update hoax

[Dave Logan]

I have been receiving the MS update hoax/ with viruses for
about ten days now. I have not downloaded any
attachments, and have not got the viruses, why does
Norton pick them up when I don't open the attachments? I
have received about 40-50+ total now, and they continue.
I have been told, this is likely coming from someone with
my e-mail in their address book, and I cannot find out
who they are. How long can I expect this to go on?. Will
I have to change my e-mail address?

 

[Rory]

Randy Molitor's method for use with Outlook Express:

Select Tools>Message Rules>Mail>Mail Rules tab>New button>1: Selet the
conditions for your rule: Check "Where the TO line contains people, 2:
Select the action for your rule: Check "Delete it from server", 3: Rule
description, Left click "contains people", enter your email address at the
blinking cursor, click on Add, click on the Options button, Select "Message
does not contain the people below", click OK, OK, OK, OK. You'r done. Do
this for each account (email address).

 

[Stephen Lawrence]

this virus is worse then spam, I get about 50-75 day.

 

[Rick Merrill]

I've been getting them nonstop for about 10 days also and I was hoping that
it would be stopping pretty soon. (Dare I say that I THINK they are slowing
down???) Everyone on here tells you what to do to delete the messages from
the server, but that doesn't help us who have mailboxes limited to 10MB or
even 5MB. I've had legitimate mail returned to the sender because my 10MB
limit was reached before I was able to delete the crap from the server and
THAT is what upsets me the most.

Who is your ISP? Ask THEM to install AV software. -- RM

 

[Paul]

I've been getting them nonstop for about 10 days also and I was hoping that
it would be stopping pretty soon. (Dare I say that I THINK they are slowing
down???) Everyone on here tells you what to do to delete the messages from
the server, but that doesn't help us who have mailboxes limited to 10MB or
even 5MB. I've had legitimate mail returned to the sender because my 10MB
limit was reached before I was able to delete the crap from the server and
THAT is what upsets me the most.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

I've been getting them nonstop for about 10 days also and I was
hoping that it would be stopping pretty soon. (Dare I say that I
THINK they are slowing down???) Everyone on here tells you what to
do to delete the messages from the server, but that doesn't help us
who have mailboxes limited to 10MB or even 5MB. I've had legitimate
mail returned to the sender because my 10MB limit was reached before
I was able to delete the crap from the server and THAT is what upsets
me the most.

Paul

Read the following pages.

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330904

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

 

[Danny Mingledorff]

Do you have web access to your mail server? If so, have you tried putting
rules in place there to stop the junk from reaching your server in the first
place?

 

[David]

I have been receiving the MS update hoax/ with viruses for
about ten days now. I have not downloaded any
attachments, and have not got the viruses, why does
Norton pick them up when I don't open the attachments? I
have received about 40-50+ total now, and they continue.
I have been told, this is likely coming from someone with
my e-mail in their address book, and I cannot find out
who they are. How long can I expect this to go on?. Will
I have to change my e-mail address?

It will go on until people learn to NOT open un-solicitatted E-mail
attachments and getting thier computers infected.

--

David

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