This is ridiculous

[Chris]

I have received over 135 bogus emails and virus threats today. I started
Outlook about fifteen minutes ago and it is still pulling in mail (present
count is 52 and still going) on this bogus Microsoft thing.

 

[Chris Lanier]

Not a whole lot you can do. if you would like to hunt down the guy who
started this we will all support we.

 

[Nicholas]

Open Outlook Express and from the Toolbar select:
Help > Contents and Rules, type RULES in the find box,
click on LIST TOPICS, then click on "Create a rule for
mail messages".

You need to create a message rule that includes an "action"
to "delete it from the server".

Creating Message Rules in Outlook Express
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/rules.htm


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Nicholas

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| I have received over 135 bogus emails and virus threats today. I started
| Outlook about fifteen minutes ago and it is still pulling in mail (present
| count is 52 and still going) on this bogus Microsoft thing.
|
|

 

[Lorne Smith]

Indeed.... I've got my shotgun all ready and loaded with #5 shot

 

[Papa]

Have you taken any defensive measures to minimize the problem, such as NOT
using your real email address in NG posts, or creating a message rule that
deletes from the server any incoming email that does NOT have your real
email address in the TO or CC line?

 

[sli]

I have received over 135 bogus emails and virus threats today. I
started Outlook about fifteen minutes ago and it is still pulling in
mail (present count is 52 and still going) on this bogus Microsoft
thing.

Perhaps it will teach you not to put your real email address out on the net,
in newsgroups, order forms, etc. I have received exactly 0. For anyone
looking for a solution for when you need to enter an email address to
receive an order number, confirmations, serial number, etc., the free
service Mailinator, http://www.mailinator.com/mailinator/Welcome.do is very
clever. Instant email, no signup, perfect for one time use.

 

[Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]]

Don't go blaming the victim or, for that matter, patting yourself on the
back. My address *is* on the Internet, and I've also received exactly 0. I
also have addresses that have *never* been used as real accounts (only to
send test mail to myself) that get piles of spam.

 

[sli]

Don't go blaming the victim or, for that matter, patting yourself on
the back. My address *is* on the Internet, and I've also received
exactly 0. I also have addresses that have *never* been used as real
accounts (only to send test mail to myself) that get piles of spam.

Your point is? Put your email in a newsgroup address and try to tell me you
never get spam.

 

[Dave Gower]

Have you taken any defensive measures to minimize the problem, such as NOT
using your real email address in NG posts, or creating a message rule that
deletes from the server any incoming email that does NOT have your real
email address in the TO or CC line?

I have done the first for years now (with limited success) but as to the
second, my IE6 only allows me to specify "who" is in the "TO" box, not who
is "not". How do you do what you recommend?

 

[Carly]

Your point is? Put your email in a newsgroup address and try to tell
me you never get spam.

I know it's true that spammers often harvest addresses from newsgroups.
I've been using this throw away account for 6 months now to post to
various newsgroups, however, and have received no spam & no virus laden
emails. My work address, which has never been used to sign up/register
anything or posted on the Internet (including newsgroups), has received
several virus infected emails this morning.

I believe this one is propagating through address books & stored email
addresses on infected HD's. Throw away accounts, such as the one you
advertised, will not prevent the receipt of spam and/or viruses.

I think filtering would be effective in this matter, though. So maybe
Chris can setup a rule or implement a bayesian spam filter to help weed
out the infected messages.

 

[Kristofer Gafvert]

Hi,

Are you using a real email address when posting to these newsgroups? If you
do, i suggest that you fake it by putting some words in it, that a human
being understands that he/she should remove. This will decrease the number
of spam emails and viruses sent to you.

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Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert
http://www.ilopia.com - FAQ & Tutorials for Windows Server 2003, and SQL
Server 2000
Reply to newsgroup only. Remove NEWS if you must reply by email, but please
do not.

 

[Crispy]

I am first in line to whack him....!

Just leave me alone in a room for 2 minutes with him and I guarantee you
will not get any more bogus emails..........!!!!!!

 

[Larc]

| I have received over 135 bogus emails and virus threats today. I started
| Outlook about fifteen minutes ago and it is still pulling in mail (present
| count is 52 and still going) on this bogus Microsoft thing.

Not meaning to gloat, but I haven't received a single one! I and most of the
people I regularly exchange email with use Eudora. OE is too hacker "friendly"
and lacks the advanced filtering capabilities of Eudora.

Larc



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[Neil Harwani]

Exactly same thing has happened with me. I live in India, it seems this is a
big problem.
Neil.

 

[Neil Harwani]

I had one question. How to know the exact domain of the email sender from
seeing into the header. I want it cos my ISP gives me ways to block domains,
so tell me how to know the exact domain of sender from email header.
Neil

 

[sli]

Throw away accounts, such as the one you
advertised, will not prevent the receipt of spam and/or viruses.

Well, I'm not "advertising". I mentioned a free service which is a very
clever way to receive email one time, such as for confirmations, without the
risk of being spammed as you might if you used a real email address. And
there are no others that use the same method as the one I "advertised", with
no signup, no information given, just make up an email address on the spot.

 

[Jacob Myers]

i have received over 600 in the past 3 days and its gettin annoying!!

 

[Milhouse Van Houten]

You need to create a message rule that includes an "action"
to "delete it from the server".

Good idea, but in this case there's way too much variety.

 

[Milhouse Van Houten]

Well, I'm not "advertising". I mentioned a free service which is a very
clever way to receive email one time, such as for confirmations, without the
risk of being spammed as you might if you used a real email address. And
there are no others that use the same method as the one I "advertised", with
no signup, no information given, just make up an email address on the

spot.

That service and ones like it are useful, but sometimes it's also
appropriate to have a permanent, public address.

I think what's dictating whether someone with a permanent address is being
nailed by this latest worm is whether that person's ISP or email provider is
on the ball or not. For example, the Hotmail people headed this one off at
the pass it seems, while another mail provider I have is obviously asleep in
the control room. If they'd just configure their gateway to dump these in
the bit bucket, users on that service would never see them.

 

[Steve Dell]

I've had the same thing happen to me. I've tried following the instructions
from Symantec for removal but "the hits keep coming."

I had 155 emails overnight last night and probably the same so far this
afternoon.

I've followed Symantec's instructions but still am getting some of them.

Any other suggestions.

Steve

yes, I've run NAV twice etc....