Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 13:58:20 08/28/02
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On August 28, 2002 at 16:17:13, Chessfun wrote: >On August 28, 2002 at 02:50:27, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On August 28, 2002 at 01:42:09, Chessfun wrote: >> >>>On August 28, 2002 at 00:20:49, Terry McCracken wrote: >>> >>>>On August 28, 2002 at 00:17:05, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>> >>>>>On August 27, 2002 at 20:06:53, Albert Silver wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>I have received about a half dozen viruses from the same source in the last >>>>>>hour. At first I thought nothing of it, just some guy with a nasty problem, but >>>>>>the last one changed my opinion. >>>>>> >>>>>>You see, the last one was a script entitled: "Shreddersettings.bmp.bat" >>>>>> >>>>>>I don't see that title appearing out of nowhere, so someone is out to cause >>>>>>trouble. Be warned CCC members. >>>>>> >>>>>> Albert >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>I have been hit dozens of times!! >>>>> >>>>>Hopefully, we can track this ******! >>>>> >>>>>Terry >>>> >>>>P.S. >>>> >>>>I've changed my e-mail to; terry_mccracken@hotmail.com >>> >>>Shame as I'd hoped this being a follow up to your original post, that this was >>>going to be to apologize for the use of foul language in the first post. >>> >>>Sarah. >> >>Well if it is/was deliberate, the language fit the circumstances. >>If it is/was a fluke, then I should not have been be so pernicious, and use such >>language. >>Well, in case it is/was a mistake, I'm sorry. >> >>Regards, >> Terry >> >> >>P.S. >> >>I was hit again and again up and over 10+ e-mails at a time! >>It came in so fast and furious it caused my outlook express to freeze and >>Norton's was pushed over the limit, I even had to clean an infected file and >>lost all my e-mails. It also triggered my Windows Media Player to switch on, had >>to use Ctrl Alt Delete over and over again, Blue Screen after Blue Screen >>appeared...which I managed to get out of...sigh..;I even had to restore my >>settings many, many times:( Not to mention how many Full Viral Scans (All Files) >>with Bloodhound at the highest level! >> >>So you can see why I might not be in the best of moods! >> >>So yeah, I was pissed er...angry/frustrated! Arghhhh! > > >Terry, I'm sorry that it caused you so much of a problem. I'm sure had I have >had similer problems I'd have been just as mad. > >Sarah. Yeah...I was pretty ticked, thanks for understanding. Again Sorry... Terry P.S. It may very well have been and probably was an accident, but you can never be certain. I doubt the e-mail shown would be from the actual sender, but it still may have been deliberate, we'll probably never know.
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