[W126 Coupe] MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 80, Issue 19 Spam or Virlus?
Ernie Stephens
stevetsg at msn.com
Mon Jan 24 12:58:51 EST 2011
I think that most of you (including myself) received an email with a link to a Canadian pharmacy promoting Viagra and the email was supposedly from me. Prior to that, I had received similar emails supposedly from a member or members of our group but my anti-virus software did not consider them infected with a virus, it was more spam and annoyance than anything else. It is unnerving in any event but I think that this is just a cheap marketing scheme by someone that has talent for breaking into other peoples address books. I have changed my password too and hopefully I wont be receiving any more of these emails from myself or anybody else. Don't let this slow you down, keep on cruising.
Ernie
On Jan 24, 2011, at 10:15 AM, mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com wrote:
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> 1. (no subject) (wm Rickman)
> 2. Wm Rickman (Richard & Nancy Diefenbach)
> 3. Re: Wm Rickman (Dean Slone)
> 4. Re: Wm Rickman (Ronny 560sec)
> 5. Re: Wm Rickman (Richard & Nancy Diefenbach)
> 6. Re: Wm Rickman (mbramel)
> 7. Re: Wm Rickman (Steve Nervig)
> 8. Re: Wm Rickman (Dan Landiss)
> 9. Re: Wm Rickman (Ronny 560sec)
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> From: wm Rickman <wrick11499 at aol.com>
> Date: January 23, 2011 1:29:53 PM MST
> To: kgorsche at gmail.com, Marguerit4 at aol.com, mariabaldwin at sros.info, MBCOUPES at mbcoupes.com, ndrew.Goldberger at va.gov, noreply at craigslist.org, noreply at facebookmail.com
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] (no subject)
> Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
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> http://answermeister.com/m28sx.html
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>
>
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> From: "Richard & Nancy Diefenbach" <diefenbach at kingcon.com>
> Date: January 23, 2011 4:48:33 PM MST
> To: "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
> Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>
>
> Hey guys, I just finished downloading Norton to get rid of a virus & worm sent by the above. If you have already received his email & attachment make sure you delete it. I would hope that our webmaster might be able to detect this in the future but keep your eyes open.
>
> Dick
> Danville, VT
>
>
>
> From: "Dean Slone" <daslone at saber.net>
> Date: January 23, 2011 6:01:47 PM MST
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
> Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>
>
> Dick,
>
> I have never had a computer virus.
>
> Rule 1: NEVER open attachments or web links from strangers.
>
> also, set up ypur email client to NOT open attachments and emails in a preview window.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard & Nancy Diefenbach
> To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 3:48 PM
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> Hey guys, I just finished downloading Norton to get rid of a virus & worm sent by the above. If you have already received his email & attachment make sure you delete it. I would hope that our webmaster might be able to detect this in the future but keep your eyes open.
>
> Dick
> Danville, VT
>
>
>
>
>
> =======
> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.
> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16750)
> http://www.pctools.com
> =======
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>
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
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> =======
> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.
> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16750)
> http://www.pctools.com/
> =======
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>
> From: "Ronny 560sec" <ronny.geenen at verizon.net>
> Date: January 23, 2011 8:32:42 PM MST
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
> Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>
>
> Dick,
> Norton is a piece of junk. Do not buy that stuff.
> I bought AVG instead and that has protected me many times.
>
> Ronny
>
> From: Dean Slone
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 5:01 PM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> Dick,
>
> I have never had a computer virus.
>
> Rule 1: NEVER open attachments or web links from strangers.
>
> also, set up ypur email client to NOT open attachments and emails in a preview window.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard & Nancy Diefenbach
> To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 3:48 PM
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> Hey guys, I just finished downloading Norton to get rid of a virus & worm sent by the above. If you have already received his email & attachment make sure you delete it. I would hope that our webmaster might be able to detect this in the future but keep your eyes open.
>
> Dick
> Danville, VT
>
>
>
>
>
> =======
> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.
> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16750)
> http://www.pctools.com
> =======
>
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
>
>
> =======
> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.
> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16750)
> http://www.pctools.com/
> =======
>
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
>
>
> From: "Richard & Nancy Diefenbach" <diefenbach at kingcon.com>
> Date: January 24, 2011 5:45:58 AM MST
> To: "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
> Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>
>
> Dean - I never considered anyone from mbcoupes as a stranger but I guess I’ll have to be more careful. I guess there are too many of these nut cases floating around. Fortunately, everything was caught and cleaned up.
>
> I may take Ronnie’s advice and switch but I will admit that Norton cleaned up “the mess”.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick
>
>
> Dick,
>
> I have never had a computer virus.
>
> Rule 1: NEVER open attachments or web links from strangers.
>
> also, set up ypur email client to NOT open attachments and emails in a preview window.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard & Nancy Diefenbach
> To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 3:48 PM
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> Hey guys, I just finished downloading Norton to get rid of a virus & worm sent by the above. If you have already received his email & attachment make sure you delete it. I would hope that our webmaster might be able to detect this in the future but keep your eyes open.
>
> Dick
> Danville, VT
>
>
>
>
>
> =======
> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.
> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16750)
> http://www.pctools.com
> =======
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
>
>
> =======
> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.
> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16750)
> http://www.pctools.com/
> =======
>
>
>
> From: "mbramel" <mbramel at tds.net>
> Date: January 24, 2011 6:54:25 AM MST
> To: "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
> Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>
>
> NO, ever since about 2009 Norton is a great program
>
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Ronny 560sec
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 9:33 PM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> Dick,
> Norton is a piece of junk. Do not buy that stuff.
> I bought AVG instead and that has protected me many times.
>
> Ronny
>
> From: Dean Slone
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 5:01 PM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> Dick,
>
> I have never had a computer virus.
>
> Rule 1: NEVER open attachments or web links from strangers.
>
> also, set up ypur email client to NOT open attachments and emails in a preview window.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard & Nancy Diefenbach
> To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 3:48 PM
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> Hey guys, I just finished downloading Norton to get rid of a virus & worm sent by the above. If you have already received his email & attachment make sure you delete it. I would hope that our webmaster might be able to detect this in the future but keep your eyes open.
>
> Dick
> Danville, VT
>
>
>
>
>
> =======
> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.
> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16750)
> http://www.pctools.com
> =======
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
>
>
> =======
> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.
> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16750)
> http://www.pctools.com/
> =======
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
>
>
> From: Steve Nervig <dakota at mac.com>
> Date: January 24, 2011 6:20:59 AM MST
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
> Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>
>
> Please note that it may or may not be Wm Rickman's computer that is sending out the virus. And it is probably NOT intentional. He or someone in his contacts list has an infected computer and it is sending out these virus messages via spybot malware unbeknownst to him.
>
> If you are unfortunate enough to own a Windows PC, you are vulnerable to this activity and must install and keep your virus detection software up to date. You might want to consider Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software also. If you don't do this, YOU could be sending out malware messages and not even know that your computer is doing it!
>
> Also, when you see an email that just has a link to some web page that you don't recognize, don't click it. Don't click on something when it is from someone that you don't know, and don't know what it is for.
>
> For example, this particular email sent to the MBCoups List from 'Wm Rickman' raised four flags in my mind:
> 1) the 'From' was someone who has not posted to the list recently (or ever),
> 2) the message contained no 'Subject',
> 3) the 'To' was addressed to many recipients (none of which I knew), and
> 4) the message just had an web link in the body of the message.
>
> Any one of those four points would tell me that there was possibly something wrong with the message. All four combined told me to NOT to click on that link. Also, there had been several similar emails from, I believe, this same 'person' over the last few months.
>
> Use caution or you are just inviting pain. Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
> Steve
>
>
>
>> Dean - I never considered anyone from mbcoupes as a stranger but I guess I’ll have to be more careful. I guess there are too many of these nut cases floating around. Fortunately, everything was caught and cleaned up.
>>
>> I may take Ronnie’s advice and switch but I will admit that Norton cleaned up “the mess”.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dick
>>
>>
>> Dick,
>>
>> I have never had a computer virus.
>>
>> Rule 1: NEVER open attachments or web links from strangers.
>>
>> also, set up ypur email client to NOT open attachments and emails in a preview window.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>>
>> Hey guys, I just finished downloading Norton to get rid of a virus & worm sent by the above. If you have already received his email & attachment make sure you delete it. I would hope that our webmaster might be able to detect this in the future but keep your eyes open.
