RE: Annoying virus being mailed to me

From: Chris Carter (chris.carter@ebunda.com)
Date: 02/08/03

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    From: "Chris Carter" <chris.carter@ebunda.com>
To: <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 11:53:32 +0100

    Hey thanks!

    Well I've followed the advice and now throw the messages into the Trash
    not wasting any further time on it. But I can't help feeling a rather
    passive about the thing.

    Glad I'm not the only one... although I did realize it was an already
    known worm that had been tamed.

    The address I get them at is not one I use for public stuff (I use
    coldmail for that). It's my private address for family and friends (it's
    certainly not widespread!). None of the people that have the address are
    infected. OTOH, I don't manage the MTA (wish I did); so I can't block
    "boss.com" at the MTA level.

    Cheers!
    Chris

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Chris Carter [mailto:chris.carter@ebunda.com]
    > Sent: 07 February 2003 10:54
    > To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    > Subject: Annoying virus being mailed to me
    >
    >
    > Hi guys,
    >
    > For the last two months or so I have been receiving emails
    > with the I-Worm/Sobig virus attached about twice a day. My
    > anti-virus sw protects me well so I am not infected in any
    > way (nor has anybody else here). Initially, I used to ignore
    > the messages and delete them; after a couple of weeks I
    > decided to trace the source IP from the mail header and send
    > complaint messages to the corresponding ISP. But the Bast**d
    > keeps finding other IP's to mail me from. Messages come from
    > big@boss.com. Is anyone else being targeted? Is this a common
    > occurrence? Am I the only one?
    >
    > Cheers!
    > Chris
    >
    > ---
    > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
    > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
    > Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 27.01.2003
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > ---
    > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.
    > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
    > Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 27.01.2003
    >
    > 

    ---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 27.01.2003

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