This is the new variant of the [EMAIL PROTECTED], WORM_BAGLE.K, or I-Worm.Bagle.k virus -- whatever you want to call it.
Here's some information on what it looks like coming through email: * Subject: (one of the following lines) * E-mail account disabling warning. E-mail account security warning. Email account utilization warning. Important notify about your e-mail account. Notify about using the e-mail account. Notify about your e-mail account utilization. Warning about your e-mail account. * Followed by one of the following paragraphs: * Your e-mail account has been temporary disabled because of unauthorized access. Our main mailing server will be temporary unavailable for next two days, to continue receiving mail in these days you have to configure our free auto-forwarding service. Your e-mail account will be disabled because of improper using in next three days, if you are still wishing to use it, please, resign your account information. We warn you about some attacks on your e-mail account. Your computer may contain viruses, in order to keep your computer and e-mail account safe, please, follow the instructions. Our antivirus software has detected a large amount of viruses outgoing from your email account, you may use our free anti-virus tool to clean up your computer software. Some of our clients complained about the spam (negative e-mail content) outgoing from your e-mail account. Probably, you have been infected by a proxy-relay trojan server. In order to keep your computer safe, follow the instructions. * Followed by one of the following lines: * For more information see the attached file. Further details can be obtained from attached file. Advanced details can be found in attached file. For details see the attach. For details see the attached file. For further details see the attach. Please, read the attach for further details. Pay attention on attached file. Put the subject lines in TrashFinder and it will slow down the spread of the virus - at least for now. Woodie Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webfoot.Net 2054 Weaver Park Drive Clearwater, FL 33765-2130 (727) 442-5770 (727) 442-3380 - fax Fast, friendly, professional web design and hosting. Visit our web site at http://www.webfoot.net to see what we can do for you! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kerry Barlow Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 10:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: forged email accounts Hi all: Is there any way to prevent spammers from forging an email address? I do not understand how this is even done? Does not there have to be spam software on the forged/host computer to do this? I have antivirus software running, do I have a virus on my server computer? Recently I received a letter from [EMAIL PROTECTED] I do not have such an email and never have. The letter was very alarming and read as follows. I am a one man operation, and certainly know I did not send such a message. What concerns me, is that my customers may receive such messages, thinking they are from me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Dear user, the management of Mntnweb.com mailing system wants to let you know that, Your e-mail account will be disabled because of improper using in next three days, if you are still wishing to use it, please, resign your account information. For details see the attach. In order to read the attach you have to use the following password: 17163. Best wishes, The Mntnweb.com team http://www.mntnweb.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- I have blocked the email address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] in TF, but what is to prevent spammers from using some other valid sounding email account forged with my domain name? I run a firewall and antivirus software. I presume I do not have a virus on my system, but... who really knows for sure. Thankyou for your attention. Very respectfully, your obedient servant. Brig. Gen. Johnston Pettigrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW server hosting Http://mntnweb.com Kerry Barlow p.o. box 21 kirkwood ny 13795 607-775-1575 This is the discussion list for the IMS Free email server software. To unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered by Rockliffe MailSite http://www.rockliffe.com/mailsite Rock Solid Software (tm) This is the discussion list for the IMS Free email server software. To unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered by Rockliffe MailSite http://www.rockliffe.com/mailsite Rock Solid Software (tm)