>>
>> Dick
>> Danville, VT
>>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Dan Landiss <dan at landiss.com>
> Date: January 24, 2011 8:05:15 AM MST
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
> Reply-To: dan at landiss.com, Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>
>
> Steve, as always, knows what he is talking about. A great number of AOL/Yahoo addresses have either been cracked or spoofed. I lean towards cracked because when the victims change their passwords, the spam usually goes away. Also, I often recognize the names of the other recipients, indicating that the cracker has gained access to the victim's address book.
>
> I use a three-pronged approach to computer security:
>
> You can check the effectiveness of various antivirus programs at
> <http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/>. Click "Main
> Tests" and then the couple of most recent results. I'm using the free
> version of Avira and it seems to have little effect on the speed of
> other programs (non-intrusive).
>
> A good malware defense is Malwarebytes <http://www.malwarebytes.org>.
>
> Secunia PSI helps you keep track of the security level of your programs
> (whether any security patches have been issued by the publisher).
> <http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/>
>
> Total cost of the three above = $0.00.
>
> Spam is a whole separate issue and requires a separate approach. It
> ought to filtered out by your email host, but if they are doing a poor
> job the filters in Thunderbird are quite effective.
>
>
>
>
> on 1/24/2011 7:20 AM Steve Nervig wrote:
>> Please note that it may or may not be Wm Rickman's computer that is sending out the virus. And it is probably NOT intentional. He or someone in his contacts list has an infected computer and it is sending out these virus messages via spybot malware unbeknownst to him.
>>
>> If you are unfortunate enough to own a Windows PC, you are vulnerable to this activity and must install and keep your virus detection software up to date. You might want to consider Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software also. If you don't do this, YOU could be sending out malware messages and not even know that your computer is doing it!
>>
>> Also, when you see an email that just has a link to some web page that you don't recognize, don't click it. Don't click on something when it is from someone that you don't know, and don't know what it is for.
>>
>> For example, this particular email sent to the MBCoups List from 'Wm Rickman' raised four flags in my mind:
>> 1) the 'From' was someone who has not posted to the list recently (or ever),
>> 2) the message contained no 'Subject',
>> 3) the 'To' was addressed to many recipients (none of which I knew), and
>> 4) the message just had an web link in the body of the message.
>>
>> Any one of those four points would tell me that there was possibly something wrong with the message. All four combined told me to NOT to click on that link. Also, there had been several similar emails from, I believe, this same 'person' over the last few months.
>>
>> Use caution or you are just inviting pain. Hope this helps.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Steve
>
> --
>
> ::::::::::::::::::::
> "Courage means going against majority opinions in the name of the truth." --Vaclav Havel
> ::::::::::::::::::::
>
>
>
>
>
> From: "Ronny 560sec" <ronny.geenen at verizon.net>
> Date: January 24, 2011 9:40:21 AM MST
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
> Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>
>
> Another problem with Norton is it slows your computer down, because it takes a lot of your memory.
> I am also a member of the Real Estate Listserv from Internet Crusade with a membership of approx. 60,000 nationwide.
> The majority of these members think Norton is junk.
>
> Ronny
>
> From: mbramel
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 5:54 AM
> To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> NO, ever since about 2009 Norton is a great program
>
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Ronny 560sec
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 9:33 PM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> Dick,
> Norton is a piece of junk. Do not buy that stuff.
> I bought AVG instead and that has protected me many times.
>
> Ronny
>
> From: Dean Slone
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 5:01 PM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> Dick,
>
> I have never had a computer virus.
>
> Rule 1: NEVER open attachments or web links from strangers.
>
> also, set up ypur email client to NOT open attachments and emails in a preview window.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard & Nancy Diefenbach
> To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 3:48 PM
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Wm Rickman
>
> Hey guys, I just finished downloading Norton to get rid of a virus & worm sent by the above. If you have already received his email & attachment make sure you delete it. I would hope that our webmaster might be able to detect this in the future but keep your eyes open.
>
> Dick
> Danville, VT
>
>
>
>
>
> =======
> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.
> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16750)
> http://www.pctools.com
> =======
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
>
>
> =======
> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.
> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16750)
> http://www.pctools.com/
> =======
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
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>
>
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