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  • SomeCreep
    :glugglug
    • Mar 2003
    • 26118
    #1

    People Spamming Viruses With Your Email Address

    Has this happened to you yet? People spamming viruses to others and forging the email so it looks like it was sent from an email on a site you run.

    What is one suppose to do in this situation, report what is happening to your ISP and webhost? What works for making sure you stay out of trouble?

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    • Dirty F
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Jul 2001
      • 59204
      #2
      Do a search, there are tons of topics about it.

      It makes no sense reporting this.

      The people sending the viruses dont even know they are sending it.

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        • Spunky
          I need a beer
          • Jun 2002
          • 133978
          #3
          Yes it's happening to me..I heard it happened to Juicy as well..People are writing back saying WTF? I think I should be doing a virus check .

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            • ParasiteTV
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2003
              • 1067
              #4
              yup this happened to me just recently... i keep getting replies from companies I never emailed saying that i sent them a virus in an attachment.

              fuckers.

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                • Dirty F
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Jul 2001
                  • 59204
                  #5
                  The only thing you can do is not having your email on your site. The virus finds emails in the internet cache of the infected person and thats where your site is.
                  Last edited by Dirty F; 03-03-2004, 05:54 PM.

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                    • BRISK
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 12240
                      #6
                      I think it's happening because that's how the virus was designed. I don't think people are spamming others with the virus using your email address. The virus is picking up your email address from somewhere and changing the "from" field to make it look like you sent it.
                      I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
                      I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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                        • Dirty F
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Jul 2001
                          • 59204
                          #7
                          Originally posted by spunky1
                          Yes it's happening to me..I heard it happened to Juicy as well..People are writing back saying WTF? I think I should be doing a virus check .
                          Dude, read what i said...youre not infected.

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                            • C_U_Next_Tuesday
                              WW4L
                              • Oct 2002
                              • 10581
                              #8
                              yep.. have been getting them today. was a btich with the mydoom when it was going around..ugh..cant these kids do something useful instead of counterproductive

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                                • brand0n
                                  been very busy
                                  • Nov 2002
                                  • 26983
                                  #9
                                  yep its going on here as well

                                  its odd that alot of people from this board are gettin got

                                  grogan got bored?
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                                    • crockett
                                      in a van by the river
                                      • May 2003
                                      • 76818
                                      #10
                                      it's happening to me aswell, I keep getting e-mail saying my message didn't go out or blahh blahh.. but I rarely send messages via that account I only get incomming..

                                      Also the amount of incomming virus's has gone up by at least 3 times the amount from before..

                                      It's becomming quite annoying.
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                                        • BRISK
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Feb 2003
                                          • 12240
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by C_U_Next_Tuesday
                                          yep.. have been getting them today. was a btich with the mydoom when it was going around..ugh..cant these kids do something useful instead of counterproductive
                                          We wouldn't have this problem if morons would just stop opening email attachments sent from random people.
                                          I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
                                          I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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                                            • Spunky
                                              I need a beer
                                              • Jun 2002
                                              • 133978
                                              #12
                                              I actually recieved a email with an attchment from my service provider Telus.net and in the letter they said My email was going to be disabled due to abuse. and placed a url to the homepage.I was to use a password to activate it .
                                              Naturally I was concerned because of this virus shit so I called the support and they said these fuckers are targeting service providers ..good thing I called them before I opened it.

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                                                • BRISK
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                  • 12240
                                                  #13
                                                  Never ever never open email attachments UNLESS YOU KNOW WHO IT IS FROM

                                                  and even then you should be concerned if it's any filetype that can be a virus (like .exe)
                                                  I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
                                                  I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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                                                    • Dirty F
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Jul 2001
                                                      • 59204
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by brand0n
                                                      yep its going on here as well

                                                      its odd that alot of people from this board are gettin got

                                                      grogan got bored?
                                                      Because we all have sites. Surfers visits our site and a lot of surfers are infected. They are spreading the mails, not the webmasters.
                                                      Last edited by Dirty F; 03-03-2004, 06:04 PM.

