyone reads your post. The virus that wiped out my whole computer a while back was sent (supposedly) from a good friend of mine, and looked like a normal e-mail from her, with an attachment. I didn't think twice about opening it, and when I did, poof, there went my computer. I later learned that my friend had not sent me the e-mail after all.

I hope everyone will be cautious about opening attachments. Too bad that we have to be so careful, but with all the losers out there with nothing to do but create trouble for the rest of us, being careful is necessary.....BB


Edited 5/30/2003 8:25:51 AM ET by cl-bumblebee50

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