newsgroup virus?

[Craig Cernek]

I don't know if this is coincidence, but when I first
began using these newsgroups about two weeks ago I have
been inundated with what appeared to be fake e-mail
messages from Microsoft for me to upgrade to the latest
security patches.

Since I had never been contacted by Microsoft in this
manner before for upgrades, I always use the update
Wizard on my system tray, I simply ignored and deleted
the messages.

However shortly thereafter I began to receive and
continue to receive about 50 to 70 "unable to deliver"
or "undeliverable" e-mails a day referencing e-mail
addresses that do not exist in my contact database!

I continually run a virus protection program on my
computer, update virus definitions, and perform full
system scans regularly. So I assume that my computer is
not infected!?

Does anyone recognize either of these as virus threats?

 

[Ray at]

[in fun]:

Vertical timeline:

Big Bang
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Dinosaurs
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Cavemen
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|<----- *You are here*
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Birth of Christ
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Present Day

See here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp

Ray at work

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

I don't know if this is coincidence, but when I first
began using these newsgroups about two weeks ago I have
been inundated with what appeared to be fake e-mail
messages from Microsoft for me to upgrade to the latest
security patches.

Since I had never been contacted by Microsoft in this
manner before for upgrades, I always use the update
Wizard on my system tray, I simply ignored and deleted
the messages.

However shortly thereafter I began to receive and
continue to receive about 50 to 70 "unable to deliver"
or "undeliverable" e-mails a day referencing e-mail
addresses that do not exist in my contact database!

I continually run a virus protection program on my
computer, update virus definitions, and perform full
system scans regularly. So I assume that my computer is
not infected!?

Does anyone recognize either of these as virus threats?

perhaps you should read these:

http://members.aol.com/emailfaq/mungfaq.html
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

and then these:
http://www.dickalba.demon.co.uk/usenet/guide/index.html
http://uk.geocities.com/personel44/newtonews.html

 

[Craig Cernek]

Thank you!

I hope that I can move a step or 2 closer to the birth of
Christ now.

I can see why most low-brows like me would not know this,
but why doesn't MS warn users to mung their addresses in
the "post a new message" window?

-----Original Message-----
[in fun]:

Vertical timeline:

Big Bang
|
|
|
|
|
Dinosaurs
|
|
|
|
Cavemen
|
|<----- *You are here*
|
|
Birth of Christ
|
|
|
|
Present Day

See here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp? url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp

Ray at work

I don't know if this is coincidence, but when I first
began using these newsgroups about two weeks ago I have
been inundated with what appeared to be fake e-mail
messages from Microsoft for me to upgrade to the latest
security patches.

Since I had never been contacted by Microsoft in this
manner before for upgrades, I always use the update
Wizard on my system tray, I simply ignored and deleted
the messages.

However shortly thereafter I began to receive and
continue to receive about 50 to 70 "unable to deliver"
or "undeliverable" e-mails a day referencing e-mail
addresses that do not exist in my contact database!

I continually run a virus protection program on my
computer, update virus definitions, and perform full
system scans regularly. So I assume that my computer is
not infected!?

Does anyone recognize either of these as virus threats?

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