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nick96ss

nick96ss

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May 26, 2006
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i was checking my msn mail on my macbook pro and opened an email from someone i knew , but it turned out to be a a virus i guess , cause it sends out medical info to all the people on my friends list . what do i do to stop this .
everyday i get 30-50 postmaster undeliverable mail in my email folder .
help .
 
nick96ss said:
i was checking my msn mail on my macbook pro and opened an email from someone i knew , but it turned out to be a a virus i guess , cause it sends out medical info to all the people on my friends list . what do i do to stop this .
everyday i get 30-50 postmaster undeliverable mail in my email folder .
help .
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That's not a virus.

Trojan horses, malicious emails and the like are not necessarily viruses.
 
You don't have a virus. You can't get a virus. Please wait for GGJStudios to post and show you that you're being incredibly foolish. ;)

MRoogle can answer all of these questions. You couldn't have thought that you were the first to ask this, and it's against the rules to post without searching.
 
Which Mac OS X version do you use?

Or do you use Windows, which would explain the virus, as there are currently no circulating public viruses for Mac OS X.

You might have another problem, but we need to have more information. So give as much as you can provide?

Or it may be that you just receive SPAM.

VIRUS INFO by GGJstudios

And maybe have a look here: How to maximise your MacRumors troubleshooting experience, created by mad jew in 2006



Even though some might get annoyed of reading this, the thread title guy strikes again:

A more descriptive and precise thread title will help cater to the right audience and get you more responses.
To edit your thread title, just click on the
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Have you also taken a look at http://mroogle.*************/MRoogleSmall.gif, since that question may have been asked several times?
 
no i don't have windows installed on my mac . i have the latest version OS
and yes i was just checking msn mail on my mac .
virus or horse , i need a fix . yes i can search for days for a solution , but figuring if someone else came across this problem they can help .
not everyone can spend hours on a comp .
whats the point to be on a forum if you can't ask a question for help .
if it's against the rules to post before spend hours trying to find an answer
then BOOT ME from this site .
 
nick96ss said:
no i don't have windows installed on my mac . i have the latest version OS
and yes i was just checking msn mail on my mac .
virus or horse , i need a fix . yes i can search for days for a solution , but figuring if someone else came across this problem they can help .
not everyone can spend hours on a comp .
whats the point to be on a forum if you can't ask a question for help .
if it's against the rules to post before spend hours trying to find an answer
then BOOT ME from this site .
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Since it looks like you haven't read what we posted, we're telling you that this problem has nothing to do with OS X or your computer at all and everything to do with your MSN security being compromised.

The rule we have on this site about searching does not require hours of search. Indeed, even your question can be found with less than a minute of searching MRoogle. You're jumping to conclusions and judging us too harshly, I think.
 
Jedi5 said:
Can you show me this rule?
I've missed it too I guess.
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MacRumors:Forums Rules said:
13. Failing to search. If you have a question, it may already have been asked and answered in the forums. If you have an issue to discuss, there may already be a discussion about it. Set a good example by searching for existing threads before starting a new thread. When other people (especially new members) fail to search and start new threads on old topics, don't scold them or make them feel unwelcome. The best way to be helpful is by posting a link to a previous relevant thread.
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Sure thing. I apologize for any harshness, OP, but we gave you valid information and you were to have read the forum rules before joining/posting. MRoogle is just too awesome a tool to overlook, especially with 10,000,000 posts through which to wade.
 
nick96ss said:
i was checking my msn mail on my macbook pro and opened an email from someone i knew , but it turned out to be a a virus i guess , cause it sends out medical info to all the people on my friends list . what do i do to stop this .
everyday i get 30-50 postmaster undeliverable mail in my email folder .
help .
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You don't have a virus, worst case, someone has got your msn password, so the first thing you should do is change that. You should be able to check that by looking in your outgoing/sent mail folder. If those messages arent in there most likely all that has happened is someone is using your reply-to address in spam, nothing you can do about that except set up a rule to junk those undeliverable replies.
 
firstly i knew nothing of this MROOGLE . everyone is so quick to point out forum rules instead of helping . i think most people posting to check the search feature are just bringing up post counts , maybe to make to make themselves feel important . anyway i guess i'm on my own
thanks all
 
nick96ss said:
firstly i knew nothing of this MROOGLE . everyone is so quick to point out forum rules instead of helping . i think most people posting to check the search feature are just bringing up post counts , maybe to make to make themselves feel important . anyway i guess i'm on my own
thanks all
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A. "everyone is so quick to point out forum rules instead of helping".. NOT TRUE
B. "anyway i guess i'm on my own thanks all"--Your question has been answered by THREE people.

