Virus Warning

Gavin Colbourne 1&1 · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 9

Since I have been subsribed to these groups I have had about 5 emails
containing the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and each one was posing as Microsoft so
this is just a liitle bit of advice for everyone try and disguise your email
address in your posts to save people logging your email address and selling
it on

Archived from group: alt>aquaria

John C. Rymer · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

"Gavin Colbourne 1&1" wrote in message$17bvs2$2@ID-212776.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Since I have been subsribed to these groups I have had about 5 emails
> containing the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and each one was posing as Microsoft so
> this is just a liitle bit of advice for everyone try and disguise your
email
> address in your posts to save people logging your email address and
selling
> it on.

Most people have used spam traps in their address for years...

Mat · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 20

I am receiving the same problem from 1000's of people in stupid names. do
you know how I can disguise my address? (its too late now but it is handy to
know!)

Mat
"John C. Rymer" wrote in message%bpb.3728$bD.15415@news.indigo.ie...
>
> "Gavin Colbourne 1&1" wrote in message
> $17bvs2$2@ID-212776.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Since I have been subsribed to these groups I have had about 5 emails
> > containing the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and each one was posing as Microsoft
so
> > this is just a liitle bit of advice for everyone try and disguise your
> email
> > address in your posts to save people logging your email address and
> selling
> > it on.
>
> Most people have used spam traps in their address for years...
>
>
>

Dinky · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 22

"Mat" wrote in message$k39$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> I am receiving the same problem from 1000's of people in stupid names. do
> you know how I can disguise my address? (its too late now but it is handy
to
> know!)
>

When you set up the news account, in the field that requires your email
address, use one of these options:

1: Put in a fake address.

2: Open up a "spam trap" account, usually a hotmail account, as Hotmail is
already famous for recieving spam, thereby protecting you main account from
the spam.

3: "Mung" your real address, ie, vincentbill@NOSPAMhotmail.com. Any human
would know to remove the "nospam", whereas an automated addy harvester
wouldn't.

Baho Utot · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Dinky wrote:

>
> 3: "Mung" your real address, ie, vincentbill@NOSPAMhotmail.com. Any human
> would know to remove the "nospam", whereas an automated addy harvester
> wouldn't.

I wouldn't bet the farm on that, It is a trival problem to use awk or sed to
remove NOSPAM from your address. So how about this, the automated addy
harvester outputs to a text file the addresses it finds, then one run a
script using sed to whack the NOSPAM leaving good address.

RedForeman ©® · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 339

use, gaving@mypants.col.co.uk
"take off mypants to reply"

in some cases, it'll be
losemynumber.col.co.uk
losemynumber
or
"mydrawers"
drop my drawers to reply

"Gavin Colbourne 1&1" wrote in message$17bvs2$2@ID-212776.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Since I have been subsribed to these groups I have had about 5 emails
> containing the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and each one was posing as Microsoft so
> this is just a liitle bit of advice for everyone try and disguise your
email
> address in your posts to save people logging your email address and
selling
> it on
>
>
>

RedForeman ©® · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 339

that'll certainly be one that'll work....

"Mat" wrote in message$n5k$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> Ok I have changed it what do you think?
>
> see if you can find it on this post the not@thisaddress.com is a good
idea.
> "RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
> @corp.supernews.com...
> > use, gaving@mypants.col.co.uk
> > "take off mypants to reply"
> >
> > in some cases, it'll be
> > losemynumber.col.co.uk
> > losemynumber
> > or
> > "mydrawers"
> > drop my drawers to reply
> >
> >
> >
> > "Gavin Colbourne 1&1" wrote in message
> > $17bvs2$2@ID-212776.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > Since I have been subsribed to these groups I have had about 5 emails
> > > containing the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and each one was posing as
Microsoft
> so
> > > this is just a liitle bit of advice for everyone try and disguise your
> > email
> > > address in your posts to save people logging your email address and
> > selling
> > > it on
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

j4m4l_$1xp4ck · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

In rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc Baho Utot wrote:

> I wouldn't bet the farm on that, It is a trival problem to use awk or sed to
> remove NOSPAM from your address. So how about this, the automated addy
> harvester outputs to a text file the addresses it finds, then one run a
> script using sed to whack the NOSPAM leaving good address.

Good call - I've been saying that for years. The "NOSPAM" munge is nothing
more than a panacea, as it is easily compensated for by text filters.

