Worm.Autonet.AHB

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Juanita

I, like many others, received the email appearing to be
from microsoft. I was unsure of it so I attempted to save
it to file so I could run a virus scan on it before
opening it. My Norton Internet Security program warned me
as I attempted to save it that it was infected. I deleted
the file out of my inbox and my delete box. Every day
since when I call up my mail in Outlook Express 6 I get
at least 3 or four warnings from Norton that a file is
infected. I just say delete. QUESTION??? Did I infect my
computer when trying to save it or are these
additional/continuous emails hitting everyone? Is there a
way to stop them? Thanks!!
 
I have the same problem!!! I get between 5-10 new emails
everyday. It's kind of annoying, but I guess it'll be
sorted out soon enough.
 
Configure blocking rules.

Adam said:
I have the same problem!!! I get between 5-10 new emails
everyday. It's kind of annoying, but I guess it'll be
sorted out soon enough.
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Greetings --

What you received is either a very common malicious hoax or the
output of a computer infected by one of several wide-spread, mass
emailing worms. The most widely-known are:

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

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

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

Microsoft never has, does not currently, and never will email
unsolicited security patches. At the most, if, and only if, you
subscribe to their security notification newsletter, they will send
you an email informing you that a new patch is available for
downloading.

Microsoft Policies on Software Distribution
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin Emails
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp

Any and all legitimate patches and updates are readily available
at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. (Notice that this is the true
URL, rather than the bogus one that may have been contained in the
email you received.) Any messages that point to any other source(s) or
claim to have the patch attached are bogus.

You're receiving these emails because your email address is in
the address book of someone infected with a worm, and/or because you
posted your real email address somewhere on-line, either in a forum
accessible to the public and spambots, such as Usenet, or on an
untrustworthy web site that subsequently sold your address as part of
a mailing list. One thing you can do is notify _everyone_ with whom
you've ever corresponded via email that one or more of them may be
infected with a mass emailing worm, and should take the appropriate
steps.

There's probably no way of blocking all of the bogus messages, but
you can greatly reduce the number you get by creating a rule, based
upon the most commonly used subject lines, to delete the emails from
the server without ever downloading them.



Bruce Chambers

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