Thank You Free AVG+How I got worms<Warning>

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Got an Email from "MS Inet Delivery System", Subject:Undelivered Mail:Return
to Sender"
AVG Resident Shield "warned" me, but I spent so much time reading the
warning, that the message opened and out popped "I-Worm/Swen.B"..

Had another message from: "Program Security Section"
Subject:" Internet Critical Update" which showed to have an Attachment.
Opened, didn't open the attachment, but still got another dose of the same
Worm.

Ran AVG which detected and "Cured" both infections
(Not sure what that means, but everything is OK now.)

Please be warned, I only attempted to READ these and opened NO
attachments!!!
 
DaveM said:
Got an Email from "MS Inet Delivery System", Subject:Undelivered Mail:Return
to Sender"
AVG Resident Shield "warned" me, but I spent so much time reading the
warning, that the message opened and out popped "I-Worm/Swen.B"..
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Had another message from: "Program Security Section"
Subject:" Internet Critical Update" which showed to have an Attachment.
Opened, didn't open the attachment, but still got another dose of the same
Worm.
Click to expand...
Ran AVG which detected and "Cured" both infections
(Not sure what that means, but everything is OK now.)
Click to expand...
Please be warned, I only attempted to READ these and opened NO
attachments!!!
Click to expand...

Time for a decent news client, yet?
 
Got an Email from "MS Inet Delivery System", Subject:Undelivered Mail:Return
to Sender"
AVG Resident Shield "warned" me, but I spent so much time reading the
warning, that the message opened and out popped "I-Worm/Swen.B"..

Had another message from: "Program Security Section"
Subject:" Internet Critical Update" which showed to have an Attachment.
Opened, didn't open the attachment, but still got another dose of the same
Worm.

Ran AVG which detected and "Cured" both infections
(Not sure what that means, but everything is OK now.)

Please be warned, I only attempted to READ these and opened NO
attachments!!!
Click to expand...

If you are using OE 6, change the read settings to "Text only". You
won't see the eye candy anymore and you will have to open attached
images rather than see them inline, but nothing will execute because
the HTML version will be an attachment you can ignore. Links still
work, though.
 
Got an Email from "MS Inet Delivery System", Subject:Undelivered
Mail:Return to Sender"
AVG Resident Shield "warned" me, but I spent so much time reading the
warning, that the message opened and out popped "I-Worm/Swen.B"..

Had another message from: "Program Security Section"
Subject:" Internet Critical Update" which showed to have an
Attachment. Opened, didn't open the attachment, but still got another
dose of the same Worm.

Ran AVG which detected and "Cured" both infections
(Not sure what that means, but everything is OK now.)

Please be warned, I only attempted to READ these and opened NO
attachments!!!
Click to expand...
Since you are using OE, you need to do a few things to secure it.
Read all info in the links below.

http://www.tames.net/security/oesettings.htm

http://www.tames.net/security/iesettings.htm

Kruppt
 
Our domain has been getting about 80 of these every day. Even just reading
them will get you infected.
 
Our domain has been getting about 80 of these every day. Even just reading
them will get you infected.
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That's a pretty large generalization.
Tell me how my text only email app is going to let that email infect
me?
I don't even run an on access virus scanner and have still not been
infected.
What you meant to say was "Running an unpatched version of OE and/or
improperly configured OE will get you infected by just reading it"

tim
 
| If you are using OE 6, change the read settings to "Text only". You
| won't see the eye candy anymore and you will have to open attached
| images rather than see them inline, but nothing will execute because
| the HTML version will be an attachment you can ignore. Links still
| work, though.

Thanks for being one of few who actually tried to offer a solution.
Everything is "fixed" now.
 
| Since you are using OE, you need to do a few things to secure it.
| Read all info in the links below.
|
| http://www.tames.net/security/oesettings.htm
|
| http://www.tames.net/security/iesettings.htm
|
| Kruppt

Thanks for posting a helpful solution, instead of all
the "opinions" about OE and such.
All is Well now....
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Glad all is well now - but you have a nerve criticising those who gave
"opinions" about AVG.

Maybe these were only "opinions" but at least they were informed.

The subject line you chose offered an "opinion" against AVG - which
was not well informed at all.

That may be why some chose to question your "opinion" and your
choice/set-up of email client.

Certainly was for me :-)

Never mind - hope you learnt from it
 
Alastair Smeaton wrote:
||
| Glad all is well now - but you have a nerve criticising those who gave
| "opinions" about AVG.

Obviously you didn't read the responses,as not on spoke about AVG, rather
OE!!
|
| The subject line you chose offered an "opinion" against AVG - which
| was not well informed at all.

My subject line said "Thank You Free AVG" (meaning Thank You for detecting
and "curing" the worm.) and + how I got it.(By simply opening the emails)

| That may be why some chose to question your "opinion" and your
| choice/set-up of email client.
|
| Certainly was for me :-)
|
| Never mind - hope you learnt from it

"Yeap..Ah sure did learnt alot" from those who I thanked! I have now
configured OE to avoid what happened.
 
And said:
Got an Email from "MS Inet Delivery System",
Subject:Undelivered Mail:Return to Sender"
AVG Resident Shield "warned" me, but I spent so much time
reading the warning, that the message opened and out popped
"I-Worm/Swen.B"..

Had another message from: "Program Security Section"
Subject:" Internet Critical Update" which showed to have an
Attachment. Opened, didn't open the attachment, but still
got another dose of the same Worm.

Ran AVG which detected and "Cured" both infections
(Not sure what that means, but everything is OK now.)

Please be warned, I only attempted to READ these and opened
NO attachments!!!
Click to expand...

That's because you're using Outlook Express, or as it's called
by AV experts, "LookOut!Accessed!"

Outlook is almost as good a mail/news client as it is a vector
for spreading viruses and trojans and worms. Almost.


--
:-) Christopher Jahn
:-(

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/xjahn/Main.html

After a number of decimal places, nobody gives a damn.
 
First off, if you must use OE, close the preview panel when receiving
mail. You can then identify the nasties without opening them. Second,
get yourself a filter like SpamPal which you can train. It will mark
the undesirables and send them directly to the delete folder.

Avraham Hanadari
 
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