Search Again: Re: Virus Help From: Andy Gibson Date: Thursday, March 4, 2004 Time: 12:29:53 pm I wouldn't think so either. I Doubt it would be targeting optigold specifically but may be looking for key table names for pulling info from database software that could potentially contain user information. --- Andy Gibson Digital Networks agibson@digitalnetworks.ca (613) 802-1585 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn Hogan" <shawn@digitalpoint.com> To: "Optigold ISP List" <isp-list@optigold.com> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:23 PM Subject: Re: [Optigold ISP] Virus Help > Andy Gibson wrote: > > > Our ISP office had a similar breakout of this virus yesterday and we were able > > to shut it down before it got out of control. The first thing I thought when > > I got the virus was that the mail server was infected and was sending this out > > to all of our customers but turns out it was an employee's machine that was > > infected and sent out to everyone in the office. We were able to narrow down > > the source by viewing the email headers. > > > > If the virus has somehow found its way to your optigold server then it may be > > a database aware virus and got a user listing from filemaker or SQL. Our > > OptiGold server was not compromised when this virus was spreading but thats > > not to say it isn't possible. > > > > OR, an employee, or ex-employee has a current listing of your users on their > > computer that was compromised by the virus... > > I would doubt anyone would go to the trouble to target Optigold for getting > email lists. My guess is it's looking somewhere else (maybe email addresses > you have ever sent email to from your email client) for example... > > - Shawn > > ---------------------------------- > Shawn D. Hogan > President, Digital Point Solutions > http://www.digitalpoint.com > (858) 452-3696 > > > --------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe, unsubscribe or to search list archive > please visit http://www.optigold.com/lists/isp.html > --------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe or to search list archive please visit http://www.optigold.com/lists/isp.html ---------------------------------------------------

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