I'm suddenly getting batches of undeliverable mail that I never sent.Is some
one spoofing my e-mail address and if so how can I stop it.I've changed my
password but they still keep coming.Also I'm getting 2-4 Microsoft update
e-mails every day or two since this has been going on I never open their
attached update 'cus I'm wary of getting a virus so I just go to the web
site and get updated there.Is this a coincidence or is it a symptom of
something?

I was getting the same microsoft updates that had .EXE attachments and I
deleted them because microsoft never uses E-mail for updates.

Chuck the Miner
"mike bjornson" <swen001********.com> wrote in message
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> I'm suddenly getting batches of undeliverable mail that I never sent.Is
some
> one spoofing my e-mail address and if so how can I stop it.I've changed my
> password but they still keep coming.Also I'm getting 2-4 Microsoft update
> e-mails every day or two since this has been going on I never open their
> attached update 'cus I'm wary of getting a virus so I just go to the web
> site and get updated there.Is this a coincidence or is it a symptom of
> something?
>
>

There have been multiple threads about this subject in this NG and in
others, plus it has been all over the news. I am surprised you haven't
heard about it already.

But be that as it may, getting this email doesn't necessarily mean
that you yourself have the virus (actually it's a worm.) It probably
means that someone who has your addie in their address book has it,
and it that's the case, there's not much you can do about it other
than to continue to use your delete key.


"mike bjornson" <swen001********.com> wrote in message
news:hm0bb.527406$Ho3.89289@sccrnsc03...
> I'm suddenly getting batches of undeliverable mail that I never sent.Is
some
> one spoofing my e-mail address and if so how can I stop it.I've changed my
> password but they still keep coming.Also I'm getting 2-4 Microsoft update
> e-mails every day or two since this has been going on I never open their
> attached update 'cus I'm wary of getting a virus so I just go to the web
> site and get updated there.Is this a coincidence or is it a symptom of
> something?
>
>

"r49miner" <nospamr49miner@cox.net> wrote in message
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> There have been multiple threads about this subject in this NG and in
> others, plus it has been all over the news. I am surprised you haven't
> heard about it already.
>
> But be that as it may, getting this email doesn't necessarily mean
> that you yourself have the virus (actually it's a worm.) It probably
> means that someone who has your addie in their address book has it,
> and it that's the case, there's not much you can do about it other
> than to continue to use your delete key.
>
>
Is this the Blaster one?Don't have Tech TV any more so I'm a bit behind the
times.
I've got AVG anti virus system ,a free download, should it detect this worm
if I do have it?
I have run the scan and no infected files came up.

I pulled this from another NG, Hope it explaines ALL.

"Look guys, I don't know how many ways I can put it, because more than a
couple of you are still complaining about the same problem in multiple
threads. The fact that some of you are recieving tons of bounce-backs and
infected mails DOES NOT automatically indicate that your machine is
infected. Once upon a time, that *was* an obvious sign of infection, but
no more.

This virus/worm like many recent ones before it are known to FORGE
the sender's address information. This means that when someone that has your
email address on their computer, actually becomes infected, the virus may
send out tons of infected mail to multiple recipients, and some or all of
the messages could bear *your* name as the sender, EVEN THOUGH YOUR PC
NEVER SENT IT. This obvioulsy makes it difficult to track down the TRUE
orginating machine, because the true sending address is usually not used.
So, by
nature of this, it can be entirely NORMAL for you to see lots of
bounce-backs for
messages you know that you never sent, and after checking your machine for
an infection. When you see that kind of bounce back, it is prudent to
check your machine for an infection to rule it out, but do not be alarmed
if the
bounce-backs persist when you have verified that the machine is clean.

"mike bjornson" <swen001********.com> wrote in message
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>
> "r49miner" <nospamr49miner@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:Mk4bb.1177$vj2.970@fed1read06...
> > There have been multiple threads about this subject in this NG and in
> > others, plus it has been all over the news. I am surprised you haven't
> > heard about it already.
> >
> > But be that as it may, getting this email doesn't necessarily mean
> > that you yourself have the virus (actually it's a worm.) It probably
> > means that someone who has your addie in their address book has it,
> > and it that's the case, there's not much you can do about it other
> > than to continue to use your delete key.
> >
> >
> Is this the Blaster one?Don't have Tech TV any more so I'm a bit behind
the
> times.
> I've got AVG anti virus system ,a free download, should it detect this
worm
> if I do have it?
> I have run the scan and no infected files came up.
>
>
>

lately I have been having the same problem only I have been getting fake
bounce-backs and microsoft updates containing (according to NAV 2003) the
worm.Automat.AHB otherwise known by symantec as W32.Swen.A@mm Another worm
that you could have picked up (like I did a little while ago) is the
W32.Gibe.B@mm both are mass mailers and both attempt to kill firewalls and
anti-virus software on the infected system.

the following symantec page explains it all.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...swen.a@mm.html

Hope this answers your questions

Combrains