[Heathkit] Please Resend

Sun, 5 May 2002 22:29:10 -0500

Yeow!  I hope I'm not the "TOM".  Just updated my Norton and scanned.
Didn't find anything unusual.

Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: xray <[email protected]>
To: Mike Hyder -N4NT- <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; Phil
Lefever <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Please Resend

> Hi Mike
> Your right. I got hit with it the other day. All I remember is that it was
> sent by someone (who signed as) TOM. I do not recall opening the file.
> That's how fast it goes. I had an older version of Norton. When that
> happened my machine became useless. I went out and picked up Norton 2002
> Pro. Back home installed it via simple mode and using my emergency disks.
I
> got the unit back operating but lost a lot of files. I'm saving what I can
> with my CD burner. I probably wont re-format. This is a 3G drive and I'll
> probably buy a 10G or so. It's sure not fun and does cause a lot of
damage.
> Regards
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Hyder -N4NT- <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>; Phil Lefever <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 7:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Please Resend
>
>
> > Phil, OB, the klez virus infects some versions of Outlook Express
> > without your ever having to open anything.  A good anti-v i r u s
> > program will catch it if it catches it.  What you may not realize is
> > that the klez replicates itself by sending out numerous emails to
> > people in the address book of the afflicted computer, which could
> > cause a popular person like Duane to have hundreds (or thousands) of
> > emails to deal with.  Spending half a minute per email on just a
> > hundred emails takes 25 minutes -- a thousand takes over 4 hours.
> >
> > Perhaps Duane can just forward them all to you and you can sort
> > through them for him?  I don't think he is paranoid -- just tired of
> > being inundated with junk.
> >
> > 73, Mike N4NT
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Lefever" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 6:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Please Resend
> >
> >
> > At 12:13 05/05/2002 -0400, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >If you recently sent me mail to '[email protected]', please resend.
> > Because of
> > >multiple
> > >virus attack attempts on that system, I have killed all waiting mail,
> > all
> > >saved
> > >mail and all unanswered mail.
> >
> >
> > While I agree that we have a new rapidly spreading virus
> > (Worm Klez.E) but it is awfully drastic to delete your
> > incoming mail! If this is how you choose to protect yourself
> > you can never receive any mail via the Internet!
> >
> > Go to www.antivirus.com and Download a trial of PC Cillin.
> > Also don't open any attachments you don't trust without
> > scanning. You won't get infected unless you open the
> > attachment.
> >
> > Also beware of any anti virus "tools" that are emailed to
> > you, these are certainly viral!
> >
> > Also if you just wish to perform a quick FREE scan of a
> > PC go to www.antivirus.com then click on free tools. Then
> > find the "Housecall" free scan. This is a handy application
> > that actually scans your system while you are online and
> > uses Trend Micro's online virus database that is always
> > current. I use this on any system I work on that doesn't
> > have decent AV software on it.
> >
> > It pays to be very careful but we don't need to be paranoid.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Phil Lefever
> >
> >
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