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From: "Mary AsaWoman" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Possible Email Impersonator
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:15:09 -0700
References: <20040901065414.7631.qmail@web52106.mail.yahoo.com> <4135D98F.9070008@kerchner.com>


Dear Friends on this list.

I wanted to tell you about an experience I had with Norton Antivirus today
and recommend that you switch to McAfee the next time your subscription
expires.

My Norton Anti-Virus 2001 subscription expired this last month and, instead
of automatically renewing it, the system told me that it had run the virus
check, but did not download certain critical virus detection and defeating
software because my sub had run out. I went to the Symantec site to renew
the subscription, but nowhere was there any option to do so; clicking on the
renewal button simply led me to another place where I could buy another
piece of software.

Then, I tried following the instructions which told me I needed a
"subscription key" to renew. I called the long distance toll number given
and after going through the usual punch this-punch that number routine,
filled with useless promotions for Windows XP software, I was told that my
call could not be connected at this time and to try again later. I hung up
and immediately googled McAfee, quickly paid for, downloaded, deleted the
Norton, and installed McAfee Virus-Scan which then picked up a nasty that
Norton had missed.

http://www.mcafee.com/us/

Mary+cats

----- et Original Message -----
From: "Charles" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Possible Email Impersonator


> Ellen,
>
> You could be the victim of spoofing. Someone else's computer is infected
> which has both your email address and David's email address. Or your
> computer could be infected.
>
> Did you by any chance get that bogus email from Max and then open the
> attachment? If so you may be infected with a virus which is busy in your
> system sending out bogus emails to people in your address book.
>
> Or it could be that the hacker who broke into the Ysearch.org system may
> have stolen all the email addresses therein. If so, not only may be
> sending out bogus emails using Max's email address but others as well.
> The virus/worm may be on someone else's system sending out bogus email
> using your email address to other email addresses. This is called
> spoofing. We'll all have to keep an eye on this. In the meantime I
> suggest that everyone be sure their virus checker is uptodate.
>
> Ellen, et al, I also suggested that you visit an online virus checking
> site and have your system scanned remotely to see if their are any
> viruses on your system in case your virus checker has been foiled somehow.
>
> Here is a link to the Norton/Symantec site which scans your computer for
> free:
> http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
>
> Charles
>
>
> ellen Levy wrote:
> > Hi List:
> >
> > Sadly, I have to report the possibility that someone
> > is impersonating me and sending out emails to List
> > users using my email address.
> >
> > David Faux reported receiving an email from me with no
> > subject line and the words "foto 3" and an attachment
> > with a "cpl" extension.
> >
> > If you receive a similar email using my name
> > (), please do no open it.
> >
> > Ellen Coffman
>
>
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