Virus Warning

Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 17 Jun 2003 9:09 am

I received an e-mail,this morning, from "Julian Winston", subject:"chalker".
DO NOT open this attachment. IT IS the dreaded "bugbear". Luckily,my Grisoft AVG caught it,& dumped it.

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Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 17 Jun 2003 9:22 am

I got it too, and Norton quarantined it for me.

Anne Marie O Keeffe · Post by **Anne Marie O Keeffe** » 17 Jun 2003 10:21 am

I opened the e mail but not the attachment. Obvioulsy someone connected with the Forum in some way is doing this. The e mail was about Curly Chalker but wasn't complete. The attachment was Forum Fun.wps.scrso if you see anything that says that get rid of it.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 17 Jun 2003 10:31 am

I got three "Steel Topic" email viri today.
My protection stopped them.

Two had the identical topic about Chalker.
The other referenced Ricky's web site.

All attachments were scr's.

Keep your Anti-Virus programs up to date!
[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 17 June 2003 at 01:50 PM.]

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 17 Jun 2003 2:20 pm

I just got it, and deleted it.

WEBWASHER failed to find it.

I also got an email from M.Perlowin this
morning, and when I went to open the
blue & white icon that looks like a guit
amp, AVG flashed up a big red warning flag
saying this is definitely a virus - DO NOT OPEN.

I've been pretty virus free since I have had a PC [1998]. But, today, the world caught up with me and I got 2 in one day.

Chipper

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 20 Jun 2003 11:12 am

Anne Marie wrote:

Obviously someone connected with the Forum in some way is doing this.

Not really. Viruses spread of their own accord. Probably someone with an interest in steel and an address book of steel players has been infected. I doubt that he or she is deliberately distributing the virus, though, and I would bet even money that the return address (Julian Winston) is spoofed from the infectee's address book.

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John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 20 Jun 2003 6:34 pm

I got it twice in 2 different mail accounts. my McAffee caught it thank goodness. I tried e-mailing the return addy but it bounced back as bogus.

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[This message was edited by John P.Phillips on 20 June 2003 at 07:35 PM.]