Anyone still getting the Klez virus from here?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Anyone still getting the Klez virus from here?

Posted: 5/10/2002 8:27:45 PM EDT

I've gotten two emails today and two yesterday with the Klez virus or whatever it is and its coming from this site to my personal email. I deleted them right away before opening so I didn't get the address. I'll try to see whos sending it next time. Anyone else still getting these?
Bill3508

Posted: 5/10/2002 8:49:04 PM EDT

[#1]

Got two today, but the return e-mail addresses were fakes, I'm pretty sure.

Posted: 5/10/2002 8:54:49 PM EDT

[#2]

I received one this morning and this one just a couple of minutes ago. I didn't open the attachments to either one but they looked strange enough to just delete.

From: matmccabe Subject: TARGET PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Here's the properties if anybody can decipher any of it:

Sender: [email protected]
Received: from forsyth-2000-b ([65.198.220.148])
by siaag2ac.compuserve.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/SUN-1.12) with ESMTP id AAA03267
for ; Sat, 11 May 2002 00:33:55 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from Ozcixfn [68.14.68.208] by forsyth-2000-b
(SMTPD32-7.00) id A64D4260132; Fri, 10 May 2002 23:55:57 -0400
From: matmccabe
To: [email protected]
Subject: TARGET PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary=H6t26a79C7L2l34
Message-Id: <200205102355376.SM01428@Ozcixfn>
Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 00:33:56 -0400

Posted: 5/10/2002 9:04:43 PM EDT

[#3]

Fingers,
It says the sender on yours it thaskins@forsythcable, which I'm pretty sure is Tommy Haskins of Georgia Precision in Forsyth, GA. I wonder if he know hes sending this, or maybe its a fake post made to look like hes sending it.
Bill3508

Posted: 5/10/2002 9:07:25 PM EDT

[#4]

A member here e-mailed me today to tell me I was sending out a virus. In fact, it was on my AR15.com account, so I had no control over it.

So yes, it's still happening.

Posted: 5/10/2002 9:18:34 PM EDT

[#5]

I don't have a clue. The subject was gun related to I just assumed it came from here. I guess it could be from some vendors email list. Thats even scarier. Thanks
Dave

Posted: 5/10/2002 9:19:24 PM EDT

[#6]

Just erased one from my ar15.com email account. So, yes, it is still making its rounds.

-T.

Posted: 5/10/2002 9:22:05 PM EDT

[#7]

BTW, anyone receive any of these bastards (emails) from me?? Curious about this.

-T.

Posted: 5/10/2002 9:24:10 PM EDT

[#8]

Haven't received it in a while as far as I know. Its hard to determine sometimes if the email I receive is spam or because of this virus. But only received one maybe two with the actual virus. Have received a few with Klez emails but no virus attached, but not recently as far as I know...

Posted: 5/10/2002 9:32:57 PM EDT

[#9]

yep, still getting them. got 3 today (well, i guess technically it was yesterday) in fact.

some names i recognize as ar15.com posters. some i don't recognize at all. one sounded like a business contact email addy, something like "info@......". ar15.com email catches 'em and burns 'em in hell so i haven't been burned by it yet (ARlady types as she violently knocks on wood!).

Posted: 5/10/2002 10:01:20 PM EDT

[#10]

What happens if you open it? Don't know much about viruses. What's worst case scenerio?

Posted: 5/10/2002 10:10:31 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
What happens if you open it? Don't know much about viruses. What's worst case scenerio?

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just ask beekeeper. you don't need to know anything other than the fact they cause lots of problems and make you spend lots of money.

bottom line: don't open an attachment from an addy you don't recognize.

better yet: get yourself (if you don't already have one) a good virus detection package and keep it updated.

Posted: 5/10/2002 10:13:15 PM EDT

[#12]

Haven't had one, but then again my email addy is hidden on my posts [:D]

Posted: 5/10/2002 10:14:54 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Haven't had one, but then again my email addy is hidden on my posts [:D]

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Oh stop crowing about it already-so you were right [;)]

Posted: 5/11/2002 3:34:37 PM EDT

[#14]

[:P] Then hide em! [:P]

Posted: 5/11/2002 5:58:48 PM EDT

[#15]

I've been getting at least 2 a day "from" members of this site (I recognize some of the screen names). They are always large (120K+), but contain no text and I see no attachments either. My anti-virus detects nothing and my computer is still running fine. I just delete them.

Posted: 5/11/2002 6:34:25 PM EDT

[#16]

My ISP virus protector stopped one a few minutes ago for "[email protected]" and for some reason that sounds familiar but it isn't anyone in my address book.

This is the only one that sounded familiar out of the dozen or so messages I've received.

Posted: 5/11/2002 7:22:07 PM EDT

[#17]

I've been hit about 2 or 3 times a day for quite a while now. Luckily my ISP catches every one of them.

Posted: 5/11/2002 8:59:08 PM EDT

[#18]

any computer nerds on here who can return fire to these bastards?

Posted: 5/12/2002 6:05:54 AM EDT

[#19]

I keep getting hit from [email protected] who I believe is one of us. Thankfully the virus protection here on this site is screening them out before they can even get to my account and I have sent e mail back to that address with no reply.

Posted: 5/12/2002 7:58:34 AM EDT

[#20]

I never did "get" the virus, as security measures were adequate. Of late, virus-containing messages have ceased.

Posted: 5/12/2002 8:17:28 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Haven't had one, but then again my email addy is hidden on my posts [:D]

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Why don't you just activate your AR15 mail account? It will kill the virus, folks can still e-mail you??

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