Posted by: Earl M. Pillow
12/12/2001, 20:27:21
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I never list my e-mail address anywhere but here and you wouldn't believe the SPAM mail I get. Message boards are prime targets for e-mail address spiders that harvest addresses automatically (they look for the @ symbol). Once the spiders have your e-mail, the virus could come from anywhere... not necessarily an intentional thing on the part of any message board visitor. We should all just make sure we have the most current virus software and take care opening unsolicited messages. Too bad there's nothing we can do about the human viruses... hope your pneumonia gets better. Well hello everybody. I have been attacked by a virus twice.
it seems that the only thing i can find in common with both of the attacks is this board. David Rivinius and I both have gotten an email from the same person. Jan Bauer. I don't know how they could have gotten my email from anywhere else either!
I rarely give out my email and I use my yahoo account for filling in most things. This is to alert all of you that someone may be sending out a virus using names and email addresses from the board. I can't be sure and am not pointing any fingers but the FBI is looking into this. My old boss is my isp and he got them started. His system is setup to trace mail routes. I hope that who ever the wise ass is that he actually wises up.
If you receive and email from that person don't open it. Second if you know this person let me know by posting a reply to this.
I will check back, but not for a while. I also caught a Human Virus and am fighting pnuemonia (sp). Also if you got a virus from this person, let me know as we are tracking all the leads.
Chris
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