Be Careful Of Mail From Ripsnort

[Flossy]

In Ripsnort's defence, I would like to point out that this particular virus does not come from the person it appears to!   It chooses the Sender's name at random from the address book, and sends to others in the same address book.... so, although it is somebody you know who is supposed to have sent the email, it will in fact be someone else who has you both in their address book.

I have had several incidences of this worm - all caught on the way in by Norton Anit-virus - and most coming from people I know; however, I have not laid into these people, as I know it hasn't actually come from them and they are as innocent victims as we are in receiving it.

Like Sveno, I also use TheBat and, in conjunction with Norton Anti-Virus, have a very safe system.

[Turbot]

I go this email today - people are trying to be more clever and get you to circumvent your security  (It did in fact have the virus attched and ready to rumble if you let it)

Klez.E is the most common world-wide spreading worm.It's very dangerous by corrupting your files.
Because of its very smart stealth and anti-anti-virus technic,most common AV software can't detect or clean it.
We developed this free immunity tool to defeat the malicious virus.
You only need to run this tool once,and then Klez will never come into your PC.
NOTE: Because this tool acts as a fake Klez to fool the real worm,some AV monitor maybe cry when you run it.
If so,Ignore the warning,and select 'continue'.
If you have any question,please mail to me.

Of course the "email me" was a link to a website with bad code in it too!

[Gremlin]

Thx Turbot,

Yes it seems ill part with the 50 bucks for the pro version,  seems worth the few bucks,  however I would still recommend to anyone that the free version is still better than no version.

Did I mention http://www.grisoft.com

V.Nice (and free) virus scanner. Certainly caught this virus (when I re-enabled it )

[Gremlin]

Originally posted by Flossy
I have not laid into these people, as I know it hasn't actually come from them and they are as innocent victims as we are in receiving it.

Flossy,  Do you think I 'laid into' rip??  I certainly didnt mean to.

[Flossy]

Originally posted by Gremlin
Flossy,  Do you think I 'laid into' rip??  I certainly didnt mean to.

Sorry, Gremlin.... didn't mean it to sound like that!  Absolutely not!  I was just saying that I haven't responded to any of the emails I have received in this way, as I know they were not sent by who they appeared to be.  Although you appeared to receive your email from Ripsnort, it does not follow that everyone else will..... they could appear to receive it from anybody else in the person's address book - even you!    Did not in any way mean to imply you were 'laying into' Ripsnort!  

[Gremlin]

I though as much flossy, just you and rip are two people I respect and I didnt want any misunderstanding:)

[Flossy]

Same goes for you and Ripsnort from me!    

[Lance]

I spoke to rip last night and he seems to feel that its possible that this virus came from someone else who has rip in their address book.

Bah, don't listen to Rip.  He'll be back in a few days posting a link to some conservative techie website that traces the virus back to the Clinton administration, heh.

[Innominate]

Rule #1 of strange emails.

If it's written in engrish, and claims to come from a commercial organization or a friend of yours, just delete it.

I get a copy of klez every day or two sent to me.  (Some aol jackoff who, even after being warned about it has done nothing.)