Stephen My understanding is that it is not you. See below (courtesy of Mike L on the ECAWA Email list): Rod
">I have apparently picked up a virus because I had an email returned to me stating that I had the "Hi" virus. You most likely have not got the virus if you get an email from a postmaster stating you have a virus. The current trend for these type of virus is not to let you know you have it. Your Outlook address book is grabbed and two random addresses chosen - one for the sender and the other for the recipient. The email with the virus payload is then sent to the sender. If the postmaster of the sender picks the virus, it will send an email to the sender saying you have the virus and strip the virus from the mail and forward the remainder to the recipient (or dump the lot). If you actually have the virus, you will most likely not know!! on 10/3/04 8:58 PM, David Watkins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Someone has a PC computer infected with a virus, which shows in all > sorts of disguises in different emails. Their computer then sends > out copies of messages such as this, *pretending* to be from other > people, using addresses which are in their address book The > person/people whose computer is infected do not even know that the > virus is being posted from their machine. > > Dave Watkins > > > At 8:41 PM +0800 10/3/04, Stephen Chape said:" > > I just got an email telling me that the email I sent to "someone I have > never heard of" has not been delivered because it contains a virus. > > I apparently sent the alleged email at a time when my Mac was not even in > use (in fact it was switched off). > ????? > -- > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro > -- Rod BLITVICH Head of Learning Technologies Balcatta Senior High School Apple Educator of Excellence 2002 - 2003 Amy and Sam's Dad [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0409 681 256 http://www.apple.com.au/education/k12/aee/bios/homepage.html http://www.apple.com.au/education/hed/products/ibook/balcatta.html ------------------------------------------------------- Support bacteria -- it's the only culture some people have.
