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Message # 5395.1.1.1

Subject: Re: SoBig virus

Date: Wed 20/08/03 18:49:50 GMT

Name: Wetlook Wammer

Email: nick_patchett@hotmail.com

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this virus is being spread in e-mails from several sources i recieved 3 yeasterday one from the webmaster at rsproductions.net the emails are approximatly 100k in size and the subjest will be either "your details included" "my details" "thankyou" or "information you requested"

everyone check your e-mails with EXTREME caution

i was lucky and smelt a rat due to recieving 3 mails with the same title from different senders

keep wet

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Precisely, thanks to those with nothing better to do...

By Walt - Wed 20/08/03 12:03:17 GMT

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...than create worms and viruses! The new SoBig will probably make things even worse - plugging the pipeline with junk! Several hundred million SoBig infected emails get sent every day according to security companies who monitor this. At least SoBig is set to stop spreading on Sep 10.

A lesson learned: be careful blocking IP's with firewalls! I accidentally blocked the IP of a major trans-Atlantic router and lost quite a few sites including this one for a while. The IP was spoofed, and I should have known better...

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Not just the forum, but the whole net! [nt]

By de dikke Vandaal - Wed 20/08/03 11:46:00 GMT

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Anybody else expriencing the forum being VERY, Very slow today? [nt]

By Getwet - Wed 20/08/03 10:50:10 GMT

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