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Long Island, NY

Please be careful,

Got an e-mail from today from sender (RORQUALTOM) <[email protected]> with the subject listed as "BigPumpkins.com.All rights reserved." This e-mail contained a Virus - W32.Klez.H@mm . Another e-mail from the same sender gave instructions on how to remove a computer virus. This is also a bogus e-mail with a link to a compromised web site.

PLEASE be careful as this virus is an e-mail worm. Once a PC is infected the virus sends itself out to everyone in your address book. The subject line "BigPumpkins.com.All rights reserved." Leads me to suspect either bigpumkins server or one of its subscribers is infected. If I got the e-mail other members will as well.

Just delete these e-mails. Do not click on any links or attachments. Do not visit the virus removal website listed in the e-mail. If you want more info on this and other viruses you can visit NAI.com

Stevo

10/8/2002 12:48:43 PM

Cologne / Germany

Interesting sender - look here and view the email button left from the name:
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2002&grower=6805&action=L

10/8/2002 1:08:07 PM

ipswich, ma usa

stevo

I got the same E-mail the other day.

John (5150)

10/8/2002 1:59:42 PM

Connecticut, USA

This is because many people have either Ken, Webmaster, or My email address in their address book. The Klez virus mails itself to people in your address book and uses someone else in your address book for the reply address.

To fool people further, it grabs content from the infecyed hard drive to use in the subject. Making it look like a personal email from someone you know.

The problem is not with the BigPumpkins.com server, Ken, or I... but with one of the 6,000 registered users of the site.

Please make sure your virus definitions are safe. Do a search on this site for the word 'KLEZ' and see what comes up. This has been around for a while.

Thanks for the warning.

Insidious little bug... It's like the SVB of email.

10/8/2002 3:43:24 PM

Knopp, Germany

got your point floh, did tomkillerofpumpkins send this intentionally?

10/8/2002 3:43:35 PM

Knopp, Germany

or has his PC gotten infected and doing as John D said and sending it further?

10/8/2002 3:48:14 PM

Webster, NY

The W32.Klez.H@mm virus seems to be the popular virus these days. Norton antivirus finds at least one email a week with this virus. I never try to repair them. I just get rid of it.

10/8/2002 4:09:44 PM

Ga.

Tom doesnt have to have the virus,,it could be coming from someone with your addy and toms addy in their pc..I get on average 2-5 times a day..I just sit down from work,,had 3 emails with klez in it...2 from same person...Use that anti virus and keep updated,,it will go away,,I hope....

10/8/2002 4:10:16 PM

porterville, calif.

I recieved the same email today

10/8/2002 5:18:15 PM

Southern Illinois

skyler 21,is on one of my pictures that i posted,THAT IS MY SON NAME,I GET SOME BODY SENDING ME A VIRUS E-MAIL JUST ABOUT EVERYDAY,WALCOT PUMPKIN,KIRL,NIC WELTY,ANDREW PAPEZ,I HAD ONE E-MAILED TO ME TODAY FROM,R_LINGLE,SUBJECT LOOK AT PLAYBOY WRESTLE A JAPANESE GIRL,IF THEY ARE OVER 15 KB I DONT OPEN THEM THEY WILL HAVE A VIRUS.

10/8/2002 8:13:51 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo Guys,
This virus hit me months ago and I've had it cleared out now. It came originaly from the mallorn list where a few members were hit by it..I still get e-mails from members of the mallorn list with the virus in..but never open them.


Alun

10/8/2002 8:15:34 PM

Puyallup, WA

Has anyone else received the "bugbear" virus?

10/8/2002 8:57:03 PM

Topsfield, Ma.

Stevo, thanks for the heads-up. Got it just tonite and
didn't open it, but wanted to cuz it was from BP.Com !!!

10/8/2002 8:57:49 PM

Kentucky - USA

I recieved one that says:"jenaipas All rights reserved"

It was 125k in size. I'm assumming it's a virus after reading what you guys posted so I didnt open it.

Thanks for the info..

Tadams

10/8/2002 9:12:03 PM

Kuna, Id.

Got a lot 2 months ago, and just got one person tonight wondering who I was and why I sent them a email. Thought it was the virus again and told them not to open it. For those of you who are quick to point fingers. Don't start please.It could be someone who doesn't even come to this site, but has the email addy of someone who does. Then the virus get's to us.
Ken

10/8/2002 11:55:32 PM

Frankfurt, Germany

i recieve klez virus about every four days fife times and bugbear and what the hell else... But i dont care - i use a very actual antivirus and a mail programm the viruses
cannot hurt, even if a virus slip throu. - Trow you M$ Outlook away and use something that cann't be hurt - I use Lotus Notes,
but there are others, you can use, and they give the full features, outlook geive also.

the fact is, the most viruses spread only throug m$ outlook!

