General Chat

I have just recieved 2 emails from a john (at ) tesco net . I do not know him. & have emailed tesco net support. & also deleted both messages. SEE BELOW

The message is as follows:- Will meet tonight as we agreed because on wednesday I dont think I'll make it. So dont be late. And yes, by the way, here is the file you asked for. Its all written there. See you. (it is signed with one of these on each email ) vbIvujwu & bcmbscos just delete it if you get a likewise email just in case (you will know if you have asked for something Like a file ) elaine x

Sounds like a virus to me. They usually have an attachment. It is the attachment that contains the virus. Do not open! Delete the email when received.

Beats me why he had to send two ! Maybe one was a spare in case the first wouldn't work ! Still there may have been someone out there, who would have been so curious, that they would have found the urge to open the attatchments too hard to resist...... e x

The message has just been sent again this time with this at the end... Ixolojto im getting worried now as this person is getting persistant. e x

Elaine Just keep deleting it, I have had spam mail from the same person over and over, DELETE Margaret

elaine try blocking sender susie

Trouble is if you block sender they just try again with a different email address Margaret

Just got home, No more mail from "john". will check again tomorrow bye for now elaine x

Elaine, If your virus software isn't picking it up it's probably porno spam. Crista

Elaine, Check your anti virus is up to date, as I have just recieved an email with a virus that Norton picked up. Didn't see who sent it. Just going to sort it out! KIm

It's a worm called W32/Mimail.e@MM. The following site has details: http://us.mcafee(.)com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100797 Sue

I have had 3 of these so far. DELETE them immediately. DO NOT open the attachment The same goes for any attachment received from someone you dont know. If someone on here offers to send you an image, ask them to put a certain phrase of your choosing in the subject line, then you will know it is genuine. Also, anyone offering to send images (census) suggest that the recipient give you a subject phrase so they know it is from you. Anyone who is genuine will understand

It would be a good idea if anybody else who has received an email like the one Elaine describes and has opened the attachment runs a check on their computer, because they're probably infected. The attachment is in a Zip file called 'read now'. Symantec http://www.symantec(.)com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mimail.e(@)mm(.)html has a removal tool if you've been infected. The trouble is with email worms is that they often 'harvest' email addresses from computers they've infected, then send the virus to the addresses they've found. The sender address is often spoofed, so people don't know where they've been sent from and very often people don't know their computer has been compromised. Sue

http://www.symantec(.)com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mimail.e (at) mm(.)html PS. Remove the brackets and replace the 'at' with @

Hello all... Iv'e got no more of those emails this morning. I deleted every one that I recieved, & from my deleted Items folder. Just dont open anything that you dont recognise. If I need to reply to an email from a g.c. member in future I'll put ---Elaine from genesconnected in the subject box. Maybe we can all do the same. Elaine x

Regarding the address book. Someone left a tip on one of these boards a while back to put AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA in as the first address in your address book, as this confuses the "worm" & stops it travelling through your address book. By the way i'm on windows 98. elaine x

Elaine, I you receive any more, you've got the format by now, and you don't know who it's from...my advice is just delete it. But remember to delete it from your "Deleted items" file as well. That way there is no fear of opening it accidentally. Don't open the attachment at all. Do you use mail washer at all?

NO Without sounding too dim, is it something to do with spam? e x

There are two problems regarding computers and the internet. Spam is basically advertising, same as the junk mail that comes through your letter box. It is normally harmless, but may be offensive as a lot is advertising for pornographic web sites or materials. Delete it, do not reply to anything, especially if it says "Click here if you do not want us to contact again", as this confirms your e-mail address as valid and your address is then passed on to other spammers. Viruses are malicious programmes, usually in an e-mail attachment, which will cause you computer problems and will send itself to persons you have listed in your address book. In general they can be stopped by having an anti-virus programme installed. These can be obtained free e.g. from Halifax, or for about £35 a year you can get a package which contains both anti-virus and a "firewall" which stops unauthorised persons trying to access your computer. An example is "Norton Internet Security".