Re: Hundreds of Microsoft emails
From: Tom (bockDONOTUSE_at_sigmongroup.com)
Date: 09/30/03
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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 05:27:13 -0700
Bill:
I installed the application. One more question though...
how do I configure the filter that it won't pick up the
allegedly Microsoft emails?
Tom
>-----Original Message-----
>The engineer you spoke to was having an off day.
>
>You are uninfected, on the appearances.
>
>Many others are having similar problems.
>
>Veronica Loell has posted filter information for an
application found here:
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>http://nakawe.sourceforge.net/MMM3/
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>which will allow you to automatically poll and filter
these messages.
>
>"Tom" <xxx@home.com> wrote in message
>news:160701c3870e$24c2e470$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> If I open my email program, I now receive pretty much
>> every other second an email from Microsoft.
>>
>> Subjects are:
>> - Undeliverable Mail
>> - Security Updates
>> - Latest Patches
>> - Bug Advice
>> - ++++
>>
>> Again, I am receiving now hundreds of emails (allegedly)
>> from Microsoft. I know this is some worm, but I have no
>> idea how to stop it.
>>
>> This is what I have done:
>> - Followed Microsoft 1-2-3 Step recommendation
>> (installing the firewall, downloading all updates,
>> updating Anti-virus program).
>> - Called MS Support. The engineer believed that the
>> removal tool "W32.Sobig.F" would fix it. I ran that
>> tool.... it didn't find any virus nor worms.
>>
>> Short of changing my email address, does anyone know how
>> to prevent getting all of these emails? The rules
>> wizard does not work either to automatically delete the
>> emails permanantly.
>>
>> Right now, Norton prompts me that each email is
>> infected. Hence it does remove the attachments;
however,
>> I still would have to acknowledge "Finished" for each
>> incoming email.
>>
>> This is soooo annoying!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!
>>
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> P.S. I have now even used a bogus email since this all
>> started once I used the MS-Newsgrous regularly.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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