SPAM alert from maxon-computer.com

[unclebob]

dang .. whats up. I just got another email with an attachment with the same header: maxon-computer.com. I deleted this one right from the get-go. I don't have maxon in my address list in Outlook Express.


beware,
bob

[Srek]

Someone who has you and Maxon in his adressbook just cought a Virus.
A lot of trojans use email adresses they find in their hosts adressbook to fake sender ids.
Only one thing you can do, NEVER open the attachements.
Cheers
Srek

[Kirl]

Yes, I got a couple of them too, nasty stuff... :curious:

[tonfarben]

yes, this sucks. I recently had some emails assuming to be from one of our clients. It wasn´t from them really, but it had an attachment. You know what I mean...

[Tavy]

This email has been blocked as it either contained a Virus or has a potentially dangerous attachment type. If there is a legitimate business requirement for this email, please contact the originator, and get them to resend, with the attachment within a ZIP file. The details of the blocked email are:

Date/Time: "03 Jan 2005 12:09:44"
From: "8.3574@tedia.cz"
Subject: "Mail Delivery (failure maxon-3d-news-list@maxon-computer.com)"
Blocked file: "[Message Body]"
Virus Name: "Exploit-MIME.gen.c"

[imashination]

Yup, several people have claimed they're getting viruses from mash@imashination.com, someone round here has a virus infested machine, please fix it.

[Neil V]

Will this affect Macs too?

Neil V

[Srek]

Will this affect Macs too?

Neil V You will receive the same SPAM regardless of Mac or PC, however by far the most viruses and trojans are Windows only so chances are good you won't get your system infected.
Cheers
Srek

[InTheCity]

A great virus solution recommended to me by a friend was Avast http://www.avast.com
It's completely free, runs minimal resources, runs real time, nukes viruses before they infect you and doesn't bug you like Norton etc, also checks email, internet and every file on your system. It only requires that you register.

[Neil V]

Thanks Srek. Always good to be aware.

Neil V

[AdamT]

Yes, it really sucks. Someone was recently sending around a virus using my return address. Before that someone was sending around a *lot* of spam using my return address. :/

[fretshredder]

A great virus solution recommended to me by a friend was Avast http://www.avast.com
It's completely free, runs minimal resources, runs real time, nukes viruses before they infect you and doesn't bug you like Norton etc, also checks email, internet and every file on your system. It only requires that you register.

Yes, I use this as well. Works perfectly. It does require you to register to download the free home edition. I've been using it for 2 years or so. Machine's nice and clean :D

/gary

[Triker]

So far I have received 4 separate emails of this type today!

[Tavy]

Ha! That's nothing. I've gotten 14!

[flyingP]

Ha! That's nothing. I've gotten 14!

consider yourself lucky.

what I love are the ones that come with "absolutely no virus.....virus checked" etc etc in the main body text :rolleyes:

[Tavy]

jaja I've had those too. BTW I'm on #17 now! GAH!!

Tavy

(http://www.3dattack.net)

[dann_stubbs]

Yes, it really sucks. Someone was recently sending around a virus using my return address. Before that someone was sending around a *lot* of spam using my return address. :/

yeah Adam,

since i have my emails on my web site and sig - there are weeks i get hundreds of bounced emails and spams that are from my domain - of course the names the domain are wacky but still i get hundreds of bounce backs... i think this is totally random and done just using their spiders to scour for domains to use as none actually come from my domain just the return address being mine.

it does stink and geez you would think some law would be able to really crack down on that - if you send a letter with a fake address that is mail fraud but you can send out a million emails from someone else - flooding their servers with bounceback as well as possibly hurting thier reputation and there is nothing to be done about it.

i too by the way have been getting these maxon emails - i think up to 5 now as of this point

dann

[Katachi]

Hi,

comon guys, that´s nothing! I had spam from MAXON half a year ago! And believe it or not, I even got virus emails from my own email address! Top that! :D

[dnns]

Doesn't anyone wonder why we Maxon users are getting these messages (or where they're coming from?)

[Cactus Dan]

Howdy,

Yep, I got one, too, only not from Maxon, but from someone who uses Cinema 4D. I'm just thankful for my ISP's Virus Blocker quarantine.

Adios,
Cactus Dan

[Brucie Rosch]

I've gotten 13+ today, some of which are apparently routing to me via:
maxon-3d-news-list@maxon-computer.com

Has someone harvested all Maxon's contact names?

[dfaris]

All Spammers And Hackers Should Be Taken To A Public Place And Hanged!

[Cactus Dan]

Howdy,

All Spammers And Hackers Should Be Taken To A Public Place And Hanged!

Or better yet, put on any one of these:
http://www.cactus3d.com/Pendulum.jpg

Adios,
Cactus Dan

[dfaris]

Oh that things looks like a good thing for spammers and hackers. Does it work slow? will it cause a lot of pain without killing them to fast?

[Cactus Dan]

Howdy,

Sure, you can set to last a week, if need be.

Adios,
Cactus Dan

[phexitol]

4 here. Actually, I wonder if it is possible to use *all* of the devices on each spammer. Just to be nice, we'll let them choose which one they get to "play with" first. They will also be pelted with salt and rocks during the entire ordeal :-)

[stevem]

This looks like someone is spoofing the maxon-computer.com address.

I'm currently investigating this issue...

Can you please forward the suspect email including all headers to stephen@maxon.net

[Brucie Rosch]

I was greeted by another 8 or 9 messages this morning. Stupid stupid spammer spoofer viroids.

[Erik Heyninck]

Hi Stephen, I got two. (me???) but they have been stopped by my isp (automatic virus protection in e-mail) so I cannot send them. I do have the following data:

Auto-Mailer@mxnl01.web.de - Win32.HLLM.Sober - 2005-01-03 - 01:33:20
user_info@giga.de - Win32.HLLM.Sober - 2005-01-03 - 01:53:15

[stevem]

Thanks for all the mails.

I have enough info now to trace this.

There is no need to send me anymore mail headers.

Cheers

[dfaris]

I hope you find whoever did this and beat them with a studded tree branch till there eyes pop out then cut there fingers off so they can't do this anymore.

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