Thanks Roger, I have had a number of jumbled emails and a number from addresses I do not know, which I just blow away.
Get any rain out of that last lot? I got a half inch and three quarters the week before. gil Roger Pye wrote: > Well, David and Gil, it is the Bugbear virus but I doubt that either of > you have it. I got a message with the virus attached which apparently > came from you, David, the 'from' address was D&S Chamberlain > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> But I knew it hadn't come from envirolink because > at that time my ISP was blocking mail from there. Anyway that isn't your > address. > > Bugbear replicates itself and sends itself out using 'from' addresses > which it makes up from addresses on infected systems. If your AV > software says you haven't got it, then you haven't, but if you want to > check further go to: > > > >http:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > or follow the security alert link from the front page. > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/ they have full instructions on how > to use the tool to get rid of the virus > > roger > > Gil Robertson wrote: > > > Hi! David, > > I have been getting mystery emails also. Some are from people I know, > > but have > > text from some other source. Others are from an unknown source. I am > > currently > > deleting any that are from an address I do not know. Remember to also > > empty the > > "trash bin". If you have an address like "aaaa" or "1111" in your > > address book, > > you will not mass infect others, as the computer will stop and ask you to > > correct the wrong address. > > > > Gil > > > > D & S Chamberlain wrote: > > > >> All: I am receiving virus notices from all over as being sent from my > >> computer. I have scanned my machine twice with the latest updates from > >> Symantec and run the latest fixer from them and nothing shows up > >> here. Some > >> of the addresses that I have returns from I have never heard of, I am > >> told > >> that the virus can send my return address from an infected computer. > >> My sincere apologies if by some chance I am spreading the virus, but I do > >> not believe I am. > >> Everyone should update their virus scanners ASAP. > >> David C > > > > > > > >