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Mat · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Ok I have changed it what do you think?

see if you can find it on this post the not@thisaddress.com is a good idea.
"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message@corp.supernews.com...
> use, gaving@mypants.col.co.uk
> "take off mypants to reply"
>
> in some cases, it'll be
> losemynumber.col.co.uk
> losemynumber
> or
> "mydrawers"
> drop my drawers to reply
>
>
>
> "Gavin Colbourne 1&1" wrote in message
> $17bvs2$2@ID-212776.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Since I have been subsribed to these groups I have had about 5 emails
> > containing the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and each one was posing as Microsoft
so
> > this is just a liitle bit of advice for everyone try and disguise your
> email
> > address in your posts to save people logging your email address and
> selling
> > it on
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Lady Samsara · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 5

"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message news:...
> that'll certainly be one that'll work....
>
> "Mat" wrote in message
> $n5k$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> > Ok I have changed it what do you think?
> >
> > see if you can find it on this post the not@thisaddress.com is a good
> idea.
> > "RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
> > @corp.supernews.com...
> > > use, gaving@mypants.col.co.uk
> > > "take off mypants to reply"
> > >
> > > in some cases, it'll be
> > > losemynumber.col.co.uk
> > > losemynumber
> > > or
> > > "mydrawers"
> > > drop my drawers to reply
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Gavin Colbourne 1&1" wrote in message
> > > $17bvs2$2@ID-212776.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > > Since I have been subsribed to these groups I have had about 5 emails
> > > > containing the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and each one was posing as
> Microsoft
> so
> > > > this is just a liitle bit of advice for everyone try and disguise your
> email
> > > > address in your posts to save people logging your email address and
> selling
> > > > it on

I finally had to change my account email address here recently, as I
got over !800! over the course of a few days, all pertaining to
Microsoft and all containing attachments. Thank goodness my
boyfriend, who is computer savy, told me Do Not Open! It took forever
to delete them and I had to change my entire account to prevent
receiving anymore.

LoaderLady · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 83

That is just TOO cute! LOL. Does it really work? I've been getting lots
of those, too, saying they're from Microsoft. They have quit now, except
for the odd one. Once I put the sender in my blocked list, they stopped
coming.

"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message@corp.supernews.com...
> use, gaving@mypants.col.co.uk
> "take off mypants to reply"
>
> in some cases, it'll be
> losemynumber.col.co.uk
> losemynumber
> or
> "mydrawers"
> drop my drawers to reply
>
>
>
> "Gavin Colbourne 1&1" wrote in message
> $17bvs2$2@ID-212776.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Since I have been subsribed to these groups I have had about 5 emails
> > containing the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and each one was posing as Microsoft
so
> > this is just a liitle bit of advice for everyone try and disguise your
> email
> > address in your posts to save people logging your email address and
> selling
> > it on
> >
> >
> >
>
>

RWEmerson · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

wrote in message%vpb.115032$EO3.18077@clgrps13...
[SNIP]
> Good call - I've been saying that for years. The "NOSPAM" munge is
nothing
> more than a panacea, as it is easily compensated for by text filters.
[SNIP]
> dswan@m3m3t1ccand1ru.com
http://www.memeticcandiru.com

Suggest you look up the meaning of "panacea".

Mat · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 4

even though I put them in the blocked senders list they still keep on
coming! about 14 I received in about 24 hours I have at least 100 in the
list!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Mat
"LoaderLady" wrote in message$143.334548@news20.bellglobal.com...
> That is just TOO cute! LOL. Does it really work? I've been getting lots
> of those, too, saying they're from Microsoft. They have quit now, except
> for the odd one. Once I put the sender in my blocked list, they stopped
> coming.
>
>
> "RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
> @corp.supernews.com...
> > use, gaving@mypants.col.co.uk
> > "take off mypants to reply"
> >
> > in some cases, it'll be
> > losemynumber.col.co.uk
> > losemynumber
> > or
> > "mydrawers"
> > drop my drawers to reply
> >
> >
> >
> > "Gavin Colbourne 1&1" wrote in message
> > $17bvs2$2@ID-212776.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > Since I have been subsribed to these groups I have had about 5 emails
> > > containing the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and each one was posing as
Microsoft
> so
> > > this is just a liitle bit of advice for everyone try and disguise your
> > email
> > > address in your posts to save people logging your email address and
> > selling
> > > it on
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>