People Spamming Viruses With Your Email Address - GoFuckYourself.com

SomeCreep · 03-03-2004, 07:49 PM

Has this happened to you yet? People spamming viruses to others and forging the email so it looks like it was sent from an email on a site you run.

What is one suppose to do in this situation, report what is happening to your ISP and webhost? What works for making sure you stay out of trouble?

Dirty F · 03-03-2004, 07:51 PM

Do a search, there are tons of topics about it.

It makes no sense reporting this.

The people sending the viruses dont even know they are sending it.

Spunky · 03-03-2004, 07:51 PM

Yes it's happening to me..I heard it happened to Juicy as well..People are writing back saying WTF? I think I should be doing a virus check .

ParasiteTV · 03-03-2004, 07:52 PM

yup this happened to me just recently... i keep getting replies from companies I never emailed saying that i sent them a virus in an attachment.

fuckers.

Dirty F · 03-03-2004, 07:52 PM

The only thing you can do is not having your email on your site. The virus finds emails in the internet cache of the infected person and thats where your site is.

BRISK · 03-03-2004, 07:52 PM

I think it's happening because that's how the virus was designed. I don't think people are spamming others with the virus using your email address. The virus is picking up your email address from somewhere and changing the "from" field to make it look like you sent it.

Dirty F · 03-03-2004, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by spunky1
Yes it's happening to me..I heard it happened to Juicy as well..People are writing back saying WTF? I think I should be doing a virus check .

Dude, read what i said...youre not infected.

C_U_Next_Tuesday · 03-03-2004, 07:53 PM

yep.. have been getting them today. was a btich with the mydoom when it was going around..ugh..cant these kids do something useful instead of counterproductive

brand0n · 03-03-2004, 07:56 PM

yep its going on here as well

its odd that alot of people from this board are gettin got

grogan got bored?

crockett · 03-03-2004, 07:56 PM

it's happening to me aswell, I keep getting e-mail saying my message didn't go out or blahh blahh.. but I rarely send messages via that account I only get incomming..

Also the amount of incomming virus's has gone up by at least 3 times the amount from before..

It's becomming quite annoying.

BRISK · 03-03-2004, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by C_U_Next_Tuesday
yep.. have been getting them today. was a btich with the mydoom when it was going around..ugh..cant these kids do something useful instead of counterproductive

We wouldn't have this problem if morons would just stop opening email attachments sent from random people.

Spunky · 03-03-2004, 07:58 PM

I actually recieved a email with an attchment from my service provider Telus.net and in the letter they said My email was going to be disabled due to abuse. and placed a url to the homepage.I was to use a password to activate it .
Naturally I was concerned because of this virus shit so I called the support and they said these fuckers are targeting service providers ..good thing I called them before I opened it.

BRISK · 03-03-2004, 08:00 PM

Never ever never open email attachments UNLESS YOU KNOW WHO IT IS FROM

and even then you should be concerned if it's any filetype that can be a virus (like .exe)

Dirty F · 03-03-2004, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by brand0n
yep its going on here as well

its odd that alot of people from this board are gettin got

grogan got bored?

Because we all have sites. Surfers visits our site and a lot of surfers are infected. They are spreading the mails, not the webmasters.

rounders · 03-03-2004, 08:03 PM

its going crazy right now

BRISK · 03-03-2004, 08:08 PM

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Originally posted by rounders
its going crazy right now

I'm getting about 10 per hour

Annoying

jimmyf · 03-03-2004, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SomeCreep
Has this happened to you yet? People spamming viruses to others and forging the email so it looks like it was sent from an email on a site you run.

What is one suppose to do in this situation, report what is happening to your ISP and webhost? What works for making sure you stay out of trouble?

Yes i would report it... If they use trouble tickets I'd make one out but also I would call them

jimmyf · 03-03-2004, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Battuss
The only thing you can do is not having your email on your site. The virus finds emails in the internet cache of the infected person and thats where your site is.

I changed mine 2 one of my Yahoo emails years ago.

Dirty F · 03-03-2004, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jimmyf

Yes i would report it... If they use trouble tickets I'd make one out but also I would call them

Whats there to report man??? Once again, these people dont even know theyre infected. Its not like they are after you. And for every person you report there are 10 new people infected.

