Author: Julian Morley
Date: 10:51:40 08/28/02
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On August 28, 2002 at 03:16:01, Russell Reagan wrote: >On August 28, 2002 at 01:34:19, Chessfun wrote: > >>Not if the person is a member all e-mails are available through the search >>feature and for all we know the virus picked up the e-mail addresses there. > >Wow, that is one incredible virus! So you're telling me that this virus logged >on to www.talkchess.com, and then it registered for an account here, and then it >went through and picked up all of our email addresses from the forum, then sent >all of us a virus? LOL... Some viruses are known to scan the temporary internet files of the infected computer for e-mail addressess. If the infected user reads this forum regularly then the users files will certainly contain the e-mail addresses of contributors to this forum, particularly the contributors who post the most. What do you know, it seems to be the most prolific posters who are getting most viruses, what a surprise! If the virus can scan for e-mail addresses then it can also pick out random subjects such as "shredder settings" from these same files. > >>I have never received one from him till now either, all the more reason to >>assume it's simply a virus. > >Congratulations! You figured it out. It was indeed a virus. Did you figure this >out all on your own? I think it's pretty obvious to everyone that it was a >virus, but there might be another poor soul who didn't gather that from the >conversation already I suppose... > >>Arn't you a sweetie.. > >Oh, I'm so sorry. Did I offend you by reacting in a non loving way to someone >who intentionally spammed a bunch of CCC members with a virus? You're right, we >aren't the victims here. Let's feel sorry for the jackass who sent out a mass >virus. I would be extremely surprised if the person you reported is the instigator of this virus. I think you have jumped the gun here, dare I say as usual. > >>Since you already e-mailed them and informed them of a problem what would be the >>purpose of calling them....agh to lodge our complaints...thanks but since you >>already did that, I think it's simpler to pass. > >That's probably best. You don't have a clue what's going on anyway. Just maybe, you are the one who doesn't quite know what is going on. > >>Albert's original post warned members about the e-mails. I myself got 1/2 dozen >>but do we simply open e-mail attachments for no reason. Come now this is the >>COMPUTER chess club isn't it?. > >As far as I know, you are correct once again. Did you get a masters degree in >"obviousness" by any chance? > >>Personally I think it's probably some young kid who's PC has little/no virus >>protection. > >I think the problem is that you didn't do any thinking about this at all. > >>Innocent till proven guilty rings a bell. > >No it doesn't. This isn't a court. This is the Computer Chess Club, as you >pointed out for us above. > >It's quite trivial to see that this was an intentional attack. If you are that >thick headed that you really don't see how this was intentional, I'd be more >than happy to explain it to you. Things are not always quite so trivial and obvious as you seem to imagine. I also suspect from the whole tone of your post that you have some sort of attitude problem, but I suppose it is just possible that you might grow out of it. Jules > >>Why is everyone so >>paranoid? > >Because this kind of thing has happened numerous times before. In the past it >wasn't viruses. It was email forgings, which do not happen by accident. > >Goodbye, until next episode of Master of the Obvious, when Sarah will explain to >everyone at CCC how to install a new keyboard, because after all, this is the >COMPUTER (!) chess club. > >Russell
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