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Subject: Re: *Warning* Deliberate virus sending (= Shreddersetting.bmp.bat)

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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