An Email I Just Got...

[LennonCook]

> Subject: WARNING PLEASE READ THIS > > >> > > >> During the next several weeks be VERY cautious about opening > >or > > >>launching any e-mails that refer to the World Trade Center or 9/11 in > >any > > >>way, regardless of who sent it. > > >> > > >> PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. > > >> > > >> FOR THOSE THAT DONT KNOW, "WTC" STANDS FOR THE WORLD TRADE > >CENTER & > > >>IS REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL OPEN IT RIGHT AWAY..... > >THINKING ITS > > >>A STORY RELATING TO 9/11 .....PLEASE BE CAREFUL....... BIGGGG TROUBLE > >!!!! > > >>DO NOT OPEN "WTC Survivor" > > >> > > >> It is a virus that will erase your whole "C" drive. It will > >come to > > >>you in the form of an E-Mail from a familiar person. I repeat a > >friend sent > > >>it to me, but called and warned me before I opened it. He was not so > >lucky > > >>and now he can't even start his computer! Forward this to everyone in > >your > > >>address book. I would rather receive this 25 times than not at all. > > >> > > >> If you receive an email called "WTC Survivor" do not open it. > > >>Delete it right away! This virus removes all dynamic link libraries > >(.dll > > >> >files) from your computer. > > >> > > >> PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE

Soo... a virus that clears your entire C:, but only removes *.dll - I know I have more than that on my Hard Drive, myself. It has stopped someone from being able to start their computer - no boot disks ?? That would usually mean a pirated OS anyway.
It comes in an email called "WTC Survivor", which would have been more relevant about a year ago...
"A friend sent it to me but called and warned me before I opened it" - so, he couldn`t start his computer, but he knew it was that email that did it. He also knew that it had sent itself to someone else, from him. If he knew that, why`d he open it ??
"I`d rather receive this 25 times than not at all" - well, I suppose that`s true. It`d be confirmation that the scam is working, atleast.

Some people realy must think the general online community is absolutely stupid.

[Dagorion]

Well its not as annoying as receiving that DAMN "if you don’t email this to 15 people you will be deleted from Hotmail" one. GRRRRR that pisses me off so much, how dumb do you have to be to do that? "If you email this to 15 people you will not get it again" I mean, if you were dumb enough to fall for it the first time this must give it away, surely! STUPID PEOPLE!!!! Ok... I’m calm... *Cough* sorry about that, its just that email has been sent to me over 20 times by only a dozen (stupid) people.

I've never recieved an Email like that Mac and Yahoo must be bug-free [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[shadowhound]

Originally posted by Dagorion: Well its not as annoying as receiving that DAMN "if you don’t email this to 15 people you will be deleted from Hotmail" one. GRRRRR that pisses me off so much, how dumb do you have to be to do that? "If you email this to 15 people you will not get it again" I mean, if you were dumb enough to fall for it the first time this must give it away, surely! STUPID PEOPLE!!!! Ok... I’m calm... *Cough* sorry about that, its just that email has been sent to me over 20 times by only a dozen (stupid) people.

I know what you mean, and we both know whos fault it is that we are still recieving it dont we Dagorion.... did you get the email from her where she chucked the little fit about people complaining about forwards?

[Vaskez]

Originally posted by Dagorion: Well its not as annoying as receiving that DAMN "if you don’t email this to 15 people you will be deleted from Hotmail" one. GRRRRR that pisses me off so much, how dumb do you have to be to do that? "If you email this to 15 people you will not get it again" I mean, if you were dumb enough to fall for it the first time this must give it away, surely! STUPID PEOPLE!!!! Ok... I’m calm... *Cough* sorry about that, its just that email has been sent to me over 20 times by only a dozen (stupid) people.

What dumbasses still use Hotmail anyway? The only time I used it was when I first started using the Internet and I didn't know anything about it.

[Luvian]

My main email account is an hotmail one.

[The Hunter of Jahanna]

Dont feel bad about that , Luvian. In my experience e-mail accounts like hotmail are infinately safer than useing crap like outlook express because if you do get a virus in your inbox you still have to download it to be infected. Where as with outlook express by the time you see the virus it is already too late.

Dang! I misread the topic I thought you said you had gotten a New Emu [img]smile.gif[/img] we have been hearing a lot about emu oil here in the states lately about its curative powers....what next?

[andrewas]

Hotmail has a massive advantage over a POP3 email account - a large proportion of viruses depend on vulnerabilites in Outlook etc to spread. An online account stops them cold. I havent (yet) heard of any viruses that spread through a hotmail account (Although there are a few through MSN messenger, so watch out for weird links appearing in convos). And nobody can use a hotmail account without virus scanners, so it is a degree safer.

The only way to make a outlook account that safe is to run a scanner on the server your connecting to. I have one account I can do that on (at work), all the rest your dependent on the ISP doing it.

Now, if only there was a way to cut down on the spam.