Virus from Microsoft?

From: Phil (phildig_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 09/30/03 

Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:51:14 -0700

I recently posted a message on one of the forums. Since
then I have received over 60 e-mails from a sender posing
as Microsoft. That's in about a week. Not only that but
when I contemplated downloading an upgrade from
Microsoft, presented with the company's full logo and
explanation, I found that the file had a virus in it. The
sender was :

MS Network Security Department"
<wbkwbjztlyzvy@support.ms.net>

The virus in the attachment was :

Scan result: Virus W32.Swen.A@mm

How do I stop all these e-mails from arriving? Can anyone
help?

Thanks in advance

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