Worm

[JGG]

I think that I have a worm that is using my Outlook 2002 SP3 to spam using
my account - I keep getting Undeliverable messages from System Admin
accounts.

I am running the latest NAV plus all sorts of trojam, spyware but nothing
has been identified. Any advice please?

Thanks

Boris

 

[Droopy]

I'm having the same problem. I've put rules in place that move most of them
to my junk folder. I understand what's happening but it does bother me that
my email address may end up in spam filters and messages I send won't get
through. How likely is this?

I don't much care for the occasional abusive response I'm getting either.
Should I send an email to everyone on my address list encouraging them to be
a bit more active as far as removing malware etc is concerned?

Robin

it's probably not you - someone else is using your address for spam. it'll
eventually go away.


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I think that I have a worm that is using my Outlook 2002 SP3 to spam using
my account - I keep getting Undeliverable messages from System Admin
accounts.

I am running the latest NAV plus all sorts of trojam, spyware but nothing
has been identified. Any advice please?

Thanks

Boris

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'm having the same problem. I've put rules in place that move most
of them to my junk folder. I understand what's happening but it does
bother me that my email address may end up in spam filters and
messages I send won't get through. How likely is this?

I don't think it's likely because spam filters usually key off of the IP
addresses of the machines generating the junk. Since it's not yours, I
don't think you have to worry a lot.

I don't much care for the occasional abusive response I'm getting
either. Should I send an email to everyone on my address list
encouraging them to be a bit more active as far as removing malware
etc is concerned?

Yeah, this can be annoyiong because the people who are complaining don't
understand that you're as much of a victim as they.