[linux-help] Re: Nor my system! Re: Virus found in your message Thank you!

[Jeremy Johnstone <jsjohnst@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Try switching to Ximian Evolution. You won't regret it!

Jeremy

On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 17:38, ironrose wrote:
> I don't think that the SoBig virus has any effect on linux systems.  For 
> those of us who use linux to get our email, we should be safe.  It adds 
> some extra motivation to switch to linux.  Good luck with windoze and I 
> am very glad that I have alternate computers with an alternate OS that I 
> can surf the internet with.
> 
> My mozilla is crashing frequently since I upgraded to RedHat 9 and it 
> may be because I have ~120 unread messages.  I keep trying to read the 
> messages and it is crashing just about everytime I try to delete some 
> emails.  I have to delete the emails one at a time and after about 5 
> that I delete, moxilla crashes again.  Everytime it crashes, then I get 
> another duplicate of the emails and is compounding the problem.  Mozilla 
> apparently doesn't like being constipated with emails.  No OS is immune 
> to problems, but at least mine is an email problem and not crashing the 
> OS.  ~Anne
> 
> David E Carmichael wrote:
> 
> >To All:
> >
> >I use Norton AV with email scanning to catch any virus..
> >
> >If you know how the "SOBIG" viruses work.. they randomly choose a
> >name from the users address book and then sends out emails as if
> >that user was the sender.
> >
> >After getting the below message I made sure that I had the latest
> >version of NortnAV and rescanned my system.
> >
> >Please make sure that you have your Antivirus up to date and that
> >your system is not infected!!
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: <firewallteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 3:20 PM
> >Subject: Virus found in your message Thank you!
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >>A malicious mobile code (virus) has been detected in your mail.
> >>    
> >>
> >This could
> >  
> >
> >>mean that your computer is infected.
> >>The mail you sent has not been delivered.
> >>The virus is known as Scenarios/Incoming/Accept mail:
> >>    
> >>
> >'Selected'.
> >  
> >
> >>Scenarios/Incoming/Incoming Virus: A virus has been detected:
> >>    
> >>
> >'W32/Sobig-F'.
> >  
> >
> >>Scenarios/Incoming/Virus file *.PIF found: A filename matching
> >>    
> >>
> >the file mask was detected: 'your_document.pif'.
> >  
> >
> >>This event has been logged and reported to our administrators.
> >>Contact your local staff for info about cleaning your system.
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
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