Re: WARNING!Important please read

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/05/04 

Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 03:33:29 -0800

Yes this is the first time I have posted on a site like
this and as I said in over 8 years have only received two
viruses through e-mail untill I posted it on this site so
I know this site is where someone got my e-mail. And yes
I know that ms does not send anything out. Even if My
virus detection wouldn't of picked it up I already was
aware that e-mails like this were actually a virus.I am
not the average computer user and am extremely informed
on computers other than realizing they were doing
this.case of momentary brain dead. And yes I update virus
def. and windows weekly. Basically wrote this post
because I see a lot of other postings on this site with
what appears to be real e-mail addresses and hoped I
could prevent at least a few other people from making
same mistake. I did not see sites e-mail disclaimer till
after I posted and then it only mentions spam. Think they
could put this in a better place so everyone is sure to
see it-such as a popup window before you post maybe????
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
> It's been well known for years now that
posting/publishing a real
>email address to _any_ newsgroup, as you have done
repeatedly, or web
>site is an open initiation to be spammed. For years
now, spammers
>have been using automated tools to harvest email
addresses from the
>Internet and Usenet. What I don't understand is why
you're just now
>noticing the phenomenon. Was this the first time you
_ever_ posted to
>Usenet?
>
> What you received is the output of a computer
infected by one of
>several widely publicized, wide-spread, mass emailing
worms. The
>virus' authors have deliberately spoofed the Microsoft
information in
>the hopes of garnering more victims. This sort of email
has been very
>common for at least the past 10 months. The most widely-
known are:
>
>W32.Swen.A_mm
>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w
32.swen.a@mm.html
>
>W32.Dumaru_mm
>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w
32.dumaru@mm.html
>
>W32.Gibe_mm
>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w
32.gibe@mm.html
>
>Trojan.Xombe
>http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.xombe.h
tml
>
> Microsoft never has, does not currently, and very
probably never
>will email unsolicited security patches. At the most,
if, and only
>if, you subscribe to their security notification
newsletter, they will
>send you an email informing you that a new patch is
available for
>downloading.
>
>Microsoft Policies on Software Distribution
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?
url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp
>
>Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin Emails
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
>
>How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is
Genuine
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_
mail.asp
>
> Remember, any and all legitimate patches and updates
are readily
>available at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. You
should develop
>the habit of checking this site at least once a month to
keep your
>computer up-to-date. (Notice that this is the true URL,
rather than
>the bogus one that may have been contained in the email
you received.)
>Any messages that point to any other source(s) or claim
to have the
>patch attached are bogus.
>
> You're receiving these emails because your email
address is in
>the address book of someone infected with a worm, and/or
because you
>posted your real email address somewhere on-line, either
in a forum
>accessible to the public and spambots, such as Usenet,
or on an
>untrustworthy web site that subsequently sold your
address as part of
>a mailing list. One thing you can do is notify
_everyone_ with whom
>you've ever corresponded via email that one or more of
them may be
>infected with a mass emailing worm, and should take the
appropriate
>steps. You can also ask your ISP to take steps to
preclude their mail
>server from passing on such emails. Many ISPs have such
filtering
>capabilities.
>
>
>Bruce Chambers
>--
>Help us help you:
>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
ever count on
>having both at once. -- RAH
>
>"jim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:4F66FD47-1C5E-4F84-A598-
1937B9168BC8@microsoft.com...
>> hello everyone
>>
>> Ihave been on the internet now for close to 8 years.
During this
>> time I have been very discreet about who I give my e-
mail to.
>> Through all these years there has only been two times
that I have
>> received a virus through e-mail and these were both
from friends
>> whose computer had been infected with a virus. Two
days ago I made
>> the mistake of posting my e-mail address in this
newsgroup along
>> with a problem I was having. Now today I have suddenly
received FOUR
>> e-mails so far that contained the w32.swen virus with
them. Two of
>> these were about a microsoft security update with
microsoft logo on
>> them-which I knew right away were viruses and the
other two were
>> about some fictitious undeliverable e-mails. THis is
totally
>> disgusting that you can't post an e-mail address here
because
>> evidently certain individuals are targeting E-mail
addresses they
>> get from newsgoups like this to send viruses to. I
WOULD STRONGLY
>> URGE THAT YOU DO NOT POST YOUR E-MAIL IN THESE
NEWSGROUPS. If you do
>> you best make sure that your virus program is up to
date and checks
>> your email.
>>
>> Totally disgusted
>> jim
>
>
>.
>

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