TechnoAddict's mom got hit with a virus ..

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Posted by dEsidEL on Nov-11-2003 17:42:

TechnoAddict's mom got hit with a virus ..

some of you might have received this email lately:

quote:

From :
[email protected]

To : ** a bunch of TA emails - editted out **

Subject :
_Ameli_

Date :
Fri, 31 Oct 2003 23:15:30 -0500 (EST)

Attachment : _Ameli_.scr (78k)

this is just a heads up for everyone ..

apparently, Jeff aka. TechnoAddict and his mother share the same computer and it was hit by a worm virus that's trying to replicate itself online by sending attachments to all the above emails. if you receive this email, obviously don't open the file and instead simply delete it.

what i don't understand is why Tranceaddict emails seems to be the only ones being targeted, but perhaps it has something to do with the fact that he created that TOTA member directory..? Anyways, this is still being investigated further ..

Posted by LKD on Nov-11-2003 17:44:

yae jason told me it was his mom's account when i asked him bout it cos i saw his email add among em...

there were a couple of cogeco addies which i recieved the worm from too tho...

Posted by dEsidEL on Nov-11-2003 17:45:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ El Kay Dee
yae jason told me it was his mom's account when i asked him bout it cos i saw his email add among em...

there were a couple of cogeco addies which i recieved the worm from too tho...

this might explain then why only TA emails were targeted ..

Jeff, wtf are you doin saving all the TA's emails into ur address book ?! u spamma !

Posted by LKD on Nov-11-2003 17:47:

Re: TechnoAddict's mom got hit with a virus ..

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

what i don't understand is why Tranceaddict emails seems to be the only ones being targeted,

nah man...there are loads of fe-mail addies as well...so probably its somethign to do with msn lists

Posted by starsearcher on Nov-11-2003 17:47:

Check attachments...pretty much everything that has a *.scr extension (screen saver)is a virus/worm. Usually it has 48-100 kb size range. I get hit with about 20 of those a day in my yahoo mail junk folder. Be careful don't open any screen savers. (*.scr)

Posted by dEsidEL on Nov-11-2003 17:49:

quote:
Originally posted by starsearcher
Check attachments...pretty much everything that has a *.scr extension (screen saver)is a virus/worm. Usually it has 48-100 kb size range. I get hit with about 20 of those a day in my yahoo mail junk folder. Be careful don't open any screen savers. (*.scr)

ya i know, that's why i didn't open it ..

i found this one in my junk mail folder, probably because it had multi recipient's in the msg header .. altho one email did happen to get thru and started to get annoying ..

DAMMIT .. update ur virus definitions and XP patches Jeff !!

Posted by rabbitjoker on Nov-11-2003 17:50:

quote:
Originally posted by starsearcher
Check attachments...pretty much everything that has a *.scr extension (screen saver)is a virus/worm. Usually it has 48-100 kb size range. I get hit with about 20 of those a day in my yahoo mail junk folder. Be careful don't open any screen savers. (*.scr)

AFAIK - scr is the extension for executable scripts (not screen saver).

Basicly - stay away from anything that can be executed on your machine (exe, com, bat, pif, scr, dll). Don't open them.

Lastly - get a friggin virus checker. There are a number of free ones.

Posted by dEsidEL on Nov-11-2003 17:51:

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Actually, AFAIK - scr is the extension for executable scripts.

the stupid worm got resent with .bat and .com extensions .. how lame ..

Posted by rabbitjoker on Nov-11-2003 17:53:

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL
the stupid worm got resent with .bat and .com extensions .. how lame ..

Actually, sending with the .com is pretty damn smart.

Since Win95 most people don't even know about file extensions and would be pretty likely to open it becuase most people would think the .com is a website attachment (rather than a COMpiled batch file).

Posted by dEsidEL on Nov-11-2003 19:29:

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker

Since Win95 most people don't even know about file extensions and would be pretty likely to open it becuase most people would think the .com is a website attachment (rather than a COMpiled batch file).

lame !! who here hasn't used DOS before .. esp. for TRANCEADDICT .. gawd , considering how many engineers and programmers post here..

Posted by Rocco on Nov-11-2003 19:33:

duely noted.. thnx guys.

Posted by LiANG on Nov-11-2003 19:45:

I received 2 emails from this add. Deleted it the first time but decide to open the second one I received a few days later. thnx Now I'm having problems starting up my computer. If someone has any advice on what I should do please PM me. I'll probably get my bro to fix it but he doesn't come home until the weekend.

Posted by DigDeep on Nov-11-2003 21:51:

Please dont hate me guys!!!!
ITS MY MOMS FAULT!!!!

Posted by LKD on Nov-11-2003 21:53:

quote:
Originally posted by TECHno addict
Please dont hate me guys!!!!
ITS MY MOMS FAULT!!!!

she hot??

ok ill shutup now

Posted by DigDeep on Nov-11-2003 21:53:

Oh, and incase you were wondering....i DO NOT have the TOTA directory in my address book.....however, i do have about 50 of you guys on my MSN Messenger. Im thinking thats where all of your addresses got scooped from.

Posted by dEsidEL on Nov-11-2003 21:58:

quote:
Originally posted by TECHno addict
Oh, and incase you were wondering....i DO NOT have the TOTA directory in my address book.....however, i do have about 50 of you guys on my MSN Messenger. Im thinking thats where all of your addresses got scooped from.

bloody Bill Gates and his bloody MSN !!

i'll continue to use my Ted Turner ICQ ..