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

[Stephen H. Fischer]

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

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> Virus Detected: Malformed container violation

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> 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

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> 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,

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> 

> EarthLink Support

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