06-06-2004, 15:50
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E Mail Not For Me etc...
Help Please... 
I have recently received the following email...
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This e-mail was generated automatically.
Information about -LARSENECBGQK- under: http://www.larsenecbgqk.com
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Errors:
249.94.197.186_does_not_like_recipient.
% 307: This_account_has_been_disabled_[#181].
% 336: Remote_host_said:_delivery_error
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The original mail is attached.
Auto-ReMail.System#: [larsenecbgqk]
+-+-+ X- Mail_Scanner: No Virus found
+-+-+ NTLWORLD- AntiVirus Service
+-+-+ http://www.ntlworld.com
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The email has an attachment called "ReMailer.txt.com" - I haven't opened it (partly because I can't open attachments in outlook express, but that's another problem )
The email wasn't even addressed to me - it was addressed to "nheaven@ntlworld.com" 
Any help/advice would be appreciated.
TIA
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06-06-2004, 15:54
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Re: E Mail Not For Me etc...
The email was probably sent to many people using BCC (blind carbon copy) and the bit about NTL scanning it and not finding any virus inserted by the sender to lull you into a false sense of security. I would just delete it.
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06-06-2004, 21:44
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Re: E Mail Not For Me etc...
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Originally Posted by Julian
...The email has an attachment called "ReMailer.txt.com" - I haven't opened it (partly because I can't open attachments in outlook express, but that's another problem )... |
Under 'tools' -> 'options' -> 'security', there is an option under virus protection, to "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus."
Untick this box to open attachments, but obviously, only open attachments if you are sure it is safe.
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06-06-2004, 22:13
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Re: E Mail Not For Me etc...
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Originally Posted by XFS03
Untick this box to open attachments, but obviously, only open attachments if you are sure it is safe.
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Indeed. And any attachment ending with .com is definately not to be trusted. Same with .pif .scr .exe .bat .cpl and .dll. Actually, just don't trust anything from anyone.
What many of them do is give them an innocuous looking extention like .txt, and then slap an executable extension like the above on the end, such as thisisatextfilehonest.txt.scr
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07-06-2004, 02:28
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Re: E Mail Not For Me etc...
It is an example of the w32.sober.g worm. Delete it.
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07-06-2004, 06:23
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Re: E Mail Not For Me etc...
Thanks for all your feedback guys. 
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