Re: It's driving me crazy!

From: Pent (pent)
Date: 10/28/03 

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 10:34:27 -0500

Receiving lots of emails with this swen virus, doesn't mean you're infected.

After my Internet Service Provider installed virus scaner on my emails on
the server, I stopped receiving swen emails. Only occasionally 1-2 emails in
a few days. This is Earthlink ISP. I heard MSN also offers it. Don't know of
others.

"Deb" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0eee01c39d5e$924c33a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Before I get blasted for not reading the FAQs and such, I
> have. Since I'm not a computer whiz, a lot of the
> information there is WAY too technical and there is way
> too much of it for semi-skilled computer users.
>
> I, like many others apparently, have been receiving e-
> mails that say they are cumulative patches, updates,
> security updates and the like that say they are from
> Microsoft and I know they are NOT. I have been simply
> deleting them but they are coming in faster almost than I
> can get rid of them.
>
> I use Windows XP, Office XP and Norton. I am religious
> about keeping EVERYTHING updated on an extremely frequent
> basis. Everything I have checked tell me that there are
> NO updates available, that everything is as updated as it
> can be.
>
> Someone told me I have the Swen virus. I did a full
> Norton scan and it found nothingand I received no alerts
> via Norton about this virus. I ran a spyware program
> (which I also update and run frequently) and it detected
> nothing. I did a full search for anything with the word
> Swen and it found nothing.
>
> These e-mails keep coming.
>
> All I need to know is if this will eventually run itself
> out or do I have years ahead of deleting this garbage?
>
> I have had my e-mail address for 12 years and it is my
> business e-mail address - I do NOT want to have to change
> it. Is there any hope for me??? Thanks for any
> assistance.

Relevant Pages

  • MS Updates...
    ... Over the weekend I have received over 25 to 30 emails telling me that they ... I blocked all of the attachments but I am still receiving ... the emails telling me that they are updates. ... Microsoft Certified Professional ...
    (microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.security)
  • Recommended Update for Windows XP SP1 (KB822603)
    ... I have downloaded this a million times and when I check for updates it says that I haven't, ... Also, I have been receiving many emails with .pif files that look suspicious, any info?? ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
  • Re: worm embedded attachment from ms
    ... First of all.....please be informed that MS NEVER sends updates via email. ... That should be a dead giveaway that it possibly contains some sort of virus. ... > This past week I've been receiving 2 emails daily from a source claiming ... The emails do contain worms. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: Program Security System
    ... Type in the exact subject line from one of the emails (or more than ... > Ever since that day I have been receiving 3 emails every ... > For more information on anti-virus tips and technology, ... > Content-Type: multipart/mixed; ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: Cant Receive e-Mail from Exchange on SBS 2003
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