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Subject: Re: Uri, do you have a virus checker?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 01:33:14 07/06/02

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On July 06, 2002 at 01:22:21, Keith Ian Price wrote:

>On July 05, 2002 at 17:59:44, Mike Byrne wrote:
>
>>On July 05, 2002 at 16:11:34, Keith Ian Price wrote:
>>
>>>If you want to find the originator, set your email program to show full headers.
>>>The return path will show the true originator, and then you may contact him/her
>>>directly. The reply to: field is the spoof.
>>>
>>>kp
>>
>>like this (my email said it was sent by brucemo@seanet.com --of course it
>>wasn't)
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>MIME-Version: 1.0
>>Received: from [207.46.181.52] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id
>>MHotMailBEEED5FB009540042147CF2EB53413558; Fri, 05 Jul 2002 05:03:11 -0700
>>Received: from mxout3.netvision.net.il ([194.90.9.24]) by cpimssmtpa33.msn.com
>>with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905); Fri, 5 Jul 2002 05:02:06 -0700
>>Received: from Gdou ([62.0.74.11]) by mxout3.netvision.net.il (iPlanet Messaging
>>Server 5.2 HotFix 0.7 (built Jun 26 2002)) with SMTP id
>><0GYR008GXYQLTB@mxout3.netvision.net.il> for mfbyrne_pa@msn.com; Fri, 05 Jul
>>2002 15:01:59 +0300 (IDT)
>>From blass_n@netvision.net.il Fri, 05 Jul 2002 05:04:17 -0700
>>Date-warning: Date header was inserted by mxout3.netvision.net.il
>>Message-id: <0GYR008GYYQLTB@mxout3.netvision.net.il>
>>Return-Path: blass_n@netvision.net.il
>>X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Jul 2002 12:02:06.0991 (UTC)
>>FILETIME=[C8B669F0:01C2241B]
>
>
>You're right. It looks like the originator was someone in Israel named Blass.
>Hmmm. I wonder who that could be...
>
>Return-Path: blass_n@netvision.net.il
>
>Uri, do you have a virus checker?
>
>kp

You are right and it seems that the virus is in one of my computers(but the
important information is saved in another computer that has anti virus
installed).

I have anti virus but I did not install it and I need clear instruction what to
do about it because I understand that I need to remove the virus before
installation of the anti virus.

The computer refuse to install the anti virus now.

I read in the thread that I need not to forget disinfect my computer before
installing the anti virus.

I did not know what to do and I told another person that was with me about it
but he deicided to try to install the anti virus and he claimed that no demage
can happen from it.

Of course he did not succeed and I got the following announcment in my Norton
Rescue log file.

" Norton Rescue InstallShield Installation
 Installation started at 7-6-2002 09:44:08
----------------------------------------------------
unInstaller setup failed to initialize.  You may not be able to uninstall this
product."




I had p200 windows95 at that place and only recently I replaced it by another
computer that I had in another room p850(windows98) and was not connected to the
internet so I did not worry about viruses there because there was no way it
could be infected by viruses.


I suspect that the virus came by an email with the subject how are you with an
attachment that I did not expect.

I never look in emails with subjects like this because I always suspect that
they are viruses but I was not the one who read that email but another person
who used the same computer(I do not open emails with attachment that I did not
expect even to read what is there).

I know that it may be a good idea also to stop to use outlook express but the
problem is that I have not a lot of experience in installing and uninstalling
and other people that I know for some reason do not seem to care about it.

I am also afraid that if I decide to use something else then I may have other
problems(for example not being able to see hebrew correctly).


Uri



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