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asokas
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Virus From Frontpage Form! - 9/20/2004 13:09:24
I recently ran a survey on my website. You can see it at:
http://www.aksworld.com/Survey3.htm
This began two days ago and results are emailed to me. When I ran my virus checker on my computer today, it shows that I have the "Mail Bomb" virus (a variant of something called Netsky apparently) in the Eudora folder I that created especially for these survey emails only.
But how can that be? Nobody has sent me any attachments, nor can they from the form I set up there. Is there some sort of vulnerability within Frontpage 2000 that is being exploited? Also, as a matter of interest, I ran a survey last year and the exact same thing happened. A virus appeared in the survey email folder.
Please let me have your thoughts. Is the server now infected with something (it's actually a different server from the one used for last year's survey) or do Frontpage 2000 forms create some sort of virus vulnerability?
Asoka Selvarajah 
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Giomanach
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RE: Virus From Frontpage Form! - 9/21/2004 7:34:58
Asoka
Chill! lol
The problem is not the form, it's not FP2000, it's your host.
It sounds like the have been hacked, and a virus dropped in on the SMTP server, or the POP server for that fact. They should be made aware of this problem. Netsky is a SPAMming viri, has several variations, and comes in many shapes and forms.
I would clean out the viri, and then contact the host, and inform them of the possibility of a SPAM Virus residing in their servers
Dan
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asokas
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RE: Virus From Frontpage Form! - 9/24/2004 13:09:38
Hello Dan,
Thank you for this and I am onto it with support.
Can I ask if you are sure this is the case? You see, I had a virus when I carried out a very similar survey last year,and I was on a totally different surver then! In fact, I am now on a dedicated server with firewall etc.
Asoka
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