Dirty F · 03-03-2004, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jimmyf

I changed mine 2 one of my Yahoo emails years ago.

I dont like free email accoutns :/

jimmyf · 03-03-2004, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BRISK
Never ever never open email attachments UNLESS YOU KNOW WHO IT IS FROM

and even then you should be concerned if it's any filetype that can be a virus (like .exe)

these are .pif or something like that and a few are doc

$5 submissions · 03-03-2004, 08:19 PM

I'll keep that in mind.

BRISK · 03-03-2004, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jimmyf

these are .pif or something like that and a few are doc

Yeah, I've noticed that. What is a .pif file anyway?

03-03-2004, 08:30 PM

I keep getting one telling me that my mail domain is temporarilly shut down.

Shoehorn! · 03-03-2004, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SomeCreep
Has this happened to you yet? People spamming viruses to others and forging the email so it looks like it was sent from an email on a site you run.

What is one suppose to do in this situation, report what is happening to your ISP and webhost? What works for making sure you stay out of trouble?

It's been happening to me a lot. It's funny when I get an email from myself with a virus. I've gotten a few emails form peoples sites here on GFY too, so that shit is going around. Not a whole lot you can do except ride it out. Fucking spammers.

erehwon · 03-04-2004, 05:31 AM

This version is Bagle.J

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1542021,00.asp

[...]

Like its predecessors, this version relies heavily on social engineering to entice recipients into opening the e-mail and infected attachment. The subject line of the worm-laden e-mail varies, but is typically one of the following:

E-mail account security warning
Notify about using the e-mail account
Warning about your e-mail account
Important notify about your e-mail account
Email account utilization warning
Notify about your e-mail account utilization
E-mail account disabling warning

The sending address is spoofed to make it appear as if the message is from someone in the recipient's domain. Some of the sending addresses include [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected], where "domain.com" is the recipient's own domain.

The name of the attachment carrying Bagle.J also varies, and the file itself can be an executable, a .PIF or a ZIP archive, according to NAI, based in Santa Clara, Calif.

[...]

VeriSexy · 03-04-2004, 05:35 AM

I am getting tired of all these freaking viruses

If you submit to TGPs I am sure you will be getting many viruses daily to that account

KRL · 03-04-2004, 06:35 AM

Happens all the time, especially when you own thousands of domains.

I just notify my ISP's the minute I detect it, so they have the heads up.

roscoe98 · 03-04-2004, 06:37 AM

Yup i get that all the time..Not that i spam or anything.

djmick · 03-04-2004, 06:45 AM

You should use SpamArrest.

You only receive e-mail that is either authorised by yourself or by the sender and most of this shit is automated so it never gets authorised.

You can still check through the stuff that hasn't been authorised.

Here is a quick summary of mine.

Messages Processed 7290
Messages Forwarded 425

Thats more than 6500 spam eliminated.

$20 for 6 months, money well spent.

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Mikel · 03-04-2004, 07:12 AM

I get over 20 virus everyday, Im pissed, I even receive virus with my own email as the sender, what a joke!

zentz · 03-04-2004, 07:17 AM

me too, those kids should die!

03-03-2004, 07:49 PM	#1
SomeCreep :glugglug Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 26,118	People Spamming Viruses With Your Email Address Has this happened to you yet? People spamming viruses to others and forging the email so it looks like it was sent from an email on a site you run. What is one suppose to do in this situation, report what is happening to your ISP and webhost? What works for making sure you stay out of trouble? __________________ Webair Hosting I use and recommend Webair for hosting.

03-03-2004, 07:51 PM	#3
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,947	Yes it's happening to me..I heard it happened to Juicy as well..People are writing back saying WTF? I think I should be doing a virus check . __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

03-03-2004, 07:52 PM	#4
ParasiteTV Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,067	yup this happened to me just recently... i keep getting replies from companies I never emailed saying that i sent them a virus in an attachment. fuckers. __________________

03-03-2004, 07:52 PM	#5
Dirty F Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 59,204	The only thing you can do is not having your email on your site. The virus finds emails in the internet cache of the infected person and thats where your site is. Last edited by Dirty F; 03-03-2004 at 07:54 PM..

