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Virus ! Don't Open mail Called " [DTXpress] Re: Firts Timer Needs Advice"

2002-10-18 by Walt

Since it appears that Yahoo Groups has some tool that scans for email 
addresses in the posts and hides part of them, the domain portion of 
my email address is yahoo.com, not yahoogroups.com.  Walt

--- In DTXpress@y..., Walt <wgardus@y...> wrote:
> Hi Dopmi,
> 
> I am concerned to hear about this, but first, my email
> address is wgardus@y..., not
> wgardus@y...  I do not respond directly to
> people's posts unless they first contact me directly. 
> This specific post you mentioned was one that I
> responded to, but again, I responded directly to the
> post, with my response going back to the group's email
> address, not a specific user.  I have sent many emails
> this week, and have Norton running on my PC, so it
> does appear that someone is trying to look 'like' me,
> but they are not me.  Also, the way Yahoo mail works,
> any attachments are scanned by Norton AV before Yahoo
> mail allows them to be attached to an email, so I do
> not know how this could come from anyone using Yahoo
> mail (yahoogroups.com is not a Yahoo email domain).  
> 
> To the general membership, I would warn everyone that
> if you receive anything from a
> wgardus@y..., it is not me, and as has been
> pointed out in these notes - it may well contain a
> virus.
> 
> I will certainly answer any questions that anyone may
> have on this issue - I do not want my name or
> reputation associated with this type of activity in
> any way!
> 
> To our Moderator, can we ask you to block this
> wgardus@y... email address, and if
> appropriate, report this activity to the Yahoo Groups
> support people?
> 
> Thanks,
> Walt
> --- dopmi mapod@w... wrote:
> > i just do a intern search and i see that
> "Walt" is a
> > regular user 
> > here... with same e-mail address (
> > wgardus@y... )of the  
> > guy who send me virus this morning, man i wait
> for
> > you 
> > explanation !!!!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@y..., "dopmi"
> mapod@w... wrote:
> > > Hi , i just subscribe to this group 2 days
> ago ( i
> > posted a 
> > message ) 
> > > and i had choose on my preference "no
> mail" i'll
> > see message on 
> > Yahoo 
> > > Group web site , and today i received a
> e-mail
> > called :  [DTXpress] 
> > > Re: Firts Timer Needs Advice , with
> "readme.exe"
> > inside , i check 
> > > with my anti Virus and it's a Virus called :
> > I-Worn/Keywo ! 
> > > the guy who sent that use this e-mail
> address : 
> > > wgardus@y... , if you receive e-mail from
> him (
> > the e-mail 
> > > address was hidden ), he's name is
> "Walt" and this
> > is the text he 
> > > post on the mail : Hi Jason, If you're
> trying to
> > keep the expenses 
> > > down for now, I would not get an
> > > amp to start with - headphones should work
> fine
> > until you want to
> > > start jamming with others.  There has been
> > discussion before on the
> > > su 
> > > as my name is not Jason and as i never post
> a
> > question about 
> > > headphone i guess he can post that fucking
> mail to
> > all members here 
> > > so Don't open the .exe file closed inside
> the mail
> > > btw now if one of you can reply to my first
> post 2
> > days ago that 
> > will 
> > > be kind ;-)
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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