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I have received a circular email from a non experienced computer user(and a friend). It is one of those circulars requesting support for a worthwhile cause (destruction of the Brazillian rainforest) asking me to add my name and forward on to as many friends as possible.
My virus program has let the email in (trend pckillin) but I am always dubious of forwarding on.
Can any virus expert on this web accept this email from me and tell me if it is OK to proceed
As a general rule in my house, NO email that asks to be "sent to everyone in your address book" gets passed on by us. At best they are just someones ego trip to see how far an email authored by them can travel, at worst they contain a virus which they want you to spread. This is unlikely though I think as any 1/2 intelligent virus author doesn't need you to do anything to spread his work once it is on your system.
Now send this reply to at least 5 people or else your PC tower will fall on the floor and turn into a cockroach...:D
Regards
Neil
What Neil said. It's unlikely to contain a virus, but can enable your email address to be collected and subjected to more spam. I never forward anything to "all in your address book", it just clogs bandwidth & annoys people.
John , if you send me $100 in cash, I'll send you 25 words or less.
Deal ? :D
Gumby, if you send me $25 in cash, I'll send you 100 words or less.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gumby
Deal ?
Al :cool:
trying to discount on me eh ?Quote:
Originally Posted by ozwinner
well Al, we all have our price.......... :D
Got one the other day the 17 of march and took hours to fix
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...tid=9344&stc=1
Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
There are two ways to generate viral effects:Quote:
Originally Posted by jow104
1. The Western style - write code and embed it in emails that people will open then take control of their address book and send out copies to thousands, choking the internet.
2. For the really lazy and untalented pr*cks out there - send a story out asking people to send it on to everyone in their address book, thus choking the internet with spam.
My suggestion is to kill the thing now and never onforward bulk email requests.