Someone 'round here has an infected computer
Tuesday, March 9, 2004 by digital_trucker | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Several times in the last week or so, I've gotten spoofed emails that reference Stardock or members of Wincustomize. Might want to check your computers folks, if you haven't done so lately! It doesn't really bother me, of course...the mighty DEL key works wonders...but if the infected person is you, you might want to get that taken care of 
MadPyro
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 5:00 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 5:00 PM
ditto here, stardock, yahoo, email, lots of diff ones.
DesignCaddy
Reply #3 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 5:34 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 5:34 PM
ha. bet none of you are receiving money from bill gates!! i got the email this morning. he said he's giving me and ONLY me 1,000,000$ for participating in his e-mail tracking program. all i had to do open one little .exe file. BOO-YA!!
Styl-X Design
Reply #4 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 5:42 PM
I had it too, I did it and sended him my paypall addres, too bad I can just get 750$ off it per month
Reply #4 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 5:42 PM
I had it too, I did it and sended him my paypall addres, too bad I can just get 750$ off it per month
DesignCaddy
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 7:24 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 7:24 PM
LOOser! haha. i gave him my savings account number, they're going to it in by the thousands!
IPlural
Reply #6 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 10:21 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 10:21 PM
no ones computer has to be infected....
with anything...
if they have listed their email address which is viewable on any site...
a web spyder(spider) can truffle it out and add it to a growing list of email addresses used to bounce email spam.
again
No one has to have an infected computer, though using PGP would be something most should consider...
public key makes it so you can tell if the message s really fro you or the person who gets it can tell if it is from you if they are in your mailing contacts...
with anything...
if they have listed their email address which is viewable on any site...
a web spyder(spider) can truffle it out and add it to a growing list of email addresses used to bounce email spam.
again
No one has to have an infected computer, though using PGP would be something most should consider...
public key makes it so you can tell if the message s really fro you or the person who gets it can tell if it is from you if they are in your mailing contacts...
digital_trucker
Reply #7 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:42 AM
Reply #7 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:42 AM
Just mentioning it on the off chance...like I said, it's no big deal to me either way. I just thought I might give a heads up in case someone around here isn't keeping up with their scans and updates 
Stumpy
Reply #8 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:04 AM
Reply #8 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:04 AM
It is not me 
I have protection.
ISP: BT - Spam protection at there end.
Mailwasher: for checking email (Always run before Outlook Express).
AVG: Anti Virus - For computer and email.
Outlook Firewall: For blocking internet attacks on computer.
Spyware Guard: For blocking spyware.
Spybot: For checking spyware on computer (Run once a week).
Adaware: For checking spyware on computer (Run once a week).
SpywareBlaster: For checking spyware on computer (Run once a week).
If any virus or spyware comes from my computer, I'd be very, very surprised.
I have protection.
ISP: BT - Spam protection at there end.
Mailwasher: for checking email (Always run before Outlook Express).
AVG: Anti Virus - For computer and email.
Outlook Firewall: For blocking internet attacks on computer.
Spyware Guard: For blocking spyware.
Spybot: For checking spyware on computer (Run once a week).
Adaware: For checking spyware on computer (Run once a week).
SpywareBlaster: For checking spyware on computer (Run once a week).
If any virus or spyware comes from my computer, I'd be very, very surprised.
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #9 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 7:20 AM
Reply #9 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 7:20 AM
Most of the viruses out now use e-mail address spoofing. Only yesterday I received a message from someone's server telling me my e-mail had been rejected due to having a virus. Not from me of course.
Sigh...I don't know which is worse, the virus sending e-mails or the spam from these ridiculous server auto responses >
Sigh...I don't know which is worse, the virus sending e-mails or the spam from these ridiculous server auto responses >
MGiff
Reply #10 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:37 AM
Reply #10 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:37 AM
Stumpy you're so funny. I'm gonna check out that mailwasher, it sounds really good.
IPlural
Reply #11 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:59 AM
Reply #11 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:59 AM
Stumpy 
Fuzzy, no doubt...
leaves a bad taste thinking of how many millions are spent each year over crap like that...
DT I kinda thought that was what you meant, was just trying to head off those who might end up freaking out
reading the topic and such.
It is good to pass the heads up so people keep an eye out for sure and would never fault anyone for doing that.
Fuzzy, no doubt...
leaves a bad taste thinking of how many millions are spent each year over crap like that...DT
I kinda thought that was what you meant, was just trying to head off those who might end up freaking outreading the topic and such.
It is good to pass the heads up so people keep an eye out for sure and would never fault anyone for doing that.
neophil78
Reply #12 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:40 PM
Reply #12 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:40 PM
It's not me neither, but i'm receiving emails from "me" with viruses also ...
crissy14
Reply #13 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:54 PM
Reply #13 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:54 PM
i've gotten many infected emails lately, including some supposedly from stardock, winamp.com, and from (supposedly) a member of this community. Virus emails are running like wildfire right now. 
Chef Garry
Reply #14 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:20 PM
Reply #14 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:20 PM
It's all annoying but nothing worse than getting an Email from myself that I didn't send!
Stumpy, I've got mailwasher too and I've liked it. Lately I've found that when I use it to check mail, I get netsky detected & d by McAfee in my temp folder. When I use the on-line version of my mailchecker to the junk, this doesn't happen. Am I the only one blessed that way? I don't see how Mailwasher can be the culprit as it doesn't open anything but there it is.
Stumpy, I've got mailwasher too and I've liked it. Lately I've found that when I use it to check mail, I get netsky detected & d by McAfee in my temp folder. When I use the on-line version of my mailchecker to the junk, this doesn't happen. Am I the only one blessed that way? I don't see how Mailwasher can be the culprit as it doesn't open anything but there it is.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 4:54 PM