It's not our fault YOU don't want to accept the answer.
 
nick96ss said:
no i don't have windows installed on my mac . i have the latest version OS
and yes i was just checking msn mail on my mac .
virus or horse , i need a fix . yes i can search for days for a solution , but figuring if someone else came across this problem they can help .
not everyone can spend hours on a comp .
whats the point to be on a forum if you can't ask a question for help .
if it's against the rules to post before spend hours trying to find an answer
then BOOT ME from this site .
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There are absolutely NO viruses for Mac OS X, especially email viruses. Your best choice is to contact MSN and see what they can do for you.

Can you accept any answer?
 
yes ... thank you all
and i do accept an answer but i got was it's not a virus . ok it's a trojan horse . but other than contacting microsoft , i was asking what can do .
i'll check mroogle ......thank you again
 
nick96ss said:
yes ... thank you all
and i do accept an answer but i got was it's not a virus . ok it's a trojan horse . but other than contacting microsoft , i was asking what can do .
i'll check mroogle ......thank you again
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I think you need to go back and read some of the answers. Some, including myself, think your mail account may have been compromised so the first thing you need to do is change your password.
 
nick96ss said:
yes ... thank you all
and i do accept an answer but i got was it's not a virus . ok it's a trojan horse . but other than contacting microsoft , i was asking what can do .
i'll check mroogle ......thank you again
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It's not likely a trojan either (unless you entered your user name and password for the email, which you should never do for an email). It's likely a flaw in the MSN service, which means there's nothing you can really do. Your account was either hacked (which a password change would help) or spammers are simply spoofing your email address to look like it is coming from you, which is a very common practice.

There's a smaller chance that this was the result of getting the Oompa-Loompa trojan, aka, OSX/Leap-A trojan, which can propagate via your friend list. The linked page has links for removal if you feel you may be infected by this trojan.
 
nick96ss said:
yes ... thank you all
and i do accept an answer but i got was it's not a virus . ok it's a trojan horse . but other than contacting microsoft , i was asking what can do .
i'll check mroogle ......thank you again
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There is very little that you, the user, can do for something like this. Best thing to do at the moment is to change your password just to be on the safe side, and get in contact with Microsoft and see what they suggest. Worst case scenario is you'll have to get a new email account.

I hope my answer was clearer than the ones given by all the fanbois that were trying to flame you :)
 
i'm confused here...

i've understood that while there are no known viruses for mac, it is still
possible to get infected with one.

how does that happen?

and if there are no known viruses for mac, why do they sell antivirus for mac?
 
Jedi5 said:
i'm confused here...

i've understood that while there are no known viruses for mac, it is still
possible to get infected with one.

how does that happen?

and if there are no known viruses for mac, why do they sell antivirus for mac?
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Since there are no viruses, it can't be possible to get infected with one. Simple!

Antivirus for Mac finds old Mac trojans (that don't work on fully updated systems) and Windows viruses, et. al., which can apparently be transferred through your Mac (never understood how).
 
ivan p , angelwatt, bobr1952, thank you for your help .
i will contact ms . angel thanks for the link .
 
sorry kernkraft i forgot you .....lol where do i go to get my award :)
 
Jedi5 said:
i'm confused here...

i've understood that while there are no known viruses for mac, it is still
possible to get infected with one.

how does that happen?

and if there are no known viruses for mac, why do they sell antivirus for mac?
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To elaborate on what Marty Macfly said, they also make antiviruses for Mac in case there is suddenly a virus outbreak - just because there aren't viruses at the moment doesn't mean it will always stay that way. So if there's ever a real threat, people can update the antivirus right away and make sure they aren't infected. A case of being safe rather than sorry.
 
Yo man stop being a smart ass, these people are trying to help. I'm sure you've heard it over and over again but there are no Viruses for the mac, unless you have OS 9 but i'm sure you don't. if you're still paranoid and want to scan your comp http://iantivirus.com/ is a mac specific antivirus. download it and scan your comp, its free btw
 
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