[meteorite-list] Possible Computer Virus

Dave david.carothers at verizon.net
Thu Aug 2 13:24:18 EDT 2007


The odds are great that Anne's system is NOT infected.  Most worms and Trojan Horses today spoof the sender email address as a means of hiding where it actually came from. 

Maintain your antvirus/antispam/antispyware software. 

Dave Carothers

>From: Impactika at aol.com
>Date: 2007/08/02 Thu PM 12:05:57 CDT
>To: drtanuki at yahoo.com, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Possible Computer Virus

>In a message dated 8/2/2007 5:55:14 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
>drtanuki at yahoo.com writes:
>Hi Anne,
>Is it possible that your  computer is infected with a
>virus?  I just received this message with  two strange
>files attached, one labled porno and an other.
>
>I  did not open the files and wont unless you verify
>that they are from  you.
>
>Best Regards,  Dirk
>
>--- Impactika  <impactika at aol.com>  wrote:
>
>---------------------------------
>Ok.  Please, read   the document.
>> ______________________________________________
>
>Thank you, all of you, for letting me know that I may have a computer  
>problem.
>I ran a full Norton check overnight and it found nothing, I am now calling  a 
>friend for help and advice. In the mean time please do not open any files  
>attached to any email supposedly coming from me. I have not sent any files to  
>any one.
> 
>I am very sorry for the problem and do assure you that I would not be the  
>one to send porno files, it just is not my style.
> 
>And it is not meteorite related!
>Thank you for your patience.
>
>Anne M. Black
>www.IMPACTIKA.com
>IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>President,  I.M.C.A. Inc.
>www.IMCA.cc
> 
>
>
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