Suspicious Emails from members here, Memnoch, Magik... - Page 3

Horatio · 09-04-2002, 04:11 PM

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Originally posted by The.Relic:
This is soooo sad. . I'm glad I haven't received any. . But I will watch out for them. THANK YOU!

Think of the children! Won't somebody PLLLEASE think of the children?

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andrewas · 09-04-2002, 04:24 PM

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Originally posted by Megabot:
I have not get any of those mails thank god for that strange that they have IW members names on them can it be some "banned" members who try to send them?

Maby some that have try to post "false proof" before here maby!

Possible, but not likley. It sounds like a virus like Klez - it reads your address book, and uses one of those addresses in the from field. Therefore, a virus email from Memnoch does not indicate that Memnoch has the virus. All it means is that someone with the virus has Memnoch in his address book. So dont go sending flames in return.

All members should virus scan there systems immediatley and get rid of this thing, but realisticaly it aint gonna happen. You can run trend housecall online and that should pick up most viruses, plus its free. Housecall can be found at http://housecall.antivirus.com/ . Remember to scan any backups as well.

Memnoch · 09-04-2002, 10:40 PM

Some of these worms and virii (like Klez for example) will send themselves from an infected PC by randomly selecting an email address from either the Address Book or your Temporary Internet Files cache to put in both the "From" box and the "To" box. Since the From email address is random it won't show up in your Sent Mails folder.

Some of these virii will activate even if the message gets marked as "Read" in your Preview Pane (even if you didn't open it).

The only solution to this is to update your virus definitions (I update mine daily) and scan regularly, and have your Auto-Protect on at all times. [img]graemlins/awcrap.gif[/img]

Reeka · 09-04-2002, 11:27 PM

These are not "banned members." Just thought I would put that in.

Firestormalpha · 09-05-2002, 12:05 AM

Don't discount the possibility (however small it may be) of vengeful spammers who've been banned. At any rate the only suggestion is, as stated previously, keep an eye out for suspicious e-mails and delete anything you don't trust.

Earthdog · 09-05-2002, 12:45 AM

I never really believed the McAfee virus scanner provided by Hotmail actually worked. After reading some of the posts here I tend to belive that even more strongly. Its a worm, true. But its more than a year old so youd think that McAfee would pick it up. Thank God its free because Id hate to be paying for something that doesnt work.

andrewas · 09-05-2002, 03:05 AM

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Originally posted by Earthdog:
I never really believed the McAfee virus scanner provided by Hotmail actually worked.

You want to know the scary thing. After reading some allegations on macafee on this board I looked for some independent virus evaluations. Macafee scored second best.

Desuma Malevois · 09-05-2002, 03:03 PM

A quality anti-virus program with regularly updated virus definitions is THE BEST defense against Klez and similar viruses; in addition, if you have Outlook Express, you should make sure that you have the viewer pane disabled before checking/reading your email.

09-05-2002, 03:05 PM

McAfee sucks IMO. I use Norton - updates come much sooner [img]smile.gif[/img]

09-04-2002, 10:40 PM	#23
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	Some of these worms and virii (like Klez for example) will send themselves from an infected PC by randomly selecting an email address from either the Address Book or your Temporary Internet Files cache to put in both the "From" box and the "To" box. Since the From email address is random it won't show up in your Sent Mails folder. Some of these virii will activate even if the message gets marked as "Read" in your Preview Pane (even if you didn't open it). The only solution to this is to update your virus definitions (I update mine daily) and scan regularly, and have your Auto-Protect on at all times. [img]graemlins/awcrap.gif[/img] __________________

09-04-2002, 11:27 PM	#24
Reeka Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: March 2, 2001 Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA Age: 70 Posts: 3,255	These are not "banned members." Just thought I would put that in. __________________ <b>Order of the Holy Flame</b><br /><i>Member of Clan HADB</i><br /><b>Laughing Hyena</b><br /><i>Clan Liaison, IW Peace Keeping Force</i><br /><i>[url]\"http://www.the-silver-river.com/Forum/index.php?board=29\" target=\"_blank\">The Silver River VoiceChat!</a><br />Last Saturday of every month. <br />See the forum link for scheduling!<br /><b> </b><br /></i><br /><b>Admin and Co-Owner of [url]\"http://www.the-silver-river.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Silver River</a></b><br />[url]\"http://www.the-silver-river.com\" target=\"_blank\"></a>

09-05-2002, 12:05 AM	#25
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	Don't discount the possibility (however small it may be) of vengeful spammers who've been banned. At any rate the only suggestion is, as stated previously, keep an eye out for suspicious e-mails and delete anything you don't trust. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

09-05-2002, 12:45 AM	#26
Earthdog Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 1, 2001 Location: melbourne victoria australia Age: 58 Posts: 960	I never really believed the McAfee virus scanner provided by Hotmail actually worked. After reading some of the posts here I tend to belive that even more strongly. Its a worm, true. But its more than a year old so youd think that McAfee would pick it up. Thank God its free because Id hate to be paying for something that doesnt work. __________________ THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!

09-05-2002, 03:03 PM	#28
Desuma Malevois Emerald Dragon Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Age: 64 Posts: 967	A quality anti-virus program with regularly updated virus definitions is THE BEST defense against Klez and similar viruses; in addition, if you have Outlook Express, you should make sure that you have the viewer pane disabled before checking/reading your email. __________________ Guerilla gourmet, and proprieter of the KFA.<br /><br />\"It\'s all part of the master plan.\"

09-05-2002, 03:05 PM	#29
Lord Shield Guest Posts: n/a	McAfee sucks IMO. I use Norton - updates come much sooner [img]smile.gif[/img]

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