03-03-2004, 07:52 PM	#6
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	I think it's happening because that's how the virus was designed. I don't think people are spamming others with the virus using your email address. The virus is picking up your email address from somewhere and changing the "from" field to make it look like you sent it. __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

03-03-2004, 07:53 PM	#8
C_U_Next_Tuesday WW4L Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: over the river and through the woods Posts: 10,581	yep.. have been getting them today. was a btich with the mydoom when it was going around..ugh..cant these kids do something useful instead of counterproductive

03-03-2004, 07:56 PM	#9
brand0n been very busy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: the queen city Posts: 26,983	yep its going on here as well its odd that alot of people from this board are gettin got grogan got bored? __________________ want to buy this spot for cheap? it is of course for sale. long term deals are always the best bet. brand0n/ at/ a o l dot commies.

03-03-2004, 07:56 PM	#10
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	it's happening to me aswell, I keep getting e-mail saying my message didn't go out or blahh blahh.. but I rarely send messages via that account I only get incomming.. Also the amount of incomming virus's has gone up by at least 3 times the amount from before.. It's becomming quite annoying. __________________ In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

03-03-2004, 07:58 PM	#12
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,947	I actually recieved a email with an attchment from my service provider Telus.net and in the letter they said My email was going to be disabled due to abuse. and placed a url to the homepage.I was to use a password to activate it . Naturally I was concerned because of this virus shit so I called the support and they said these fuckers are targeting service providers ..good thing I called them before I opened it. __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

03-03-2004, 08:00 PM	#13
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	Never ever never open email attachments UNLESS YOU KNOW WHO IT IS FROM and even then you should be concerned if it's any filetype that can be a virus (like .exe) __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

03-03-2004, 08:03 PM	#15
rounders Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: p0rn0stars & h0es Posts: 2,931	its going crazy right now __________________ ICQ#: 153923840

03-03-2004, 08:19 PM	#22
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03-03-2004, 08:30 PM	#24
shermo Guest Posts: n/a	I keep getting one telling me that my mail domain is temporarilly shut down.

03-04-2004, 05:31 AM	#26
erehwon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A secure undisclosed location... Posts: 3,759	This version is Bagle.J http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1542021,00.asp [...] Like its predecessors, this version relies heavily on social engineering to entice recipients into opening the e-mail and infected attachment. The subject line of the worm-laden e-mail varies, but is typically one of the following: E-mail account security warning Notify about using the e-mail account Warning about your e-mail account Important notify about your e-mail account Email account utilization warning Notify about your e-mail account utilization E-mail account disabling warning The sending address is spoofed to make it appear as if the message is from someone in the recipient's domain. Some of the sending addresses include [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected], where "domain.com" is the recipient's own domain. The name of the attachment carrying Bagle.J also varies, and the file itself can be an executable, a .PIF or a ZIP archive, according to NAI, based in Santa Clara, Calif. [...] __________________ Money NEVER $leep$...

03-04-2004, 05:35 AM	#27
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03-04-2004, 06:35 AM	#28
KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	Happens all the time, especially when you own thousands of domains. I just notify my ISP's the minute I detect it, so they have the heads up. __________________ If you would like to develop your domains, you can lease inexpensive foreign labor from the leaders in the field at iWebmasters.com TO LOWER YOUR COSTS AND INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION! * * * * * * * * * * * * Domains Adult News KRL's Newsletter Biz Tips Just Listed Domains

03-04-2004, 06:37 AM	#29
roscoe98 Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 689	Yup i get that all the time..Not that i spam or anything. __________________ $500.00 a MONTH BONUS CASH! HOSTED GALLERIES! EXCLUSIVE CONTENT! 80% PAYOUT DAYS!

03-04-2004, 06:45 AM	#30
djmick Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 54	You should use SpamArrest. You only receive e-mail that is either authorised by yourself or by the sender and most of this shit is automated so it never gets authorised. You can still check through the stuff that hasn't been authorised. Here is a quick summary of mine. Messages Processed 7290 Messages Forwarded 425 Thats more than 6500 spam eliminated. $20 for 6 months, money well spent. Mick http://spamarrest.com/affl?1270505

03-04-2004, 07:12 AM	#31
Mikel Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Between Zeina Heart and Lanny Barby Posts: 386	I get over 20 virus everyday, Im pissed, I even receive virus with my own email as the sender, what a joke!

03-04-2004, 07:17 AM	#32
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