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<DIV><FONT size=2>And NEVER, NEVER believe the myth that you are protected 100%!
I too use Norton and keep it updated but even Norton and McAfee have their
shortfalls. Not their fault, they just can't stay ahead because they are always
responding to what is already out there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Ray Powell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kith-n-kin@att.net href="mailto:kith-n-kin@att.net">Kith-n-Kin</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:11
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [or-roots] Virus/Spam
Flood</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Dear Cousins -
those I know, and those I just haven't met yet:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Let me comment.
My computer is protected within an inch of its life, and yet in the past week,
several items of concern have happened:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004></SPAN><SPAN
class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>(1) I received
an e-mail from myself to myself advertising products I (thank you) don't need.
At the same time, I was advised through "returned" e-mails that at least two
other people to whom I had "sent" the e-mail didn't exist. Makes you wonder
who did get them, doesn't it?<BR><BR>(2) My husband received an e-mail
addressed specifically to him, from a specific friend, with no subject and an
attachment of "fotos" -- a zip file. Oops, this was a virus attachment.
Didn't open it up, as my 'puter stopped it in its tracks. I got probably
12 "notices" of malicious code being stopped by my
Norton.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>There are
programs that "phish" for addresses - our roots list-servs seem to be a good
trolling ground. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>My advice is:
If you receive a zip, exe, or bat file, or some music files, from anyone
as an attachment, FIRST e-mail the person and ask if s/he sent
it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Then, when you
send e-mail, jokes, political statements, to your friends, *blind copy*
everyone. DON'T put anyone's address in the To or Cc boxes. If, by
chance you are on Juno or another ISP that doesn't allow Bcc, either send
separate e-mails to each recipient, or get another
provider.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Get yourself a
"spy catcher" -- I have both Spy Sweeper (courtesy of my ISP, AT&T) and
Spy Bot (a download, requests donation, I think). You will be amazed how
much "stuff" is on your drive, just from doing simple surfing on the
net.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>I am positive
that somewhere there are people, like yourselves, who are wondering who I am,
and why I sent them that ugly spam -- honest, twasn't me, folks. Matter
of fact, if you haven't had one or more of your e-dentities stolen and forged,
it probably only means you haven't been around long
enough.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Well, that's
all. I just suggest that you do what you can, don't have "unprotected
internetting" and don't get too concerned about all those fingers pointing
your way.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Pat (in
Tucson)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></BODY></HTML>