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Post by skipwithrob on Mar 2, 2004 20:35:49 GMT 1
Whoever this is, assuming its a Town fan, my hotmail blocked a email you sent, saying that your address had perminat fatal errors.
Had an attached file called "your_picture.pif (296 bytes)"
and asking me to read it.
Anyone else had this problem???
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Dashers
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Post by Dashers on Mar 2, 2004 20:41:43 GMT 1
Skip,
I had a strange one in my Outlook about an hour ago with attached file 'Your_letter'
Cant remember name of sender (never heard of them) but i deleted it all just in case
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Post by newheyshrew on Mar 2, 2004 22:09:20 GMT 1
I have had 2 dodgy emails in the past 2 days - both with attatchments, one from a blue yonder address, yahoo refused to open them due to being a virus
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Post by grinfish on Mar 2, 2004 22:12:06 GMT 1
Yep, almost deffo a virus! Virtually without fail, any file ending in .pif, .scr or .exe that is unexpected will be a bad 'un.
Also watch out for so called "security updates" from the big banks. These are known as "phishing" scams, and the links in the emails normally end up being a mock-up site designed to steal your login info.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2004 23:03:05 GMT 1
Its a virus. I have had 4 so far today.
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Post by somersetshrew on Mar 2, 2004 23:03:43 GMT 1
I had 3 today, all with "respectable" looking email addresses, one of them was from someone @bbc.co.uk!!
Norton wiped all 3 out
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Post by Bilbo on Mar 3, 2004 0:38:17 GMT 1
Im sorry skip with rob, but that address is mine. I was attacked yesterday by the barsteward. However, yiou are not on my email address list so how its got to you I haven't a clue?
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Post by Pilch on Mar 3, 2004 1:16:27 GMT 1
skip the problem is likely to be at your end
ade plimmer had one from pilch@blue-and-amber.co.uk last week
that address is only a forwarding email addy and can't even send mails
there is a virus going round that picks a random address from your address book and makes it appear that they have send you a mail with an attachment
as you are likely to know the sender you may open the attachment thinking it is safe
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