My email is bugged or has a virus ??

My web has about 50 email every 5 minutes. all from addresses that
don't have a proper address.Good email can't get through,because my web
can't hold any more. What should I do? Bert

Phyloe wrote:

I had the exact same thing. Some from Postmaster? Allot from MS
about
patches? Nonsense e-mail addresses with Yahoo? Undeliverable mail
you did not send in the first place? I think it is some sort of
virus. I changed my
e-mail address and it stopped. Norton was highly recommended and I
may have to go to Best Buy.
Phyloe
"G=EMC^2 Glazier" wrote in message
...
My web has about 50 email every 5 minutes. all from addresses
that don't have a proper address.Good email can't get
through,because my web
can't hold any more. What should I do? Bert


It's a virus acting like a hacker. Do not open any attachements,
especially if you have M$ Window$ of any type. The virus is called
W32/Swen@MM and it tends to harvest email addresses from Usenet
postings. I had a bunch go to my "munged" address, (with the FFFf in
it), until I got to my email server and unset the "anybody"
attribute. Also it tends to tell you that your email client is
unable to log on to the server and can you please enter your password
again. If you've been getting those kinds of messages and replying
to them, get in touch with your ISP pronto and change those
passwords.
I survived the attack fairly well because I use Linux and the virus
can't do much on my computer once the bogus messages have been
deleted, but it did play havoc with my email for a couple of days. I
was helped by the people who host my website, "INET Host" Just
thought I'd give them a little plug, cuz' this isn't the first time
they've gone above and beyond the call of duty to help me out, and
they really know their stuff.
My only complaint is that now that the virus is blocked, I'm not
getting any email. (:-() whimper, whimper.

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Regards
Fred

Remove FFFf to reply, please

Phyloe wrote:

I had the exact same thing. Some from Postmaster? Allot from MS
about
patches? Nonsense e-mail addresses with Yahoo? Undeliverable mail
you did not send in the first place? I think it is some sort of
virus. I changed my
e-mail address and it stopped. Norton was highly recommended and I
may have to go to Best Buy.
Phyloe
"G=EMC^2 Glazier" wrote in message
...
My web has about 50 email every 5 minutes. all from addresses
that don't have a proper address.Good email can't get
through,because my web
can't hold any more. What should I do? Bert


It's a virus acting like a hacker. Do not open any attachements,
especially if you have M$ Window$ of any type. The virus is called
W32/Swen@MM and it tends to harvest email addresses from Usenet
postings. I had a bunch go to my "munged" address, (with the FFFf in
it), until I got to my email server and unset the "anybody"
attribute. Also it tends to tell you that your email client is
unable to log on to the server and can you please enter your password
again. If you've been getting those kinds of messages and replying
to them, get in touch with your ISP pronto and change those
passwords.
I survived the attack fairly well because I use Linux and the virus
can't do much on my computer once the bogus messages have been
deleted, but it did play havoc with my email for a couple of days. I
was helped by the people who host my website, "INET Host" Just
thought I'd give them a little plug, cuz' this isn't the first time
they've gone above and beyond the call of duty to help me out, and
they really know their stuff.
My only complaint is that now that the virus is blocked, I'm not
getting any email. (:-() whimper, whimper.

--
Regards
Fred

Remove FFFf to reply, please

Bert,
As a last ditch measure to eliminate spam (even before this
latest 'virus' showed up), I did this: Create a second account to use
for all private e-mail. Just let let the primary account fill up. Mine
is full, with 428 junk e-mails, so it now blocks any more. But let all
your regular correspondants know you new addy. See the way I fixed mine
--

Anti-spam address: oldcoot88atwebtv.net
Change 'at' to@

Bert,
As a last ditch measure to eliminate spam (even before this
latest 'virus' showed up), I did this: Create a second account to use
for all private e-mail. Just let let the primary account fill up. Mine
is full, with 428 junk e-mails, so it now blocks any more. But let all
your regular correspondants know you new addy. See the way I fixed mine
--

Anti-spam address: oldcoot88atwebtv.net
Change 'at' to@

Bill Sheppard wrote:

Bert,
As a last ditch measure to eliminate spam (even before this
latest 'virus' showed up), I did this: Create a second account to use
for all private e-mail. Just let let the primary account fill up. Mine
is full, with 428 junk e-mails, so it now blocks any more. But let all
your regular correspondants know you new addy. See the way I fixed mine
Anti-spam address: oldcoot88atwebtv.net
Change 'at' to@

Unfortuneately you didn't go far enough. Your "real" address
still appears in the From: line of your USNET posts. That's where
this latest nuisance is grabbing addy's to send copies of
the virus disguised as email from a variety of sources.

Make sure your newsreader is "free" of all your real
account info....

Paul

Bill Sheppard wrote:

Bert,
As a last ditch measure to eliminate spam (even before this
latest 'virus' showed up), I did this: Create a second account to use
for all private e-mail. Just let let the primary account fill up. Mine
is full, with 428 junk e-mails, so it now blocks any more. But let all
your regular correspondants know you new addy. See the way I fixed mine
Anti-spam address: oldcoot88atwebtv.net
Change 'at' to@

Unfortuneately you didn't go far enough. Your "real" address
still appears in the From: line of your USNET posts. That's where
this latest nuisance is grabbing addy's to send copies of
the virus disguised as email from a variety of sources.

Make sure your newsreader is "free" of all your real
account info....

Paul

"G=EMC^2 Glazier" wrote in message
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My web has about 50 email every 5 minutes. all from addresses that
don't have a proper address.Good email can't get through,because my web
can't hold any more. What should I do? Bert


I made a few message rules in Outlook Express and I'm not bothered at all
now. The messages are deleted from my server.



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"G=EMC^2 Glazier" wrote in message
...
My web has about 50 email every 5 minutes. all from addresses that
don't have a proper address.Good email can't get through,because my web
can't hold any more. What should I do? Bert


I made a few message rules in Outlook Express and I'm not bothered at all
now. The messages are deleted from my server.



--
___________________________
Bonnie Granat
Granat Editorial Services
http://www.editors-writers.info
Fast | Accurate | Affordable

Fred Williams wrote in
:


It's a virus acting like a hacker. Do not open any
attachements,
especially if you have M$ Window$ of any type. The virus is called
W32/Swen@MM and it tends to harvest email addresses from Usenet
postings.

It's been a wild couple of days for me; I've deleted hundreds of these
things (without opening them, of course). Maybe you can answer a related
question. I'm running Outlook Express on a Win98 machine. I'm trying to
block these things by setting up a message rule to delete anything with an
attachment. It works fine to move them automatically to my deleted message
folder, but I'd like to avoid downloading them to start with.
Unfortunately, selecting "don't download from server" as part of the rule
doesn't seem to work. In fact, when I create a rule, the first line in its
conditions reads "apply after the message is received". By then, of
course, it's too late to avoid downloading it.

Does anyone know how to get this right in Outlook Express?


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Steve Gray