Virus help needed

[Rich Bail]

Over the past week I have received about 500 emails from "MS" with the
W32swen.A@mm virus. My Norton keeps stopping it from infecting my PC, but
they keep pouring in. Any ideas on how to stop them from reaching me? I use
Outlook Express into Earthlink for mail

 

[Chris Lanier]

The file itself is infested, your computer is only infected it you opened
the attachment

Microsoft NEVER sends Email with attachments.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp

WHAT IS IT?
The Microsoft Product Support Services Security Team is issuing this alert
to advise customers to be on the alert for this virus as it spreads in the
wild. Customers are advised to review the information and take the
appropriate action for their environments.

IMPACT OF ATTACK: Mass Mailing, disabling processes related to security
software such as antivirus and firewall software

W32.Gibe_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Dumaru_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Swen.A_mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

 

[Pat]

Tell everyone with your email address to unplug their
computers.
or
Randy Molitor says:
SWEN Mail REMOVAL
Here's how to do it in OE:

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).

 

[Randy Molitor]

Rich. This rule stopped every Bogus email for me.Good Luck:

You can eliminate most of this by doing the following:

Select Tools>Message Rules>Mail>Mail Rules tab>New button>1: Select 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 addresses 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're don

 

[YeahRight]

Hi Rich,

Since you use Outlook Express...stop at at Earthlink. Use the block message
rules at Earthlink, and it will never get to your Outlook box...or vice
versa. Good luck.

 

[Malvern]

You have to click on "Apply Now" where you see it in last two steps,
otherwise all effort is for nothing. Second time gets a notice of
successful application.

Malv