Breezejunky 0 #1 October 27, 2004 Not really knowledgeable about the internet. I'm very careful with my work email to never open files etc. but it seems I have some kind of virus or something. I'm getting several emails a day saying things like "delivery error no reply" and it's to addresses that of course I haven't sent anything to. Is it a virus? or am I on a SPAM list of some sort? Is this removable? I have no doubt if I open the "file" to find out the "problem"as they suggest, all hell will break loose! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prepheckt 0 #2 October 27, 2004 PM CrazyIvan..he knows his stuff..plus he has nothing better to do. "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #3 October 27, 2004 try going in to your account options and blocking the address that comes after '@' if you block this they can not send you anymore. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #4 October 27, 2004 QuotePM CrazyIvan..he knows his stuff..plus he has nothing better to do. You are right...well, the second part. Ok, not necessaryly is a virus on your system, but, it won't hurt if you perform a very serious scan. What happens sometimes is that your email address gets picked up from your server, is not hard to do, so, any address residing on the server can be read, therefore, used and you already know what happens. Then again, I strongly suggest you scan your system using a different scanner than the one you already have, you can search this board, I've posted some links, as well as many other geeks. Any questions, you know where to find me.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyhighkiy 0 #5 October 27, 2004 After you get the virus out, get adaware, it should stop you from getting just about any virus, read up on it, you'll figure out why. antivirus software combined w/ adaware and a good fire wall will make you really safe against a lot of the average virus stuff BE THE BUDDHA! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #6 October 27, 2004 Quoteget adaware, it should stop you from getting just about any virus Uhhhh...last I checked, Ad-Aware dealt with spyware/adware and didn't do fuckall for viruses. Adware and spyware are not viruses, they are annoying, but viruses they are not.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #7 October 27, 2004 QuoteAny questions, you know where to find me. At a star wars convention? ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #8 October 27, 2004 QuoteQuoteAny questions, you know where to find me. At a star wars convention? DAMN!!! you are good. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #9 October 27, 2004 Star Wars? And all this time I thought Ivan was a trekkie wearing a Khan hood holding a glowing dildo... --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverjerry 0 #10 October 27, 2004 hi there, its not nes a virus, unfortunatly what happens is that some people out there collect email addresses they then try to send out srandom spam some addresses dont work or thge account is closed or the person is using disposible email addresses thats when you get mailer errors! you can do a couple of things to protect yourself check out yahoo here is a link for you http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/spam/index.htmllife is a journey not to arrive at the grave in a pristine condition but to skid in sideways kicking and screaming, shouting "fuck me what a ride!. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #11 October 27, 2004 A lot of the undeliverable mail things you get may not mean you have a virus. I kept getting them a while back and I think I've figured out why. When people write those trojan programs and attatch them to e-mails (i.e. funny_photo.jpg.exe) they usually try to grab all the addresses from the user's address book and send copies all over the place. But some of them pick random addresses from the book and use them in the "From:" header of the e-mails. This makes things more chaotic, and thus, harder to stop. So now you have e-mails coming from other people's computers, with your e-mail in the "From:" field, going all over the place. And when a service provider that has a virus scanning program set up, or just doesn't recognize a particular address gets the message, the only place it knows to send the error to, is you. So definately run a good virus scan on your machine with recent updates, but I wouldn't pull your hair out if your scan doesn't find anything and you keep getting the messages. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breezejunky 0 #12 October 27, 2004 Thanks everyone. Between what's on here and what Crazy Ivan PM'd me, I think I've got it sorted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
