Massive delays in CDZ email - Page 2

Beam · 29-01-2004, 15:20

Another good reason to get Mailwasher asap. anar, for some reason I can't get the correct codes around the link, can you edit them in?

digger760 · 29-01-2004, 15:35

The HTML formatting in the emails is what may cause problems. when you open the email, it may open web pages, jpegs and other stuff automatically..all thanks our friend "Mr HTML". I was just having a lot at outlook express but could'nt figure out how you can disable some of this stuff.

Some attatchments like exe's, zips are not opened automatically.

It depends on the type of attatchment to the email and the settings of your email program as to weather you download a virus by just reading the email.

The safest bet is to use a plain text email client. But you loose a lot in eye candy then (ie bold text, colourde fonts ect). The email my become unreadable as well.

anarres · 29-01-2004, 16:37

Beam, I can't do it!

I suggest we spam symantec until they take the '@' out of the address - it really fucks things up!

Beam · 29-01-2004, 16:47

LOL, mister fix-it can't fix it

Anyway, there is a direct link to MyDoom on the frontpage of http://www.symantec.com

DrAlimentado · 29-01-2004, 17:11

Thx Col

Mailwasher seems to be just the ticket!

If it allowed me to organise my mail into seperate inboxes then I could dispense with outlook altogether

FWIW - you can disable html mail in outlook and outlook express, I don't know if that prevents the preview pane breaches altogether but it makes me feel safer at any rate.

Beam · 02-02-2004, 21:59

Just got a message in Mailwasher that the ISP had processed a mail infected with MyDoom and removed the payload, not unusual these days. This time it was from someone I know however (not from CDZ btw!) and mailed this link for a removal tool:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...r/FxMydoom.exe

Just in case.

29-01-2004, 15:20	#11
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,094	Another good reason to get Mailwasher asap. anar, for some reason I can't get the correct codes around the link, can you edit them in? __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

29-01-2004, 16:37	#13
anarres anarchist butcher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States of Whatever. Posts: 4,677	Beam, I can't do it! I suggest we spam symantec until they take the '@' out of the address - it really fucks things up! __________________ <b>Calculate the probability of culture flips: Flip Calc</b>

29-01-2004, 16:47	#14
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,094	LOL, mister fix-it can't fix it Anyway, there is a direct link to MyDoom on the frontpage of http://www.symantec.com __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

29-01-2004, 17:11	#15
DrAlimentado Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: the cookie jar. Posts: 1,568	Thx Col Mailwasher seems to be just the ticket! If it allowed me to organise my mail into seperate inboxes then I could dispense with outlook altogether FWIW - you can disable html mail in outlook and outlook express, I don't know if that prevents the preview pane breaches altogether but it makes me feel safer at any rate. __________________ <font color=\"red\">sign up for the best game on the forum</font id=\"red\"> <font color=\"green\">My Army</font id=\"green\"> <font color=\"green\">Help my orcs to prosper</font id=\"green\"> MapTweaker Utility beta (copy/paste/resize biq files)

02-02-2004, 21:59	#16
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,094	Just got a message in Mailwasher that the ISP had processed a mail infected with MyDoom and removed the payload, not unusual these days. This time it was from someone I know however (not from CDZ btw!) and mailed this link for a removal tool: http://securityresponse.symantec.com...r/FxMydoom.exe Just in case. __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

29-01-2004, 15:35	#12
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	The HTML formatting in the emails is what may cause problems. when you open the email, it may open web pages, jpegs and other stuff automatically..all thanks our friend "Mr HTML". I was just having a lot at outlook express but could'nt figure out how you can disable some of this stuff. Some attatchments like exe's, zips are not opened automatically. It depends on the type of attatchment to the email and the settings of your email program as to weather you download a virus by just reading the email. The safest bet is to use a plain text email client. But you loose a lot in eye candy then (ie bold text, colourde fonts ect). The email my become unreadable as well.