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I am getting tons of emails in my Hotmail inbox these days with attachment *.scr. It is not possible to block these because they are sent from different addresses every time. This morning i was astonished to view that the same virus mail was sent by "someone" from CodeProjects.com :-D and the title of the mail is: "Free API Resource for you" :
From: Codeproject "someone@codeprojects.com" To: imi123_1@hotmail.com Subject: Free Win32 API source Date: Tue,07 Jan 2003 14:42:48 PM Attachment: Win32API.scr Hello, The attached product is send as a part of our official campaign for the popularity of our product. You have been chosen to try a free fully functional sample of our product.If you are satified then you can send it to your friends. All you have to do is to install the software and register an account with us using the links provided in the software. Then send this software to your friends using your account ID and for each person who registers with us through your account, we will pay you $1.5.Once your account reaches the limit of $50, your payment will be send to your registration address by check or draft. Please note that the registration process is completely free which means by participating in this program you will only gain without loosing anything. Best Regards, Admin, Imran Farooqui World's first Urdu Instant Messenger[^] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Java is a tool for creating applications that torture users with its awful speed and its ugly interfaces. Daniel Turini commenting on this article -
I am getting tons of emails in my Hotmail inbox these days with attachment *.scr. It is not possible to block these because they are sent from different addresses every time. This morning i was astonished to view that the same virus mail was sent by "someone" from CodeProjects.com :-D and the title of the mail is: "Free API Resource for you" :
From: Codeproject "someone@codeprojects.com" To: imi123_1@hotmail.com Subject: Free Win32 API source Date: Tue,07 Jan 2003 14:42:48 PM Attachment: Win32API.scr Hello, The attached product is send as a part of our official campaign for the popularity of our product. You have been chosen to try a free fully functional sample of our product.If you are satified then you can send it to your friends. All you have to do is to install the software and register an account with us using the links provided in the software. Then send this software to your friends using your account ID and for each person who registers with us through your account, we will pay you $1.5.Once your account reaches the limit of $50, your payment will be send to your registration address by check or draft. Please note that the registration process is completely free which means by participating in this program you will only gain without loosing anything. Best Regards, Admin, Imran Farooqui World's first Urdu Instant Messenger[^] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Java is a tool for creating applications that torture users with its awful speed and its ugly interfaces. Daniel Turini commenting on this articlePerhaps you should read your newsletter. Do you have any idea how easy it is to fake a return address ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002 -
I am getting tons of emails in my Hotmail inbox these days with attachment *.scr. It is not possible to block these because they are sent from different addresses every time. This morning i was astonished to view that the same virus mail was sent by "someone" from CodeProjects.com :-D and the title of the mail is: "Free API Resource for you" :
From: Codeproject "someone@codeprojects.com" To: imi123_1@hotmail.com Subject: Free Win32 API source Date: Tue,07 Jan 2003 14:42:48 PM Attachment: Win32API.scr Hello, The attached product is send as a part of our official campaign for the popularity of our product. You have been chosen to try a free fully functional sample of our product.If you are satified then you can send it to your friends. All you have to do is to install the software and register an account with us using the links provided in the software. Then send this software to your friends using your account ID and for each person who registers with us through your account, we will pay you $1.5.Once your account reaches the limit of $50, your payment will be send to your registration address by check or draft. Please note that the registration process is completely free which means by participating in this program you will only gain without loosing anything. Best Regards, Admin, Imran Farooqui World's first Urdu Instant Messenger[^] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Java is a tool for creating applications that torture users with its awful speed and its ugly interfaces. Daniel Turini commenting on this articleDid you notice that there really is a www.codeprojects.com, and they're soliciting programmers?:-D "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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Perhaps you should read your newsletter. Do you have any idea how easy it is to fake a return address ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002Christian Graus wrote: Do you have any idea how easy it is to fake a return address ? Ofcourse i know that this mail is a fake one. Imran Farooqui World's first Urdu Instant Messenger[^] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Java is a tool for creating applications that torture users with its awful speed and its ugly interfaces. Daniel Turini commenting on this article
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Did you notice that there really is a www.codeprojects.com, and they're soliciting programmers?:-D "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
Roger Wright wrote: and they're soliciting programmers? May be, but it seems to me that they are VB programmers..err(sorry, VB users) Imran Farooqui World's first Urdu Instant Messenger[^] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Java is a tool for creating applications that torture users with its awful speed and its ugly interfaces. Daniel Turini commenting on this article
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I am getting tons of emails in my Hotmail inbox these days with attachment *.scr. It is not possible to block these because they are sent from different addresses every time. This morning i was astonished to view that the same virus mail was sent by "someone" from CodeProjects.com :-D and the title of the mail is: "Free API Resource for you" :
From: Codeproject "someone@codeprojects.com" To: imi123_1@hotmail.com Subject: Free Win32 API source Date: Tue,07 Jan 2003 14:42:48 PM Attachment: Win32API.scr Hello, The attached product is send as a part of our official campaign for the popularity of our product. You have been chosen to try a free fully functional sample of our product.If you are satified then you can send it to your friends. All you have to do is to install the software and register an account with us using the links provided in the software. Then send this software to your friends using your account ID and for each person who registers with us through your account, we will pay you $1.5.Once your account reaches the limit of $50, your payment will be send to your registration address by check or draft. Please note that the registration process is completely free which means by participating in this program you will only gain without loosing anything. Best Regards, Admin, Imran Farooqui World's first Urdu Instant Messenger[^] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Java is a tool for creating applications that torture users with its awful speed and its ugly interfaces. Daniel Turini commenting on this articleImran Farooqui wrote: *.scr. It is not possible to block these because they are sent from different addresses every time. Errr, why don't you just filter out all emails with a .src attachment? Or do you get legimit .src attachments from time to time?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaPaul Watson wrote: "The Labia [cinema]... ...was opened by Princess Labia in May 1949..." Christian Graus wrote: See, I told you it was a nice name for a girl...
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Roger Wright wrote: and they're soliciting programmers? May be, but it seems to me that they are VB programmers..err(sorry, VB users) Imran Farooqui World's first Urdu Instant Messenger[^] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Java is a tool for creating applications that torture users with its awful speed and its ugly interfaces. Daniel Turini commenting on this article
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Imran Farooqui wrote: *.scr. It is not possible to block these because they are sent from different addresses every time. Errr, why don't you just filter out all emails with a .src attachment? Or do you get legimit .src attachments from time to time?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaPaul Watson wrote: "The Labia [cinema]... ...was opened by Princess Labia in May 1949..." Christian Graus wrote: See, I told you it was a nice name for a girl...
Imran Farooqui wrote: *.scr. It is not possible to block these because they are sent from different addresses every time. Paul Watson wrote: Errr, why don't you just filter out all emails with a .src attachment? Or do you get legimit .src attachments from time to time? How's the dyslexia going Paul? ;P Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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Imran Farooqui wrote: *.scr. It is not possible to block these because they are sent from different addresses every time. Paul Watson wrote: Errr, why don't you just filter out all emails with a .src attachment? Or do you get legimit .src attachments from time to time? How's the dyslexia going Paul? ;P Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
Michael Martin wrote: How's the dyslexia going Paul? Ko sknaht. I sold my soul to Santa again, he is getting a bit annoyed but keeps forwarding on my agreement.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa -
Michael Martin wrote: How's the dyslexia going Paul? Ko sknaht. I sold my soul to Santa again, he is getting a bit annoyed but keeps forwarding on my agreement.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaPaul Watson wrote: Ko sknaht It took me about half an hour, but I finally cracked it. :rolleyes:
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