[Coco] Fw: EarthLink Virus Blocker Alert: Message from jdaggett at gate.net Quarantined

Stephen H. Fischer SFischer1 at MindSpring.com
Sat Sep 3 18:45:54 EDT 2005


Hi, 

Look out, I got two of these, both from the same person!
 


EarthLink Support wrote:
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> EARTHLINK VIRUS BLOCKER MESSAGE STATUS
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> 
> MESSAGE QUARANTINED
> 
> Virus Detected: Malformed container violation
> 
> Message Details:
> From: jdaggett at gate.net
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: OS-9 as Replacement for DECB.
> Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:13:14 -0400
> 
> This email included an attachment which EarthLink identified
> as containing a virus known as Malformed container violation.
> 
> For your protection, EarthLink Virus Blocker has quarantined the
> message because the virus it contains cannot be removed or disabled.
> 
> When a message is quarantined, you should let the sender know that a
> virus was found in the message they sent to you, and ask them to send
> a new, clean message.
> 
> There may be circumstances where you want to download a quarantined
> message. You should only do so if you have up-to-date antivirus
> software installed on your computer. Please exercise caution when
> reading a quarantined message, as it is possible the original message
> had malicious intent.  Some viruses hide in   email headers and are
> activated when infected emails are opened. EarthLink recommends you
> do not reply to the email or click any links contained in the email.
> 
> To learn how to access this message, please see below:
> 
> When you receive a legitimate message that can't be cleaned, it's
> moved to a special Quarantine folder on EarthLink's email system.
> When this happens, Virus Blocker will send you an email indicating
> that a message has been quarantined (including message details).
> 
> When a message is quarantined, the best action is to let the sender
> know that a virus was found in the message they sent to you, and ask
> them to send a new, clean message.
> 
> If you have antivirus software installed on your computer, you may
> want to download a quarantined message. You should be very careful
> when reading messages that have been quarantined, as some viruses
> hide in the headers of a message, so all you have to do is open the
> message to activate the virus.
> 
> To download quarantined messages
> 
> 1. Sign in to My Account using the email address that received the
>   infected message.
> 2. On the Email Maintenance page, disable Virus Blocker
> 3. Check the box to move quarantined messages into your Inbox.
> 
> Please note that quarantined messages are automatically deleted
> three days after they are received.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> EarthLink Support
> 
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