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It's been brought to my attention by dwergs from http://www.mess.be that an e-mail is currently circulating with the Subject: Messenger - Plus! Extension - Version 1.41c

Note: No way would such a file be sent via an e-mail as it larger then 40K. Therefore I recommend you remove it ASAP. Do not open the attachment which is named Readme.dat.scr.

The e-mail will read something like this:



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Messenger - Plus! Extension ** ** Version 1.41c
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Thank you for trying this little piece of software. I've worked hard on it and I sincerely hope that you'll enj



Remember it is best to download from a direct site rather then an e-mail, click here for a list of approved links.

Johnny_Mac.

This post was edited on 01-08-2003 at 07:23 PM by Johnny_Mac.
01-08-2003 07:16 PM
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RE: Fake E-mail - Virus Alert
Just today i received a virus with a mail message. Though, i don't know if this is the one because Norton antivirus blocked the message immediatly after dling it, and both subject and content, even "From" are blank.
01-08-2003 07:33 PM
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RE: Fake E-mail - Virus Alert
it uses all sorts or software names, messenger plus! just happens to be one of them
01-09-2003 05:50 AM
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Do not open the attachment which is named Readme.dat.scr.


just don't do it at all if it's a screensaver

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01-09-2003 06:15 AM
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RE: Fake E-mail - Virus Alert
Someone's been busy with developing nasty screensavers so it seems, I had to delete four of them last week.

Greetz
01-09-2003 09:32 AM
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RE: Fake E-mail - Virus Alert
I always get that mail. sometime subject is
xxx love xxx
???? Ragnarok ???
xxx msn xxxx
and other subject... (Can't remember)
The mail size is about 43-46KB.
If you see it I recommend to delete it quickly. (To make your mailbox free :P)
01-12-2003 11:02 AM
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both subject and content, even "From" are blank.


It's not hard to create a blank 'From' box. In Outlook Express you can either enter nothing or alt+0160 as your name when you set up an email account. I havn't tried it myself but I assume it works.
01-12-2003 11:07 AM
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It's not hard to create a blank 'From' box. In Outlook Express you can either enter nothing or alt+0160 as your name when you set up an email account. I havn't tried it myself but I assume it works.

i know how to do that :rolleyes:, what i meant is that norton antivirus deleted the subject and the "from" so, i could not figure if i was receiving the same mail that this thread described.
01-12-2003 07:39 PM
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lol :p don't mess with HIM [gfd] ;)
01-12-2003 08:55 PM
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RE: Fake E-mail - Virus Alert
I believe the attachment contains the Yaha-K virus. At least; that was what i heard.
This virus is not too destructive; but it's very nasty to remove...
Swaptor aka DJ Nucleuz
01-12-2003 09:44 PM
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