Amps
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Amps] Spam and worms attachments from mailing list

To: "Saad Mahaini" <n5ff@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Spam and worms attachments from mailing list
From: R.Measures <r@somis.org>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 09:21:31 -0700
List-post: <mailto:amps@contesting.com>
Get a Mac Mini and kiss the world's richest man goodbye.

On Aug 27, 2005, at 9:11 AM, Saad Mahaini wrote:

> Speaking of warms.  I don't know what I have on my computer, but a  
> weird
> problem just developed with the Outlook yesterday.  I get a message  
> that a
> program is trying to access my Outlook mailing list and asks me if I  
> want to
> allow or deny.  It will continuously pop up when I choose deny.  If I  
> was to
> choose allow, then there is a time interval associated with that, One  
> min, 2
> min, etc up to ten min.  This is how long the authorization period is,  
> then
> of course it will pop up again after this period is lapsed.  This is
> crippling, since you can do nothing with Outlook while this message  
> popup
> window is activated.
>
> Does anyone have experience with this.  I have tried everything I could
> think of, but im throwing my arms up in the air at this point.
>
> 73 Saad N5FF
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com]  
> On
> Behalf Of Will Matney
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:49 AM
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] Spam and worms attachments from mailing list
>
> The new worm out has been hitting me every day, receiving as high a  
> 6-8 a
> day. Where this is a new e-mail addy, and this list is the only one I  
> signed
> back up with so far, that means it came from here. However, the  
> e-mails were
> either harvested off the list, or ones computer was infuected with the  
> worm
> and sent mine, and everyone elses addys out over the net.
>
> Anyhow, there's a gold lining to the cloud. Today, in the Washington  
> Post,
> it was reported that the two hackers responsible for this last worm was
> arrested. One was in Turkey, and one in Morocco. One 18, and one 21  
> years of
> age. You can see the full story at the below link. I figured some  
> would like
> to know that some justice was done. By the way, the two were dumb  
> enough to
> sign the code..Hi Hi.
>
> article;
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/26/ 
> AR2005082601
> 201.html
>
> Best,
>
> Will
>
> _______________________________________________
> Amps mailing list
> Amps@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>
> _______________________________________________
> Amps mailing list
> Amps@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>
>

Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org

_______________________________________________
Amps mailing list
Amps@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>