[Amps] Spam and worms attachments from mailing list

[Will Matney]

Leo,

No, I didn't get infected, I've been receiving a bunch, say 5-8 e-mails a day with a worm attached to them. Another member on here though may have been by the way he mentioned his computer was acting. Something kept trying to access his address book I assume in Outlook. I never click on any attachment unless I know what it is and have been expecting it like a drawing or a pic. My e-mail apps filter finally started catching 90% of them and sending them (after I set it up) to my junk folder. I then just give a quick look to see if it snagged a good e-mail, and if not, just delete the contents.

Best,

Will

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On 8/27/05 at 9:43 PM N2TBA wrote:

>Will,
>
>    If your using an up to date windows XP or whatever just do a restore
>from a few days before
>the worm or whatever is efecting your mailer got you. You won't lose
>anything unlessw you installed
>something new in the last 7-10 days from whaqt you say its been 6 days so a
>7-10 day old restore
>should do it brother..Don't open anymore attachments from people you don't
>know Okay..?If something
>comes with an attachment from anyone you don't know don't even look @ it
>just delete it..!!!
>
>
>Leo
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Will Matney" <craxd1 at verizon.net>
>To: <amps at contesting.com>
>Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 11:49 AM
>Subject: [Amps] Spam and worms attachments from mailing list
>
>
>> The new worm out has been hitting me every day, receiving as high a 6-8 a
>day. Where this is a new e-mail addy, and this list is the only one I
>signed
>back up with so far, that means it came from here. However, the e-mails
>were
>either harvested off the list, or ones computer was infuected with the worm
>and sent mine, and everyone elses addys out over the net.
>>
>> Anyhow, there's a gold lining to the cloud. Today, in the Washington
>Post,
>it was reported that the two hackers responsible for this last worm was
>arrested. One was in Turkey, and one in Morocco. One 18, and one 21 years
>of
>age. You can see the full story at the below link. I figured some would
>like
>to know that some justice was done. By the way, the two were dumb enough to
>sign the code..Hi Hi.
>>
>> article;
>>
>>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/26/AR2005082601201.html
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Will
>>
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