From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Wed Feb 4 12:27:53 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i14HRrDH014376; Wed, 4 Feb 2004 12:27:53 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i14HRoO8014362 for ; Wed, 4 Feb 2004 12:27:50 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <0bf301c3eb44$3759a070$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" References: <636C81DFAD63574E85E440AD01BBCB08242C90@ms02.kings.edu> Subject: usna-net How can I be infected? Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 12:27:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... <<< Dear Mike & Sandi, I checked our email and noted that we got an email from OURSELVES with a virus attached. We sent no such email. To complicate matters more, there was a response from someone saying that we had sent THEM a virus, too. We have up-to-date AV software. We ran a full scan and don't have a virus. What gives? >>> The way all of the latest generation of viruses work is that they FORGE the return address of all the email they send out from an infected computer. They do this by picking an email address at random from the infected computer's address book and assigning that address as the FROM address of all the email they send out. The virus then proceeds to send out a copy (sometimes many copies) to each name in the infected computer's address book for as long as that computer is on. What all this means is that your email address is in "someone's" address book and THAT computer is infected. Your email address was the "lucky one" selected by the virus to use as the FROM address and the virus sent all of the people in that address book (including lucky you) a copy of the email which said it was from you. You didn't send the email. Someone else did using your name as the FROM address. It was received by another person who doesn't understand this FORGING process and who then sent you an email telling you that you sent them a virus. Now that you know how this works, all you can do is ignore the warning message from the other guy which was probably generated automatically by their virus software. Just make sure that you have up-to-date data files for your own virus software. Also... Don't worry about USNA-Net, we stay a HUGE step ahead of these viruses by stripping and discarding ALL attachments (and Rich Text Formatting) on all email sent to our lists. You can't get a virus in an email that REALLY comes from USNA-Net. (Authentic email from USNA-Net will always have our FOOTER at the bottom of every real message.) But... You can get a virus from an infected computer that uses us in their forged FROM address but really comes from some other infected computer. Be wary of ALL attachments, even those which come from someone you may know and trust !!! Install AV Software and keep it up to date. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org PS. Did you know that the factory (default) setting on McAffee AV software checks for new updates every 5 minutes? That's a lot more often than once a week which is what some uninformed techno-wanna-be's may tell you is often enough. While you may not feel you have to check every 5 minute, with new viruses and variants coming out daily, once a week is NOT often enough. - MZ *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Wed Feb 4 13:58:57 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i14Iwv6S034911; Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:58:57 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i14IwsHR034900; Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:58:54 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <0c7501c3eb50$efeeedf0$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Commissioning Week Rentals Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:58:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... As we approach '04 Commissioning Week, we'd like to remind all of our members that you can still find homes in the Annapolis area to rent if you're looking into that option rather then staying at a local hotel. In an effort to assist our Firstie members, we have updated our Parents' Handbook on our web site at www.USNA.org and added several resources to help you find a house, condo or apartment to rent for Comm Week '04. The newest of these links is from an organization that has a dozen or so homes listed RIGHT NOW in the immediate Annapolis Area. All of their listings are complete with Exterior and Interior Photos plus a complete description of the property. It's really professionally done and soooo useful to those of you who live too far away to do anything but the minimum in the way of inspection visits before you actually rent. So if you're in the market for a house, condo or apartment look for the new section on the INFORMATION page of our Parents' Handbook. OR... Go to the page directly... http://www.usna-net.org/handbook/info.html#homes PS. Some of these homes are also available for PARENTS' WEEKENDS, REUNIONS, the BOAT SHOWS and FOOTBALL WEEKENDS. Check them out. Go Navy... Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Fri Feb 13 20:46:31 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i1E1kVsI049090; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:46:31 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i1E1kTDi049078 for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:46:29 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <191f01c3f29c$5fb87550$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net A New Email Scam... Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:46:32 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... We wanted to pass along a warning to our members about a NEW EMAIL SCAM that the FCC issued a warning about today on TechTV. Among all the spam (unsolicited email) that you receive, you may get a very official looking email message telling you about a NATIONAL DO NOT EMAIL WEB SITE !!! THIS IS A HOAX ! There is no such thing as a place to register to prevent you from getting unsolicited email. In fact, the web site (whose address we will not disclose here.) does exactly the opposite. When you give them you email address, ostensibly to prevent others from sending you email, they take your email address and sell it to hundreds of others so that you get even MORE spam. So if you see this NEW HOAX email. Simply delete it. Do not go to their web site and PLEASE don't give them your email address. There is no such thing as a National Do Not Email Registry. It is a complete hoax designed to scam you out of your email address. Stay safe, Install AntiVirus Software today, NEVER OPEN EMAIL ATTACHMENTS and NEVER GIVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO STRANGERS on the Internet no matter how official they appear. =============================================== This email MAY be forwarded to anyone (including your Mid) who you feel may be interested in its content without asking permission. =============================================== Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Wed Feb 18 09:29:40 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i1IETe3h037238; Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:29:40 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from NOVA (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i1IETc8c037229 for ; Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:29:39 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <141901c3f62b$a2e88580$0302a8c0@NOVA> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net strange emails from the lists... Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:29:37 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Please do not be alarmed by messages that you are receiving from USNA-Net that have no real message in the body text, like the following: ==========Original Message=========== Yours ID vlerxfhjtq -- Thank [demime 0.98e removed an attachment of type application/x-msdownload which had a name of whbxu.exe] *** USNA-Family post by: johnsumme@fuse.net ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= They are ALL coming from some member whose computer is infected with a virus, but who has member email addresses and list email addresses in their Address Book. You need not be concerned about any of THESE messages - the attachment has been stripped - so there is no danger of you getting an infection from our lists. HOWEVER, be diligent about ANY attachments that you receive directly from someone else - even if they look like they come from a trusted friend or relative. Again, your only real defense for these viruses is to install and use up-to-date anti-virus software. Sandi Zets Westlake, OH (jsandi@usna-net.org) Moderator: USNA-Net Webmaster: www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Sandi Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sun Feb 29 15:43:37 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i1TKhbnn063494; Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:43:37 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from GEMINI (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i1TKhYN4063484 for ; Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:43:36 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000701c3ff04$b31dc2d0$0302a8c0@GEMINI> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net A new reason to install AV software... Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:43:33 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... We hate to harp about the same thing, over and over, but if you don't have up-to-date AntiVirus software installed, you will probably regret that decision very soon. We still have a handful of members who are not protected and who are infected. While we can't identify which members are infected (the viruses forge the return addresses of email they send out making it impossible to determine WHO is infected), we still get several copies each time an infected computer is turned on. So we know that a few of our current (or former) members are infected right now. The newest variation of the MyDoom Virus (F) now erases files at random from your Hard Drive. This is a NEW feature of the virus. While the earlier versions would happily send out copies of itself and never really cause any damage to the infected computers, the latest version will KILL the infected computer. Sooooo... You'd better install an up-to-date copy of Antivirus Software (Norton or McAfee must be purchased for a fee - AVG software is a free download for non-commercial use available at http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php) Beware! Now, if you open an attachment and catch the virus, it WILL destroy your computer. Now it's not a matter of IF you get infected. It's only a matter of WHEN you get infected. No one is safe without AV software. Remember, having up-to-date AV software is a requirement for your participation in USNA-Net as a responsible member of our Navy Community. Do your part to keep our corner of cyberspace virus free. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================