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This is a test due to undue computer viral attacks. :) ar Well, it worked. Unfortunately, due to the attacks I was getting (up to 200 + so far this weekend), I've had to change my email and can no longer post with my real email address. :( But it's still me. I can always be reached at arlynsg@yahoo.com ar > This is a test due to undue computer viral attacks. :) > > ar > Well, it worked. Unfortunately, due to the attacks I was getting (up to 200 > + so far this weekend), I've had to change my email and can no longer post > with my real email address. :( I do wonder if by some vicious irony a mahine a spammer uses to send stuff out has been hit by a virus. The thing has obviously been hoovering emails that are in clear, mainly from Usenet and also some webpages. Im getting 100-200 a day at the moment... Have you had no success with filtering the emails? > I can always be reached at arlynsg@yahoo.com If the address you put here is clearer than it is in the headers of you normal posts you might want to consider cancelling and slightly tweaking the address. Tim -- When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart ICQ: 5178568 Thanks, Tim. The filters weren't working because I received no repeats. Because I never give out my adelphia address it was just as easy to cancel it and get a new email address. Take care, ar > > Well, it worked. Unfortunately, due to the attacks I was getting (up to 200 > > + so far this weekend), I've had to change my email and can no longer post [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart > ICQ: 5178568 Tim & Ar, Are y'all still getting them? I'm not getting viruses, just bulk email. And not more in number, but just larger. Each one MUCH larger than usual. Started up a few days ago. So 20 or 30 spam messages puts me over my storage limit and shuts down my account. I'm having to go in and empty my "bulk mail storage" every few hours now. Before, I could get by with emptying it every 2-3 weeks. And like you Ar, I'm not getting many repeat senders that I can filter. I thought it would let up by now but it's still pouring in. I would prefer to talk with y'all by email about this off topic stuff but my email is a little iffy while this is going on. And since Ar brought up the idea of viruses in this thread, I figure what the hey! Close enough! LoL! M2 >Thanks, Tim. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart >> ICQ: 5178568 We're all about viruses here! :) I changed my email address so I no longer get them. Sorry that you're having so much trouble. :( ar > Tim & Ar, > Are y'all still getting them? [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > >> When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart > >> ICQ: 5178568 On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:17:21 GMT, hatetheviruses wrote: >I changed my email address so I no longer get them. Somehow I've gotten by these years without munging my addy but I might have to if this keeps up. We'll see. I've added more filters but at some point filters start eliminating legitimate mail. Think I'll just sit tight a few more days and try to weather the storm. Thanks for the come back ;-) Laters, M2 >On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:17:21 GMT, hatetheviruses wrote: >>I changed my email address so I no longer get them. >Somehow I've gotten by these years without munging my addy but I might >have to if this keeps up. We'll see. I've added more filters but at [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Laters, >M2 Try this string, M2: AJBAPACQQDkAkEA3AJBANACQQDEAkEAvAJBALACQQ You'll need to search the body of the emails, but that string appears near the top of every Swen virus attachment, and isn't likely to appear in anything else. Yeah, I know, where was I last week with this great information. If anyone knows, tell me, because I haven't a clue. ;-) Take care and sure hope this is one virus that gets cured. Mike >Try this string, M2: >AJBAPACQQDkAkEA3AJBANACQQDEAkEAvAJBALACQQ Thanks Mike I don't think Swen is my current problem but I added the filter for it anyway. I'd rather it not BECOME my current problem ;-) Thanks, M2 Great, thanks Mike. :) I have to go into hiding on the internet now and you had an answer all along. Freakin' frackin' little..... ar > >On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:17:21 GMT, hatetheviruses wrote: > >>I changed my email address so I no longer get them. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Mike Hi All, I keep getting these nasty bulk emails too. My antiviral program keeps having to remove: "Worm.Automat.AHBvirus" that come with about one third of them. Pardon my ignorance Mike, but this "string" you mention. What are us technically challenged people supposed to do with it? Yours in good faith, Maree > >On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:17:21 GMT, hatetheviruses wrote: > >>I changed my email address so I no longer get them. