E-mail Virus Wreaking Havoc Worldwide

Talon News ^ | June 17, 2004 | By Jimmy Moore

[MountainPatriot]

I've received 250 of these emails. I've been lucky so far to have not gotten the virus, but I update by anti-virus software everday, sometimes twice a day.

[Snowy]

I've received 250 of these emails. I've been lucky so far to have not gotten the virus, but I update by anti-virus software everday, sometimes twice a day.

The problem is your firewall gets POUNDED. Even though you don't have the virus, others who do have it will send you numerous emails. My company received 1000+ in 45 minutes,and my husband's company received over 100,000. This one is nasty and very time-consuming.

[2banana]

In a message entitled "{Spam?} {Virus?} {Spam?} Check this out kid!!!," the e-mail simply states, "Send me back bro, when you'll be done...(if you know what i mean...) See ya, ..."

Worse yet, the attachment to this e-mail, "jennifer the wild girl xxx07.jpg.pif," is a virus that has severely infected computers internationally.

If you are dumb enough to open read or open an attachment to an email like this - you deserve to get a virus...

[BipolarBob]

Worse yet, the attachment to this e-mail, "jennifer the wild girl xxx07.jpg.pif," is a virus that has severely infected computers internationally.

"All I wanted was to see Jennifer the wild girl and I got this nasty virus that ate my homework." Latest excuse why Johnny didn't have his womework done for class.

[MountainPatriot]

I've not received it. Just received the emails. My system is catching it before it comes. Just thought I'd pass this story, sorry to have offended.

[2banana]

sorry to have offended.

No offense taken, it was a general statement to all those "countless numbers of individuals, government officials, and media..."

[Blood of Tyrants]

No kidding. Absolutely no one I know would send something like that to me and I simply do not open emails from people I have never heard of.

[BipolarBob]

womework=homework

[OldFriend]

LOL....I'm to the point where I won't open email attachments from my kids even they are on the phone with me telling me it's okay!!!

For now tho, I'm still struggling with whatever it is that hit microsoft, google, and yahoo the other day.

Evidently my computer doesn't know the attack is over, if it is.

[raybbr]

If you are dumb enough to open read or open an attachment to an email like this - you deserve to get a virus...

What a childish statement. There many of elderly, children and novice computer users that, through no fault of their own, will get zapped by this virus. What you said is like saying that since you didn't bolt your car down to the ground it's your fault that someone stole it. Blame the innocent victim. Real intelligent.

[thoughtomator]

It's more like a stranger asking you if they can borrow your car "just for a few minutes", saying OK, then being surprised when it gets totaled. This far into the Internet age, it's simply irresponsible not to know how to deal with unexpected email attachments.

[ruiner]

True but I think his real intent was to say that a simple firewall, antivirus program and windows update will prevent you from almost EVER having a problem with this stuff. This is the equivalent of the leaving your car door open with the keys in the ignition and the engine running in a bad neighborhood.

[JoJo Gunn]

Are you saying that such a name of an attachment, with it's blaringly obvious prurient connotations, wouldn't give you pause?

Not very intelligent....

[PMCarey]

In a message entitled "{Spam?} {Virus?} {Spam?} Check this out kid!!!," the e-mail simply states, "Send me back bro, when you'll be done...(if you know what i mean...) See ya, ..."

Worse yet, the attachment to this e-mail, "jennifer the wild girl xxx07.jpg.pif," is a virus that has severely infected computers internationally.

... the White House has received this e-mail virus ...

Thank goodness that Bubba isn't President - the news story today would've been the "mysterious crash of the White House server due to unknown causes ..."

[RandallFlagg]

Bums who make these things should be keelhauled.

[solo gringo]

I got This VIRUS on my computer and i was getting about 900 messages a day some times i would get as many as 150 Per hour.This is one mean Mother hard to detect and destroy.Ran a scan on it was updating every quarter,half hour and hour in order for me to clean my computer we scanned on odd minutes not on set hours.Good luck everyone.

[CJ Wolf]

Arrgh, aye aye captain! And may there be some blistering barnacles on the hull.

[maridee]

You owe MountainPatriot and apology. This person is just alerting everyone to a virus and you insult him.
Go Figure..........

[BipolarBob]

Yeah. What maridee said.

[Samwise]

If you are dumb enough to open read or open an attachment to an email like this - you deserve to get a virus...

I'd be interested in knowing which of our esteemed politicians and media elite have opened it.