10/9/2002 7:07:44 AM

Long Island, NY

More e-mails,

10 more hits today. All with BP subject or sender names. Just remember no one from BP will be sending you a file with a .bat .exe .src .com or .pif extention.
Update your virus software and be careful

Steve

10/9/2002 2:04:57 PM

derry n.h u.s.a.

Just recived one from LIPumpkin,said "please try again"
I know you didnt send it G... as soon as i tried to open it my Norton anti virus popped up.I hate these types of virusis,you don't know if its real mail or not!

10/9/2002 4:56:22 PM

Long Island,New York

Wow Stevo...i feel neglected....lol...I only recieved 5 today....lol........G

10/9/2002 5:17:32 PM

Key West, FL

im so happy i just got my first virus email, it was 125k

10/9/2002 8:27:43 PM

Webster, NY

tadams, I also got the jenaipas All rights reserved, but norton caught it. I'm glad I have the anti virus software.

10/9/2002 8:44:29 PM

Okla

Thats what I like about P C Cillin. When the e-mail is coming in and there is a virus, it catches it right then and deletes it. Updates by itself whenever there is an update, sometimes up to 4 times a day it updates.
Thomas

10/9/2002 10:00:34 PM

Key West, FL

ya i have pc chillin

10/9/2002 10:31:43 PM

Kentucky - USA

Wonder what jenaipas is or means? I got kind of curious and typed it in yahoo search. The first link that came up was related to pumpkins and it said something about Rock Rivard.

Tim

10/10/2002 12:21:13 AM

Long Island,New York

Thats Rock's old email addy.....4 virus's today.....lol

10/10/2002 5:09:02 PM

Key West, FL

i got 3

10/10/2002 5:40:57 PM

Kentucky - USA

I recieved another virus email today..

It's quite obivious who ever's computer is infected has at one time took people emails off this site and added them to thier address book for some future used.

That's perfectly a all right thing to do and I figured I would mentioned it so maybe it might give the infected person a clue that thier computer is infected.


TAdams

10/10/2002 6:51:30 PM

canal winchester ohio

I'm getting about 10 a day, Thank God for my Norton anti-virus.

10/10/2002 7:52:23 PM

jenaipas is french for I dont have any

That nickname don't fit too good right now cuz I did have one. I had the Klez virus. I picked it up from a bud who didn't know he had it and bla bla bla.

Here's a link to help if you caught it too.

http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99273

If that doesn't work, let me know I will do what I can to help.

sorry for any inconvenience,
Rock

10/11/2002 2:35:31 AM

Choctaw, OK

if you guys all had Mac's, you woulnd have virus problems!!! LOL

ps...i have had a couple sent to mine too, i deleted them

casey

10/11/2002 10:11:39 AM

Ga.

hehe,,,,I went into my quartien and deleted 40 yesterday..I now have about 5-8 sitting in quartine as I write this,....I must be on everyones list...LMAO....Thanks Norton antivirus!!

10/11/2002 10:28:48 AM

Knopp, Germany

my ISP gets rid of them before they even get to me. ask your ISP's what they do against viruses.

10/11/2002 11:04:59 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Had a ton sent to me also have a ton rejected in my outbox I don't have the virus so it's using my name as a sent by! I remember last time My Sent mail box was loaded so if your sent mailbox is loaded check it out! you probably have it!

10/11/2002 11:55:34 AM

Puyallup, WA

WOW...I'm getting 6-7 a day now. Mostly from "pumpkin people"!

10/11/2002 3:32:25 PM

Key West, FL

man this is out of control i got 5 today, but you can tell by the size of the email they are viruses so they are easy to delete

10/11/2002 5:33:21 PM

I have gotten 4 of these just today, and 2 last night. All have said they were from "[email protected]" subject "meetings"....I used my Norton to get rid of it without even opening it and finally today I did a block sender.....which means if the webmaster at this site tries to email me it may not get through :( I don't know.

But I will always check in here to see what is going on.

As much of a pain in the patootie as it is, it's nice to see I am not the only one being inundated with this junk.

Michele

10/11/2002 5:57:51 PM

Deer Park WA

Dang 12 emails and 7 kletz quarentines! mostly from pumpkin people, 3 from tomroqual today! I had 5 yesterday!!!! Come on everyone get some protection........

10/12/2002 1:25:46 AM