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Mrguy123
04-21-2004, 11:18 AM
***PLEASE READ FULLY***

Comcast has received complaints about your computer. We believe it may be:

* Infected with a virus

* Sending "spam" email that you are unaware of

* Allowing spammers to use your connection to send their spam

* Trying to infect other computers on the Internet with viruses

The health of your computer is your responsibility. Consult your computer's manufacturer if you are unable to remedy the situation.

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EXPLANATION
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This message was sent by the Comcast Network Abuse and Policy Observance Team. We investigate reports of Internet Abuse by our customers. We have received such a report identifying your computer.

The complaint(s) we have received were from other users of the Internet, who are receiving email from you, which they did not request. We understand that you may not be aware of any such email, and you will not see it in your normal email program.

Typically these types of emails are caused, or are allowed to be sent by, viruses. They are either trying to infect other user's computers, or they allow spammers to connect to YOUR computer to send their spam.
I ran a virus check and it toook some VIruses off, then a sypware took some ads off, but I dont want to loose my cable modem!

Mrguy123
04-21-2004, 11:19 AM
By the way this was a email i had goten from COmcast.

[B][O][T]
04-21-2004, 11:25 AM
Download and run Spybot Search And Destroy from http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=news

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[B][O][T]
04-21-2004, 11:29 AM
Also try this (http://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=58636) topic!

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Mrguy123
04-21-2004, 11:30 AM
Thanks. I think someone set a virus through my computer.

MagicNakor
04-21-2004, 11:33 AM
Funnily enough, Comcast has a few pink contracts.

:ninja:

zapjb
04-21-2004, 11:36 AM
I have to say. Good on Comcast. :lol: I wish all isp's did this.

Btw op, let us know. Is your computer disease free now?

Mrguy123
04-21-2004, 11:54 AM
Hey guys, what do you mean by Pink contracts?

Mrguy123
04-21-2004, 12:16 PM
I just got a email back from someone with a Virus attached to it that I DIDNT sent but it came from my email adress. Is there a Virus on my computer? The virus was called like w23k or something like that. Norton didnt pick it up.. What should I do?

muchspl2
04-21-2004, 12:19 PM
norton stinks and misses alot IMO
try running a online scan http://housecall.trendmicro.com
might want to try avg www.grisoft.com (even have a free version, but you know how to get the pro ;) )

MagicNakor
04-21-2004, 01:58 PM
Pink contracts are contracts given to spammers by ISPs. If the spammers pay a certain amount of money, the ISP will look the other way on the "acceptable use" policy.

Email addresses can be forged, especially if they're being used by spammers to send emails. ;) It could even be a "feature" of the virus: someone else could have your email in their address book and the virus rips it out and sends itself around with you as the sender.

:ninja:

h1
04-21-2004, 09:47 PM
Download AVG and / or NOD32. Click the word "Security" in my sig and download all the ad- / spy- / shitware -removing tools. :)

gungrave
04-22-2004, 03:09 AM
i get loads of viruses with my emails i just delete and block em :P