Re: [OT] e-mail account hi-jacked?

["Rob Lamb" <rjl@xxxxxxx>]

Switched my machine on this morning and got 143 NDRs along with the
usual amount of crap. This is driving me nuts and I'm worried about
being blocked because of this.

How can I find out who's sending these (if it possible at all)?

Rob

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, <mrf@p...> wrote:
> Sorry, I should have been clearer. I meant, it's someone sending a
virus to
> you, not that you HAVE one.
>
> The NDR's seem harmless, but they are usually accompanied by a
email
> appearing to be from Microsoft with a patch attached.. the
attachment is of
> course, the virus. I'm not sure what the NDR's are for, but they
are
> definitely due to the virus.
>
> I'm still receiving copies of it now. I know my PC is clean, but
someone
> with my name in their address book has been infected. I must get
about 5
> copies a day ! and I am also getting the NDR's ! They are usually
>
> Cheers
>
> Marc
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Rob Lamb [mailto:rjl@xxxxxxx...]
>   Sent: 22 September 2003 20:12
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] e-mail account hi-jacked?
>
>
>   Thanks for the advice but no virus found and all machines are
>   running up to date anti-virus software. It's a real PITA as I do
>   sometimes get some genuine ones when I've got an address wrong.
>   Spamnet is coping with it but I still have to check them in case
>   it's a legitimate one.
>
>   Rob
>
>   --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, <mrf@p...> wrote:
>   > It's a virus. W32.Sven or something like that. You'll probably
be
>   getting
>   > microsoft patches too ? Just delete em, and be sure to scan
your
>   PC.
>   >
>   >
>   >
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@xxxxxxx.
>   ..
>   >
>   > Cheers
>   >
>   > Marc
>   >   -----Original Message-----
>   >   From: Rob Lamb [mailto:rjl@xxxxxxx...]
>   >   Sent: 22 September 2003 14:09
>   >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   >   Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] e-mail account hi-jacked?
>   >
>   >
>   >   Since the weekend I've been receiving a shed load
of "undelivered
>   >   mail" automated responses to mail that I've never sent
from
>   generic
>   >   but different addresses at one of my domains. Is this
something
>   to
>   >   be worried about or has someone just jumped on an address
>   bandwagon
>   >   and is spoofing the addresses?
>   >
>   >   Has anyone else had this problem?
>   >
>   >   Rob
>   >
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