CAUTION: New wrinkles in Microsoft virus scam

[Malvern]

They're getting around the update notification now that most of us have
figured it out. I got a message from MS purporting to be an undeliverable
mail notice. Antivirus caught it and (or but) I would have dumped it anyway
as I *don't* get this from MS; my ISP sends such notices.

Another one is that Microsoft is not the only "sender" in the From column.
Again caught but would have been deleted.

Malv

 

[Nicholas]

You did not receive an update notification from Microsoft. You
received a virus-laden email message from a devious imposter!

A devious imposter is "spoofing" Microsoft and attempting to deceive you
into installing a malicious VIRUS in your computer! Delete the VIRUS
laden message immediately!

Microsoft never sends file attachments with email messages!

Please take a moment to read the following articles:

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin E-mails
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp

How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp


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Nicholas

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| They're getting around the update notification now that most of us have
| figured it out. I got a message from MS purporting to be an undeliverable
| mail notice. Antivirus caught it and (or but) I would have dumped it anyway
| as I *don't* get this from MS; my ISP sends such notices.
|
| Another one is that Microsoft is not the only "sender" in the From column.
| Again caught but would have been deleted.
|
| Malv
|
|

 

[read]

read read read some of the other posts to this site here.
do not open the attachment.
do not even open the emails.
send emails to delete folder.
purge the delete folder.

 

[Max]

I've been suddenly getting about 100 messages a day on security updates,
botched emails from virus senders. Coincidently, this started happening the
same day I signed up for Micrososft's security update newsletter.

-M

 

[Malvern]

How well I know this. I posted as I did to save space. I've sent out the
same advice many posts ago. Ever hear of what "assume" equals when broken
up ? Has to do with a donkey. Guess I made myself one :-/

Malv

You did not receive an update notification from Microsoft. You
received a virus-laden email message from a devious imposter!

A devious imposter is "spoofing" Microsoft and attempting to deceive you
into installing a malicious VIRUS in your computer! Delete the VIRUS
laden message immediately!

Microsoft never sends file attachments with email messages!

Please take a moment to read the following articles:

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin E-mails
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
news/patch_hoax.asp

How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp


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Nicholas

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| They're getting around the update notification now that most of us have
| figured it out. I got a message from MS purporting to be an undeliverable
| mail notice. Antivirus caught it and (or but) I would have dumped it
anyway
| as I *don't* get this from MS; my ISP sends such notices.
|
| Another one is that Microsoft is not the only "sender" in the From column.
| Again caught but would have been deleted.
|
| Malv
|
|

 

[me]

i have not signed up for the newsletter....i read some of
these posts a few times a week....you do not need to
subscribe to microsoft....i still got 100 emails friday.

i change my email address on ebay and get spoof messages.
then change again and the spoofs change again....prople
think it is fun to hack into places like ebay/microsoft.

your name/computer is out there somewhere...this is like
driving your car down the road.....you are not alone.
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[CWatters]

Only 100. I got 1400 yesterday and counting today

 

[Sharon F]

How well I know this. I posted as I did to save space. I've sent out the
same advice many posts ago. Ever hear of what "assume" equals when broken
up ? Has to do with a donkey. Guess I made myself one :-/

No you did not do that. You posted a valid warning about another email
guise (returned email) that the virus is attached to. Considering the
amount of email volume this worm is generating, I don't think an extra
warning (or two or three!) is out of place. Thanks for caring and for
posting this.

 

[Malvern]

Read Sharon's reply to my second post above, the reply to Nicholas. I think
your information should go out as an original post. As she said, all
information is valuable here.

Malv

 

[W.Madison]

No you did not do that. You posted a valid warning about another email
guise (returned email) that the virus is attached to. Considering the
amount of email volume this worm is generating, I don't think an extra
warning (or two or three!) is out of place. Thanks for caring and for
posting this.

If I could just find a way to STOP them, I have tried message rules, but
when you make one rule the subject or sender changes and it come through
again. I finally got Mail Washer, but it's a pain to have to run it and then
download the mail. But better than 300 phoney virus laden messages a day.

Wendy

 

[sli]

If I could just find a way to STOP them, I have tried message rules,
but when you make one rule the subject or sender changes and it come
through again.

Make a rule to block all messages with attachments, and delete the messages
from the server.

 

[Tom Lake]

Make a rule to block all messages with attachments, and delete the
messages

from the server.

delete messages from the server does nothing on my system

Tom Lake

 

[Malvern]

delete messages from the server does nothing on my system

Tom Lake

It worked here. I made new rules using the *not* option for all wanted
senders, then selecting "Delete from server". I got ONE message this AM, a
wanted one. I did this once: Be sure to Apply (two times; second time
should get a notification of successful application), otherwise they won't
go into effect.

Malv

 

[Steve]

Could somebody please send me this virus as I'm feeling a little left out
here. Never had a virus before and don't get these bogus emails either.

 

[AliceW]

Be careful what you wish for!

--
Alice in NJ
www.ourcyberfamily.us
"In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends."
John Churton Collins

 

[Jim Macklin]

Since he posted what appears to be a valid email address he
will get some, I only get them on one account that I use for
"public" purposes.

Nice thing about the free Hotmail, after a dozen 144 KB
viruses the account is full.

I'm getting about 1 per hour now.


| Be careful what you wish for!
|
| --
| Alice in NJ
| www.ourcyberfamily.us
| "In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know
our friends."
| John Churton Collins
|
|
|
|
| | > Could somebody please send me this virus as I'm feeling
a little left out
| > here. Never had a virus before and don't get these bogus
emails either.
| >
| > | > > They're getting around the update notification now
that most of us have
| > > figured it out. I got a message from MS purporting to
be an
| undeliverable
| > > mail notice. Antivirus caught it and (or but) I would
have dumped it
| > anyway
| > > as I *don't* get this from MS; my ISP sends such
notices.
| > >
| > > Another one is that Microsoft is not the only "sender"
in the From
| column.
| > > Again caught but would have been deleted.
| > >
| > > Malv
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Steve]

Ah, see, it isn't my email address. This is why people get viruses via
email. They give out their address like there's no tomorrow and wonder why
they get bogus emails.

 

[jvaqbjf_kc_sna]

Since he posted what appears to be a valid email address he
will get some, I only get them on one account that I use for
"public" purposes.

Nice thing about the free Hotmail, after a dozen 144 KB
viruses the account is full.

I'm getting about 1 per hour now.

Hence I started doing what I call drastic measures.

I have been getting around 120 to 200 PER DAY at my real, other email address.
NEVER again.. will I use a real email address to post.


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/The HEADER ADDRESS is SPAMBLOCKED\
/ ROT-13 BELOW to email me: \
/ (e-mail address removed) \
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[Malvern]

Long berfore the current problems started, I started treating my email
address as I do my snail mail address. It goes to only those it absolutely
has to. It has never appeared on any newsgroup since 1997; back then, the
privacy issues started to surface. I am taking further steps which I may
post later, once I get it written out correctly.

Malv

 

[Bee]

"Jvaqbjk kc sna", someone who wants to email you is not prepared to spend
hours on figuring out what your real email address is! The domain name is
easy enough to guess. What, pray, is "rot-13" for? The puzzle is too
difficult to unravel; I just don't get it.