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E-mail from Jane???

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  • 26-02-2004 1:52am
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    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    i got an e-mail in my hotmail acc from someone called Jane. there was no subject to the e-mail and i don't know any Jane, so it's proboly spam or a virus, or some other ****, but i'm curious. i've updated my norton firewall tonight and wondering if i would be protected if it is a virus.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭Eye


    make sure you've done all your live updates and run scans to be on the safe side, my dad got 2 of them last week, luckly the first was picked up by the anti-virus when he went to open it, can't recall the name of the virus think it might have been a variant of the mydoom virus but can't say for sure, thankfully he had more sense and deleted the e-mail when he got it the second time round without opening it ;)

    dunno whayt it is about my dad's e-mail accounts he tends to get very little in the line of spam (maybe 4-5 a day between his 2 addresses) but has had about 5-6 virus e-mails in the last 2 months or so. meanwhile i get about 40-50 spam e-mails a day between my 3 e-mail accounts and have only ever recieved 1 e-mail with a virus attached .... go figure :rolleyes:

    anyways safest thing to do is delete it and don't look back, run your scans and all later just to be sure, if in doubt delete it that's what i always say


  • Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    what was the contents of the body? attachments? (and if you still have the mail.. headers)


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,579 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    I got this from a jane this morning, no attachments though,
    Subj: chain letter emails


    Sorry to bother you but I am hoping that you might be able to help
    me, I found your e-mail address on a chain letter that was sent to me
    and thought that as your name was on a chain letter you may have
    other chain e-mail letters (forwards) that you could send to me?

    I am doing a project at college regarding the different subjects that
    go around the Internet on chain e-mail letters and how many people
    they actually reach, I would be very grateful if you could send me
    any that you have, absolutely anything and everything.

    I would also be very grateful if you would be kind enough to forward
    this e-mail to all your friends as I need as many as I can get my
    hands on for the project to be a success.

    Your help would very much be appreciated.

    Thanks

    Jane
    this the same one?


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭Static M.e.


    Thats funny :) I wonder how many people replyed and gave out their live emaili addresss.

    I read recently that spamers reckon a response from 1 in a million emails is a good turn over


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,579 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    as a address collector tis remarkably convincing, more so than the norm nyway I'd say.


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,836 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Dear Jane
    I get a lot of chain mail from chain mail researchers.
    Yours etc.

    I would also be very grateful if you would be kind enough to forward
    this e-mail to all your friends as I need as many as I can get hands on for the project to be a success.


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