[meteorite-list] Possible Computer Virus

Dave david.carothers at verizon.net
Thu Aug 2 13:24:18 EDT 2007


The odds are great that Anne's system is NOT infected. Most worms and Trojan Horses today spoof the sender email address as a means of hiding where it actually came from.

Maintain your antvirus/antispam/antispyware software.

Dave Carothers


>From: Impactika at aol.com

>Date: 2007/08/02 Thu PM 12:05:57 CDT

>To: drtanuki at yahoo.com, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

>Subject: [meteorite-list] Possible Computer Virus



>In a message dated 8/2/2007 5:55:14 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

>drtanuki at yahoo.com writes:

>Hi Anne,

>Is it possible that your computer is infected with a

>virus? I just received this message with two strange

>files attached, one labled porno and an other.

>

>I did not open the files and wont unless you verify

>that they are from you.

>

>Best Regards, Dirk

>

>--- Impactika <impactika at aol.com> wrote:

>

>---------------------------------

>Ok. Please, read the document.

>> ______________________________________________

>

>Thank you, all of you, for letting me know that I may have a computer

>problem.

>I ran a full Norton check overnight and it found nothing, I am now calling a

>friend for help and advice. In the mean time please do not open any files

>attached to any email supposedly coming from me. I have not sent any files to

>any one.

>

>I am very sorry for the problem and do assure you that I would not be the

>one to send porno files, it just is not my style.

>

>And it is not meteorite related!

>Thank you for your patience.

>

>Anne M. Black

>www.IMPACTIKA.com

>IMPACTIKA at aol.com

>President, I.M.C.A. Inc.

>www.IMCA.cc

>

>

>

>

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