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Old 13-11-2004, 12:42 AM   #1
Mat
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Hi Just started recieving weird emails wiv attachments.These emails come
through as mail returned emails and have usually 3 files attached 0 of which
norton detects as viruses.Its similar activity to the swen virus i used to
get although i think this is something new.It changes the first part of me
email address ie if my email address was mat24@freeserve.co.uk it puts
AlissaTilman@freeserve.co.uk etc Ive checked the ip address and its not from
my pc and ive sent nothing out what so ever.Any help on this plz


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Old 13-11-2004, 04:39 AM   #2
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Mat wrote:
> Hi Just started recieving weird emails wiv attachments.These emails come
> through as mail returned emails and have usually 3 files attached 0 of which
> norton detects as viruses.Its similar activity to the swen virus i used to
> get although i think this is something new.It changes the first part of me
> email address ie if my email address was mat24@freeserve.co.uk it puts
> AlissaTilman@freeserve.co.uk etc Ive checked the ip address and its not from
> my pc and ive sent nothing out what so ever.Any help on this plz
>
>



What you are experiencing is an age old problem nowdays. Someone else
(could be anyone) who has your address in their address book has a
machine infected with any one of several worms. Just delete the emails
and forget it. It has nothing to do with your machine.
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