Email Virus is driving me mad!!!!!!!

Chanell · 02-05-2004, 06:36 PM

Can anyone help. My PC has some kind of email virus as I keep receiving the same email over and over again from the same senders!

I have AVG and Stinger installed, is there any other FREE software I can download or what do you think I should do as this is beginning to drive me mad!!!!!

play2lose · 02-05-2004, 06:54 PM

it's not an email virus....lol.....it's spam, and it sucks

I don't know of any free software to help but I'll look around, sorry

Keyboard Cowboy · 02-05-2004, 07:28 PM

That is spam.

Get yourself a copy of Outlook (not outlook express) and start adding people to your BLOCK JUNK MAIL list.

But while we are on the subject on email virus, you want to check to see if you MYDOOM on your computer system, do the following :-

FOR mydoom.a
Go to the dos prompt, change directory to c: (later, to Z:\). In the dos prompt, type:
Dir shimgapi.dll /a /s (for detecting mydoom.A)

FOR mydoom.b
In the dos prompt, type
Dir ctfmon.dll /a /s

If file is found, then you have virus, otherwise you are clean.

hilowe · 02-05-2004, 08:12 PM

Nah, it's not spam. The spam I get is the same message, different senders.

Keyboard Cowboy · 02-05-2004, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hilowe
Nah, it's not spam. The spam I get is the same message, different senders.

It still sound like spam to me. Everyday, I do get about at least 3 copies email with same message from completely different address offering me every thing from ***** enlargements, viragra, work from home schemes, loan and refinancing.

Any chance that you post up one of these messages please?

lo_tek · 02-06-2004, 02:10 AM

I tend to agree with the pack, hilowe, it does sound like spam. We all get it... mmmm, spam

Chanell · 02-06-2004, 04:56 AM

Thanks for the replies.

I went to MS Prompt Silesia and it said file not found in C: drive but I couldn't get it done in Z:\ It said invalid drive specification!! I just aint a real whizz kid, so I'm probably doing something wrong. lol

I went to check my emails again and still have the same problem. Away to delete them!!

lo_tek · 02-06-2004, 10:37 AM

The reason it didn't find a Z: drive is because you probably don't have one. Some people have two drives, for example, so they are specified by different letters. Good to hear that you don't have the doom on C drive.

If you can't get your filters setup so as to block this constant email, perhaps a call to your ISP might give you some insight.

Chanell · 02-07-2004, 01:55 PM

Thanks lo_tek

lo_tek · 02-07-2004, 02:37 PM

anytime

02-05-2004, 06:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chanell Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 18	Email Virus is driving me mad!!!!!!! Can anyone help. My PC has some kind of email virus as I keep receiving the same email over and over again from the same senders! I have AVG and Stinger installed, is there any other FREE software I can download or what do you think I should do as this is beginning to drive me mad!!!!!

02-05-2004, 06:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
play2lose Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 296	it's not an email virus....lol.....it's spam, and it sucks I don't know of any free software to help but I'll look around, sorry __________________ [Sig Snipped Due To Excessive Size]

02-05-2004, 07:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Keyboard Cowboy Rustlin' Up A Post Count Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,193	That is spam. Get yourself a copy of Outlook (not outlook express) and start adding people to your BLOCK JUNK MAIL list. But while we are on the subject on email virus, you want to check to see if you MYDOOM on your computer system, do the following :- FOR mydoom.a Go to the dos prompt, change directory to c: (later, to Z:\). In the dos prompt, type: Dir shimgapi.dll /a /s (for detecting mydoom.A) FOR mydoom.b In the dos prompt, type Dir ctfmon.dll /a /s If file is found, then you have virus, otherwise you are clean. __________________ Keyboard Cowboy MSI GX620 Gaming Notebook - Intel Centrino 2 Core2Duo 2.4, 4Gb DDRII FSB 800Mhz, 320Gb SATA Hard Drive, DVD-RW, 15.4 Inch WSXGA (1680x1050) Display, GeForce 9600M-GT 512MB Video, Vista Home Premium SP1

02-05-2004, 08:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
hilowe Ultra Techie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 558	Nah, it's not spam. The spam I get is the same message, different senders. __________________ $\"www.Statgfx.com\"$

02-06-2004, 02:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
lo_tek Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 46	I tend to agree with the pack, hilowe, it does sound like spam. We all get it... mmmm, spam __________________ [--lo_tek--]

02-06-2004, 04:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
Chanell Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 18	Thanks for the replies. I went to MS Prompt Silesia and it said file not found in C: drive but I couldn't get it done in Z:\ It said invalid drive specification!! I just aint a real whizz kid, so I'm probably doing something wrong. lol I went to check my emails again and still have the same problem. Away to delete them!!

02-06-2004, 10:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
lo_tek Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 46	The reason it didn't find a Z: drive is because you probably don't have one. Some people have two drives, for example, so they are specified by different letters. Good to hear that you don't have the doom on C drive. If you can't get your filters setup so as to block this constant email, perhaps a call to your ISP might give you some insight. __________________ [--lo_tek--]

02-07-2004, 01:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
Chanell Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 18	Thanks lo_tek

02-07-2004, 02:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
lo_tek Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 46	anytime __________________ [--lo_tek--]

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