HMT webmaster imposter sending virus through email
12-02-2005, 03:35 PM
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HMT webmaster imposter sending virus through email
If anyone else encountered an email like this don't open it. Yahoo picked up a W32.Sober virus in the ZIP that is attached to the email. Just forewarning
From: webmaster@homemadeturbo.com
To: priv-mail536@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17
07 UTC
Subject: Mail delivery failed
This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.
SMTP_Error []
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.
The full mail-text and header is attached! <<<Don't open it!!!
From: webmaster@homemadeturbo.com
To: priv-mail536@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17
07 UTC Subject: Mail delivery failed
This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.
SMTP_Error []
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.
The full mail-text and header is attached! <<<Don't open it!!!
12-02-2005, 03:38 PM
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Re: HMT webmaster imposter sending virus through email
Stats of the virus:
Sends itself to email addresses found on the infected computer
Forges the sender's email address
Uses its own emailing engine
Reduces system security
Installs itself in the Registry
Sends itself to email addresses found on the infected computer
Forges the sender's email address
Uses its own emailing engine
Reduces system security
Installs itself in the Registry
12-02-2005, 05:39 PM
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Re: HMT webmaster imposter sending virus through email
Thats shitty... I do not understand why ppl do ---- like this 
.. Im sure they have been in the situation at one point or another and were not to pleased. ------- geeks with too mjuch time on hand obviously. Did you get the virus taken care of and off your computer? Good luck with that either way. 
.. Im sure they have been in the situation at one point or another and were not to pleased. ------- geeks with too mjuch time on hand obviously. Did you get the virus taken care of and off your computer? Good luck with that either way.
12-02-2005, 05:40 PM
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Re: HMT webmaster imposter sending virus through email
Yeah, I got something close to this not long ago. I tracked it back to someone on H-T. Im pretty sure the person is also on this site and doesnt know that its leeching off there CPU.
12-02-2005, 05:52 PM
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Re: HMT webmaster imposter sending virus through email
yahoo caught it and wouldn't let it download anyways but still told me it had a virus attached. I never said it was HMT's fault either i said it was an imposter...which it is technically
12-02-2005, 08:42 PM
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Re: HMT webmaster imposter sending virus through email
considering there is no webmaster@homemadeturbo.com email account thats something on someone elses end, not ours.
12-02-2005, 08:45 PM
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Re: HMT webmaster imposter sending virus through email
yeah accounts dont really have to exist.
back when I was a nerd I used to email people from whatever email address seemed funny at the time.
ie... admin@microsoft.com, georgebush@whitehouse.gov its simple really, any unix machine, set the domain to whatever you want it to be, and make a user account to play with
back when I was a nerd I used to email people from whatever email address seemed funny at the time.
ie... admin@microsoft.com, georgebush@whitehouse.gov its simple really, any unix machine, set the domain to whatever you want it to be, and make a user account to play with
12-02-2005, 08:48 PM
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Re: HMT webmaster imposter sending virus through email
Originally Posted by ****
yeah accounts dont really have to exist.
back when I was a nerd I used to email people from whatever email address seemed funny at the time.
ie... admin@microsoft.com, georgebush@whitehouse.gov its simple really, any unix machine, set the domain to whatever you want it to be, and make a user account to play with
back when I was a nerd I used to email people from whatever email address seemed funny at the time.
ie... admin@microsoft.com, georgebush@whitehouse.gov its simple really, any unix machine, set the domain to whatever you want it to be, and make a user account to play with
haha
12-03-2005, 01:16 AM
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Re: HMT webmaster imposter sending virus through email
Originally Posted by ****
yeah accounts dont really have to exist.
back when I was a nerd I used to email people from whatever email address seemed funny at the time.
ie... admin@microsoft.com, georgebush@whitehouse.gov its simple really, any unix machine, set the domain to whatever you want it to be, and make a user account to play with
back when I was a nerd I used to email people from whatever email address seemed funny at the time.
ie... admin@microsoft.com, georgebush@whitehouse.gov its simple really, any unix machine, set the domain to whatever you want it to be, and make a user account to play with
