[gui-talk] important alert.

Thu Mar 5 15:15:00 UTC 2009

I understand that these companies pay people who find new virus's and
even more for fixes for new virus's and they don't ask questions on who
is actually creating the viruses.  Now, a suspicious person might think
that the same people who find and fix viruses might also be creating
them.
     John 

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Don H
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 5:46 PM
To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] important alert.

Has anyone ever wondered like I have that maybe just maybe it is the 
companies like Symantec and Mcafee that generate the virus?  Sounds
paranoid 
but sure is good for their businesses.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] important alert.


> In my opinion that's unfortunate.  While most threats are hoaxes and
those
> that aren't are handled by updates in everyone's antivirus program,
I'd 
> want
> to know about them if I were a moderator of a list since occasionally
the
> notification comes before most list members might know about it.  I
would
> forbid their being posted directly to my list to avoid the traffic and
> because most of them are false.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:48 AM
> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] important alert.
>
> Wel, on most of the other lists to which I'm subscribed, mass mailings
of
> any kind, including virus warnings, are simply forbidden. There's not
even 
> a
>
> provision for bothering the mod with such things. They generally don't
> deserve the dignification.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 5:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] important alert.
>
>
> To avoid traffic these alerts should be first sent to the list
moderator.
> Then, the moderator can only send on announcement to the list if
he/she
> wants to.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:35 PM
> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] important alert.
>
> Hi,
>
> before freaking out about this supposed current virus threat, it would
be
> informative to read the information about it at Snopes.com, which
> investigates, explains and evaluates such warnings. This one
originated in
> the fall of 2006, and much about it is interesting to read. here's the
URL
> of the Snopes page about this virus warning. if the link takes up two 
> lines
> in your eamail, as it does in mine, first note where the line break
is, 
> then
>
> copy and paste the entire URL into your browser's address bar, but
then 
> look
>
> for the place where the line break was and make sure there's no space 
> there
> to break up the URL, by deleting a space if you find one.
>
>
>
http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=mail+server+report&sp-a=00062d45-sp
0000
>
0000&sp-advanced=1&sp-p=all&sp-w-control=1&sp-w=alike&sp-date-range=-1&s
p-x=
> any&sp-c=100&sp-m=1&sp-s=0----- Original Message -----From:
> <Kenlawrence124 at aol.com>To: <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>Cc: 
> <napub at nfbnet.org>Sent:
> Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:46 AMSubject: [gui-talk] important alert.Hi

> list
> members I can confirm that what I'm posting below is real and thesorce
is
> credible This was forwarded to me by a music contact please
payattention.
>>  URGENT> >> >> > THIS IS VERY SERIOUS, PLEASE  SENDTO EVERYONE ON
YOUR>
> E-MAIL LIST!!> >> >  Anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo ,
Hotmail ,> 
>  >
> AOL and so  on.> >> > This information arrived this morning,>  >
Direct 
> from
> both Microsoft and Norton> >> > Please send  it to everybody you know
who
> has> > Access to the Internet.>  >> > You may receive an apparently 
> harmless
> e-mail titled>  'Mail Server Report'> >> > If you open either file, a
> message will appear on your> screen saying: 'It is> too late now,
your 
> life
> is no longer beautiful.'> >> > Subsequently you  will LOSE EVERYTHING
IN
> YOUR PC,> > And the person who sent it to you  will gain access to>
your> 
>  >
> Name, e-mail and password.>  >> > This is a new virus which started to
> circulate on>  Saturday afternoon.> > AOLhas  already confirmed the
seve
> rity,  and the anti> virus software's are> not capable of destroying
it.>
>>> > The virus has been created by a hacker who  calls> himself> >
'life
> owner'.> >> >  PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL> > TO ALL YOUR
FRIENDS, 
> And
> ask them  to> > PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY!> >> > THIS HAS BEEN  CONFIRMED
BY
> SNOPES.> >> >
>
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