Pierre Garneau Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 That annoying virus which so many of us have reveived lately, in the form of emails with titles such as Details, Wicked screensaver, Application Approved, Thank You, etc....seems to have dissappeared from my emails. I was getting about 150 per day, but none over the past day. Anyone else? Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jammed Balls Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Hi Pierre, I didn't get the same virused spam you did, however I'm currently getting almost 65% spam to one of my very old email addresses (9 yrs). Since April I have been running a free spam filtering application, and it is currently running at a 97% accuracy level. If you're interested have a look at the SourceForge site (quite an amazing group of open source developers)... particularilly PopFile. I highly recommend it. http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=171767 note the URL is too long to fit in the 'optional link' box JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jammed Balls Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Pierre, I haven't had issues with the same virused email as you, however I'm still getting almost 60% spam to one of my old email addresses (9yrs old). Since April I have been running a free (open source) email filter. It works flawlessly, and is currently at a 97% accuracy level. If you are interested have a look at PopFile: http://popfile.sourceforge.net/old_index.html This group (sourceforge) is quite an amazing story... Go to the main site, sourceforge.net, and have a look at all the progects they have in the works... An amazing group of unpaid talent at work there! Cheers, JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jammed Balls Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Pierre, I haven't had issues with the same virused email as you, however I'm still getting almost 60% spam to one of my old email addresses (9yrs old). Since April I have been running a free (open source) email filter. It works flawlessly, and is currently at a 97% accuracy level. If you are interested have a look at PopFile: http://popfile.sourceforge.net/old_index.html This group (sourceforge) is quite an amazing story... Go to the main site, sourceforge.net, and have a look at all the projects they have in the works... An amazing group of unpaid talent at work there! Cheers, JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jammed Balls Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Pierre, I haven't had issues with the same virused email as you, however I'm still getting almost 60% spam to one of my old email addresses (9yrs old). Since April I have been running a free (open source) email filter. It works flawlessly, and is currently at a 97% accuracy level. If you are interested have a look at PopFile: http://popfile.sourceforge.net/old_index.html This group (sourceforge) is quite an amazing story... Go to the main site, sourceforge.net, and have a look at all the projects they have in the works... An amazing group of unpaid talent at work there! PopFile was their 'project of the month' for May 2003... here is the story of the development of this application... http://sourceforge.net/potm/potm-2003-05.php Cheers, JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Garneau Posted August 31, 2003 Author Share Posted August 31, 2003 Thanks, JB, I'll look at these and others later. Gotta go out, do some wine tasting around the Niagara Peninsula, and enjoy the great weather...while it lasts. Cheers! Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PortTack Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Oh I'm still geting it.....10 times a day at least. Perhaps your ISP did something to block it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Garneau Posted August 31, 2003 Author Share Posted August 31, 2003 Damn, that's too bad. I had so many over while away on a two day trip (180+), that my mailbox was was rejecting all mail. It stopped yesterday afternoon, and it's so nice just to get friendly mail again. FYI, I'm with Sympatico High Speed, Windows ME and using Outlook Express. I read somewhere that this virus expires Sept. 10. Let's hope! Regards. Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PortTack Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I'm the same setup except I'm using XP. It's driving me nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flyersclub Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I just block the sender's of the virus and then if they arrive again they go straight to my deleted message folder. Just highlight the offending email and go to 'message' then 'block sender' ... at least those damn security@mircrosft.com aren't coming into my inbox anymore. With my email list over 600 people (I do a newsletter) I get at least a dozen emails with virus' daily and manage them this way, fyi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Garneau Posted September 1, 2003 Author Share Posted September 1, 2003 Damn!!! Just when I thought that I was out of the woods...2...then 3...then 10 show up. Oh well patience. Thanks for the Blocker tip, N, I'll use it on subsequent undesirable emails. Good night. PG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratt Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 As of today I am still getting 30 or 40 of those a day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest floatrr Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 I was getting probably the same 30 to 40 a day as well, then my ISP started their own antivirus and I'm not getting any now. Slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flyersclub Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 what isp do you have?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MikePapaKIlo Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Applied the Block Sender this evening. Wasn't getting a lot, but the big Virus Warning page is rather intimidating. Norton seems to work very well, as my machine is still clean. Thanks to FlyersClub for the tip. I did not know about that. FlyersClub.... - EPA @ YQX ?? Spent many an evening there myself in my formative days ! Cheers ! MPK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest floatrr Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Telus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PortTack Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Is there anyone getting returned mail from unusal addresses they don't know? Norton says I'm clean, plus I ran the untility called "stinger" that the ISP sent me. However I suspect if I have a few unknown addresses returned that I didn't send myself.....my computer may have sent it right? Any ideas? Just received another 6 this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Garneau Posted September 1, 2003 Author Share Posted September 1, 2003 I've applied Block Sender, but I'm not sure that with the amount of new senders out there in cyberspace, this is going to have a noticeable effect. I found 'Message Rules' (from TOOLS) in my Outlook Express which has provision for entering key words contained in either heading, letter body or both. It gives options including auto-deletion. I'm still getting some...... Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 I think that does indeed mean your machine is infected and is sending copies of the worm elsewhere. Good luck. Also, the "Block Sender" bit isn't so much use when the virus is creating bogus "From" addresses somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PortTack Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 :'( what now???? The protection is completely up to date...yet it finds nothing?? I've run the removal tool...and it comes up clean. Maybe this is all my fault!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PortTack Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 :'( what now???? The protection is completely up to date...yet it finds nothing?? I've run the removal tool...and it comes up clean. Maybe this is all my fault!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flyersclub Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 hey you're right, started with epa myself in '75, then was based in yqx in the 70's and 80's ... in my many years on this forum you are the first to identify the flyersclub ... wonder if it's still there. are you down east?? i am in yyc but hope to get back to yhz in 2005 or so when i ship my last kid off to university. are you still flying?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flyersclub Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 bizarre but this is happening to me too ... i am getting a note that my message to a strange email address is undeliverable ... when i searched my long email list i can't find that email address. i know my laptop is clean ... i have new norton and run other diagnostics almost daily ... another cyber puzzle!! if anyone figures this out, pse post the solution to eliminating these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M. McRae Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Try this out. Goto the site shown below and click on "free online virus and security check". Your antivirus program may be corrupted. Good luck. Malcolm http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PortTack Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Thanks, that too says I'm all clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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