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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Cerberus on August 25, 2003, 03:00:17 PM

Title: Is this that email virus what everyone is talking about?
Post by: Cerberus on August 25, 2003, 03:00:17 PM: I opened my inbox today, and found over 30 emails with the following subject...

"Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender", and "Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender"

Is this the virus, and if so, is it safe to delete them?
Title: Is this that email virus what everyone is talking about?
Post by: Unicron! on August 25, 2003, 03:02:53 PM: I used to get a lot of these e-mails a long time ago without any apparent reason.Better delete them.
Title: Is this that email virus what everyone is talking about?
Post by: Living-In-Clip on August 25, 2003, 03:03:03 PM: Sounds like you do have one that is sending mail constantly - and apparently to a now defunct e-mail address.. What e-mail is it tryin\' to send it to? Check and see if it\'s one that you have in your address book.. Most these viruses get e-mail addresses from your address book and then send themselves out.
-shrugs-

When\'s the last time you ran a virus scan?
Title: Is this that email virus what everyone is talking about?
Post by: Kimahri on August 25, 2003, 03:03:29 PM: maybe you just suck at sending emails?
Title: Is this that email virus what everyone is talking about?
Post by: Cerberus on August 25, 2003, 03:11:48 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
Sounds like you do have one that is sending mail constantly - and apparently to a now defunct e-mail address.. What e-mail is it tryin\' to send it to? Check and see if it\'s one that you have in your address book.. Most these viruses get e-mail addresses from your address book and then send themselves out.
-shrugs-

When\'s the last time you ran a virus scan?

But that would mean opening the email wouldn\'t it? I\'m a bit wary of opening emails like this

I last ran a virus scan a few days ago, it picked up trojan, which I got rid of, I ran the virus scan again nd got an all clear.
Title: Is this that email virus what everyone is talking about?
Post by: Living-In-Clip on August 25, 2003, 03:24:58 PM: Just delete them... If it happens again - I\'d update my anti-virus software and check again...

Until then - delete \'em and wait and see if it happens again..
Title: Is this that email virus what everyone is talking about?
Post by: Cyrus on August 26, 2003, 03:12:24 PM: its probably this one http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_SOBIG.F (http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_SOBIG.F)
Title: Is this that email virus what everyone is talking about?
Post by: videoholic on August 26, 2003, 04:00:56 PM: One of the people at my work is having the exact thing happen to him as well. Just starter a couple days ago.