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Date Posted: 08:02:26 10/11/02 Fri
Author: Guy Todd (from work computer)
Subject: Calling Mongo!

Mike, thanks for the heads-up--but I'm pretty sure that message did not originate from my PC. I have a daily-updated antivirus, plus ZoneAlarm firewall. I scanned my entire drive this morning and found zilch. I too have received weird emails supposedly from folks who post on this board--I've gotten them from Ronsonbeck, Snakelady and a couple others. The email is supposed to have some kind of game attached, but I always got just the text and nothing else. My antivirus stuff has always removed contaminated files before I can open them...however, just in case this is a well-hidden trojan or something,, give a call tonight around 7 if you can, and maybe you can point me to where it is lurking...no one else seems to have gotten it from me (yet!).
thanks again,
mike
978-874-0135 home

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[> Re: Calling Mongo! -- Starfire, 09:20:54 10/11/02 Fri

Hi Folks,
Sorry this subject is a little off topic.

Mike, are you talking about the "bugbear" virus? Another nice little thing someone has gone and made, just to make my life at work less boring. I was mail bombed last week at work, and spent the better part of the last 4 days with some form of virus scan as my best friend. I have the care and feeding of 5 computers under my belt. Then I come home Monday night to discover the postmaster has "returned mail" for me, which I never sent. Needless to say, the scanning started all over. Lucky for me, none of my computers is infected, but some one I mail or post to is.

Both Symantec and McAfee have "bugbear removal tools" on their web sites. I recommend everyone update their virus softwear and use the tool, just for your own peace of mind.

I have had other mail returned to me, as if I had sent it, and received mail from others on this board, with no text or attachment (my postmaster may have removed it). It may be wise for a while to add 'nospam' into your email address, as I have done, to prevent 'bots from stealing your address.

Huggles

Marie
Back at KRF this weekend, anyone want to fondle my soft skins? We have comfy evil slippers........ ;-)


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[> [> Re: Calling Mongo! -- Evil DUchess, 09:39:55 10/11/02 Fri

Soft skin..fondle...*sigh* heh heh.
Starfire I need a mailing address for you. email me s'il vous plait.


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[> [> Re: Calling Mongo! -- Guy "no spam" Todd, 09:41:11 10/11/02 Fri

I'm pretty sure my machine's clean--no one else has had problems and I mail zillions of people every day, and scan every morning for germy germs...but I will pry again tonight with the bugbear tool. Thanks for the info!!

mikey :-) Virus-free (hopefully) since 1995


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[> Re: Calling Mongo! -- Mongo, 12:19:45 10/11/02 Fri

I too use Norton Antivirus and it checks all incoming e-mail. I received an e-mail this morning which triggered the virus alert (the questionable files were quarantined) and the next thing in my inbox was a an empty e-mail (Outlook also blocks scripts)

Since I recognized the e-mail address (sort of... I knew it was a rennie but at 6AM not all the proper cross tables in my brain were populated) so I fired off the friendly e-mail. I don't know if it was bugbear or not.

I might still have the message in the trash and I can try and take a look at the header. Either way I'll give you a call tonight so we can try and sort it out.


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[> [> Re: Calling Mongo! -- Guido Toddio, 12:55:10 10/11/02 Fri

I have the bugbear fix on floppy and will run it tonight when I get in, but I'm pretty sure mt PC is clean. Can't be too careful though. Like I said, I scanned my entire C (the only drive I have) and it came up clean as a KRF privvy. Er, let me rephrase that...;-)


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