Re: BadTrans suggestion

http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99213&#characteristics

this is a hoax it does not work

sorry about that!

bob
re-data.com




----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Bradshaw" <zibbler(at)mediaone.net>
To: "HWG-Techniques" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: BadTrans suggestion


> In theory this is supposed to work. Actually it should be !000 not 1000.
> What this is supposed to do is stop the virus from sending itself to
> everyone in your addy book. Because it's not a real address, it will quit
> right there instead of going on to the other addresses, then you would get
a
> "returned message, address unkown" e-mail showing you that the virus sent
a
> message to the !000 address. Does it work? Don't know for sure, but as far
> as I know I've never had a virus sent from my mailbox.
>
> FWIW,
> Lisa
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christie Cooksey" <christie(at)thearmidalemall.com>
> To: "HWG-Techniques" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 8:07 PM
> Subject: BadTrans suggestion
>
>
> > A friend just told me that if I create an entry in my address book of
1000
> > with no email address then if a virus tries to mail to my whole address
> > book, the first one (1000) stops it because there is no address.
> >
> > Will that work?
> > I know it won't stop me getting the virus but will it stop me from
> spreading
> > it?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Christie  :0)
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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