[Woodcarver] "Price" virus

[Merrilee Johnson]

Thanks for that confusing explaination  Loren -I guess I do understand but 
really it doesn't make any sense at all but then I guess it isn't really 
meant to - it just happens!  As Mike said these people need a life!
Merrilee


>From: "Loren Woodard" <lorenwoodard at charter.net>
>Reply-To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] "Price" virus
>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 22:31:50 -0500
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>Merrilee:
>
>It probably wasn't you that sent it at all.  If I'm correct in my thinking,
>I believe that a virus on someone's computer can pick a name from an email
>or contact and insert that name as the sender when it all actuality it was
>another computer that sent it.  Sounds confusing. Does that make any sense?
>:o)
>
>Loren Woodard
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Merrilee Johnson" <merrihat at hotmail.com>
>To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:35 PM
>Subject: RE: [Woodcarver] "Price" virus
>
>
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> > Hi Mike and others!
> >   I unfortunately start at the top of my list and open - read - then
>delete
> > as I read them.  Some how this price thing got sent to my other e-addy
>then
> > my sister got it sent to her. I don't remember sending anything to the
>other
> > address. How can this happen????  My son looked for a virus in the
>computer
> > but couldn't find anything.  Could it be that it is just sent by the
> > addresses and now it's gone??  I can only hope!  Right on! this person
>needs
> > a GOOD hobby!!! and woodcarving would be it but they arent disciplined
> > enough to stick with it long enough to feel the benefits!  How sad for
>them!
> > :(
> > Merrilee
> >
> >
> > >From: "Mike Bloomquist" <m.bloomquist at verizon.net>
> > >Reply-To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
> > >To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
> > >Subject: [Woodcarver] "Price" virus
> > >Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 07:09:47 -0700
> > >
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> > >This is another virus that "spoofs" the "from" address, so it's more
>likely
> > >it came from an infected machine that had the user's address not from 
>the
> > >user's machine directly.  I wouldn't spend a lot of time cleaning up 
>your
> > >machines just because the message looks like it came from you.  
>Probably
> > >unnecessary, but don't open up any attachments with "price" in it 
>unless
> > >you expected it.  Also, this one typically has no subject... another 
>sign
> > >of a bad peace of mail.
> > >
> > >These low-lifes <who generate this code> need a hobby... I know!... how
> > >'bout woodcarving?  Nah, too much class for them.  They would never be
>able
> > >to handle it ;-).
> > >
> > >Keep on Carvin'
> > >-Mike Bloomquist->
> > >
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