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Mike > Hi All, > I keep getting these nasty bulk emails too. My antiviral program keeps > having to remove: "Worm.Automat.AHBvirus" that come with about one third of > them. > Pardon my ignorance Mike, but this "string" you mention. What are us > technically challenged people supposed to do with it? In the various mail programs that exist you can filter stuff out with various blocks etc (in Outlook its using message rules). You would tell it to find that string of letters in the main body of the mail, and then either not download the mail or send it to the delete file or etter yet delete it from the servr without downloading it. That way you'll hopefully find a bunch of them before they come near your machine Tim -- When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart ICQ: 5178568 Thanks for the info Tim, but my version of Outlook Express will only block out a domain, i.e., emails that have an address, eg: jbloggs@woof.com. So I guess I can't use the "string". Regards, Maree > > Hi All, > > I keep getting these nasty bulk emails too. My antiviral program keeps [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart > ICQ: 5178568 > Thanks for the info Tim, but my version of Outlook Express will only block > out a domain, i.e., emails that have an address, eg: jbloggs@woof.com. So I > guess I can't use the "string". Er yes it will - you are using OE 5.5 which is the same version I had until 2 months ago, that could use message rules to find a string of characters and delete it....you are looking at the block sender option from the open mail which is more limited. In one of the drop down menus at the top (dont have OE here so Ill have to get home to check which one on my OE) there is a message rules option (use the help file to find it if you want) Then you set up a rule that searches for the string in the main body of the message, and then ditch it. Ill post the precise actions when I get a chance from my home machine. Tim -- When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart ICQ: 5178568 Thanks Tim! > > Thanks for the info Tim, but my version of Outlook Express will only block > > out a domain, i.e., emails that have an address, eg: jbloggs@woof.com. So I [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart > ICQ: 5178568 > Tim & Ar, > Are y'all still getting them? Yeah around 2-4 an hour as a minimum > I'm not getting viruses, just bulk email. And not more in number, but As well as virus sending the virus originally would have launched with listed IDs as the sender - to produce even more grief - a lot of these may be genuine alert messages coming back or genuine bounce messages from receivers of the mail where your address was the listed from address. > just larger. Each one MUCH larger than usual. Started up a few days > ago. So 20 or 30 spam messages puts me over my storage limit and shuts If its over 100K its likely toting a payload. If not it coud be a bounce or a filtered mail. A number have the virus buried in a lot of interminable HTML crap so you dont notice the payload. Tim -- When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart ICQ: 5178568 On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 M2slo2cht wrote: >> Are y'all still getting them? Tim wrote: >Yeah around 2-4 an hour as a minimum I added that string that Mike suggested to my body filters (at yahoo), plus "Microsoft" or "MS" or "Internet" or "Security"or "Network" to my "From:" header filter and haven't had a problem since (but it's been only 8 hours). I don't know which is working, my From: filters or Mike's string, but so far so good. Note: (to anybody emailing me) Don't use one of those keywords up there in your From: header or my filters will trash it! LoL! Btw, I don't use OE or it's address book. And my email client (Agent) can't process or launch html on its own, it can only read text. So I normally don't have virus probs. Spam is another matter ;-) Thanks for the info. M2 On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 M2slo2cht wrote: >> Tim & Ar, >> Are y'all still getting them? On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:16:02 +0100, Tim wrote: >Yeah around 2-4 an hour as a minimum It's been about 24 hours and my filters are still kickin' butt! Tim, if you haven't tried it already, plug that string that Mike posted into a filter. I've already posted the keywords that I'm also using, and I don't know for sure which is doing the job but I think it may be the string. Tomorrow I may delete a few of my keyword filters, just to see what happens. Mine is a bit of an odd setup. I'm using yahoo webmail but downloading it with a client (Agent) like pop mail. So I'm using the filters at yahoo (not my clients filters) and they leave a lot to be desired. But ... they're working, sending the large problem spam mails directly into the trash where I can see them if I wish but they don't count against my storage quota. M2 I'm glad it's working for you!! ar > On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 M2slo2cht wrote: > >> Tim & Ar, [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > M2 On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 09:25:18 GMT, hatetheviruses wrote: >I'm glad it's working for you!! Bad news :-( I just found out that messages in a trash folder at yahoo DO count against the storage quota. In other words, I've still got to sign on to the website regularly and manually delete the trash folder to keep my account from being shut down (Aaarrgghhh!). Sooo ... back to square one. :-( M2 |
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