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                                                        • rounders
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Sep 2003
                                                          • 2931
                                                          #15
                                                          its going crazy right now
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                                                            • BRISK
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Feb 2003
                                                              • 12240
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by rounders
                                                              its going crazy right now
                                                              I'm getting about 10 per hour

                                                              Annoying
                                                              I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
                                                              I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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                                                                • jimmyf
                                                                  OU812
                                                                  • Feb 2001
                                                                  • 12651
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by SomeCreep
                                                                  Has this happened to you yet? People spamming viruses to others and forging the email so it looks like it was sent from an email on a site you run.

                                                                  What is one suppose to do in this situation, report what is happening to your ISP and webhost? What works for making sure you stay out of trouble?
                                                                  Yes i would report it... If they use trouble tickets I'd make one out but also I would call them
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                                                                    • jimmyf
                                                                      OU812
                                                                      • Feb 2001
                                                                      • 12651
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by Battuss
                                                                      The only thing you can do is not having your email on your site. The virus finds emails in the internet cache of the infected person and thats where your site is.
                                                                      I changed mine 2 one of my Yahoo emails years ago.
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                                                                        • Dirty F
                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                          • Jul 2001
                                                                          • 59204
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by jimmyf


                                                                          Yes i would report it... If they use trouble tickets I'd make one out but also I would call them
                                                                          Whats there to report man??? Once again, these people dont even know theyre infected. Its not like they are after you. And for every person you report there are 10 new people infected.

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                                                                            • Dirty F
                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                              • Jul 2001
                                                                              • 59204
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by jimmyf


                                                                              I changed mine 2 one of my Yahoo emails years ago.
                                                                              I dont like free email accoutns :/

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                                                                                • jimmyf
                                                                                  OU812
                                                                                  • Feb 2001
                                                                                  • 12651
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by BRISK
                                                                                  Never ever never open email attachments UNLESS YOU KNOW WHO IT IS FROM

                                                                                  and even then you should be concerned if it's any filetype that can be a virus (like .exe)
                                                                                  these are .pif or something like that and a few are doc
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                                                                                      • Nov 2003
                                                                                      • 32189
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      I'll keep that in mind.

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                                                                                        • BRISK
                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                                                          • 12240
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by jimmyf


                                                                                          these are .pif or something like that and a few are doc
                                                                                          Yeah, I've noticed that. What is a .pif file anyway?
                                                                                          I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
                                                                                          I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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                                                                                            • shermo
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              I keep getting one telling me that my mail domain is temporarilly shut down.

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                                                                                                • Shoehorn!
                                                                                                  Die With Your Boots On
                                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                                  • 22872
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by SomeCreep
                                                                                                  Has this happened to you yet? People spamming viruses to others and forging the email so it looks like it was sent from an email on a site you run.

                                                                                                  What is one suppose to do in this situation, report what is happening to your ISP and webhost? What works for making sure you stay out of trouble?
                                                                                                  It's been happening to me a lot. It's funny when I get an email from myself with a virus. I've gotten a few emails form peoples sites here on GFY too, so that shit is going around. Not a whole lot you can do except ride it out. Fucking spammers.

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                                                                                                    • erehwon
                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                      • Nov 2003
                                                                                                      • 3759
                                                                                                      #26
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                                                                                                      The name of the attachment carrying Bagle.J also varies, and the file itself can be an executable, a .PIF or a ZIP archive, according to NAI, based in Santa Clara, Calif.

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                                                                                                        • VeriSexy
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                                                                                                          • Apr 2002
                                                                                                          • 25463
                                                                                                          #27
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                                                                                                            • KRL
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                                                                                                              • Oct 2002
                                                                                                              • 31429
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Happens all the time, especially when you own thousands of domains.

                                                                                                              I just notify my ISP's the minute I detect it, so they have the heads up.
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                                                                                                                • roscoe98
                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                  • Sep 2003
                                                                                                                  • 689
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Yup i get that all the time..Not that i spam or anything.


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                                                                                                                    • djmick
                                                                                                                      Registered User
                                                                                                                      • Apr 2003
                                                                                                                      • 54
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      You should use SpamArrest.

                                                                                                                      You only receive e-mail that is either authorised by yourself or by the sender and most of this shit is automated so it never gets authorised.

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                                                                                                                        • Mikel
                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                          • Oct 2001
                                                                                                                          • 386
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          I get over 20 virus everyday, Im pissed, I even receive virus with my own email as the sender, what a joke!

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                                                                                                                            • zentz
                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                              • Nov 2003
                                                                                                                              • 8062
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              me too, those kids should die!
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