Multiple Infected EMails
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Date: 09/29/03
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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 06:18:49 -0700
Same happened to me last week. I now use MAILWASHER really
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>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings. Last week I successfully reinstalled my
>Windows 2000, as well as Office and other software,
>including up-to-date Norton. Since then I have been
>bombarded with infected EMails, up to 60 per day. The
>Norton is working in Outlook as it should, obviously, but
>the numbers coming-in are incredible and very bothersome.
>
>Examples read as follows:
>
>
>This is the qmail program
>
>I'm sorry I wasn't able to deliver your message to the
>following addresses:
>
>
>
>Undeliverable mail to rfefvpeenl@freemail.com
>
>
>AND the ones that look like Microsoft security notices:
>
>
>ALERT!!!
>This e-mail in its original form contained one or more
>attached files that were infected with a virus or worm,
or
>contained another type of security threat.
>
>The following attachments were infected and have been
>repaired:
>No attachments are in this category.
>
>The following attachments were deleted due to an
inability
>to clean them:
>1. INSTALLER854.exe: W32.Swen.A@mm
>
>The Following attachments were not delivered due to
>inbound mail policy violations:
>No attachments are in this category.
>
>
>Road Runner does not contact the sender of the infected
>attachment(s) in the event that they were not actually
>sent from the indicated party.
>
>Please contact the sender directly to alert them of their
>issue with infected files if you wish to do so.
>
>For more information on Road Runner's virus filtering
>initiative, visit our Help & Member Services pages at
>http://help.rr.com, or the virus filtering information
>page directly at http://help.rr.com/faqs/e_mgsp.html.
>
>------------ Original message text follows ------------
>
> Microsoft All Products | Support | Search |
>Microsoft.com Guide
>Microsoft Home
>
>
>Microsoft Partner
>
>this is the latest version of security update,
>the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which
>resolves all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS
>Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as
>well as three new vulnerabilities. Install now to
maintain
>the security of your computer from these vulnerabilities,
>the most serious of which could allow an attacker to run
>code on your system. This update includes the
>functionality of all previously released patches.
>
>
> System requirements Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP
> This update applies to MS Internet Explorer, version
>4.01 and later
>MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later
>MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
> Recommendation Customers should install the patch at the
>earliest opportunity.
> How to install Run attached file. Choose Yes on
displayed
>dialog box.
> How to use You don't need to do anything after
installing
>this item.
>
>Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base
>articles can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support
>web site. For security-related information about
Microsoft
>products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web
>site, or Contact Us.
>
>Thank you for using Microsoft products.
>
>Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an
>unmonitored e-mail address and we are unable to respond
to
>any replies.
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
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>---------------------
>The names of the actual companies and products mentioned
>herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
>
>
>
>I never had these before. Where are they coming from,
and
>why? How do I made them stop?
>
>Thank you for your help,
>
>
>Hubert D. Rabon
>
>
>
>.
>
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