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RE: Annoying virus being mailed to me
From: "Mike Heitz" <mikeheitz () upshotmail com>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:54:56 -0600
Chris, That's another one that will come to you from just about anywhere. If someone is infected and has your email address anywhere on their system, you'll get targeted. Here's the write up from Symantec... of interest is the section describing where the worm harvest email addresses from. The fact that you are getting them from varying IP addy's is because of the number of people who are infected. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sobig.a@mm.h tml mike heitz ** sr it manager ** UPSHOT 312-943-0900 x5190 -----Original Message----- From: Chris Carter [mailto:chris.carter () ebunda com] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 3:54 AM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Annoying virus being mailed to me Hi guys, For the last two months or so I have been receiving emails with the I-Worm/Sobig virus attached about twice a day. My anti-virus sw protects me well so I am not infected in any way (nor has anybody else here). Initially, I used to ignore the messages and delete them; after a couple of weeks I decided to trace the source IP from the mail header and send complaint messages to the corresponding ISP. But the Bast**d keeps finding other IP's to mail me from. Messages come from big () boss com. Is anyone else being targeted? Is this a common occurrence? Am I the only one? Cheers! Chris --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 27.01.2003
Current thread:
- Re: Annoying virus being mailed to me, (continued)
- Re: Annoying virus being mailed to me Robert Hak (Feb 07)
- Re: Annoying virus being mailed to me Su Wadlow (Feb 07)
- Re: Annoying virus being mailed to me Brad Arlt (Feb 07)
- Re: Annoying virus being mailed to me Bob (Feb 07)
- Re: Annoying virus being mailed to me Don Voss (Feb 07)
- RE: Annoying virus being mailed to me Chris Carter (Feb 10)
- Re: Annoying virus being mailed to me Jerry M. Howell II (Feb 10)
- RE: Annoying virus being mailed to me Phillips, Mike (Feb 07)
- Re: Annoying virus being mailed to me JohnNicholson (Feb 07)
- RE: Annoying virus being mailed to me Jebb Stewart (Feb 07)
- RE: Annoying virus being mailed to me Mike Heitz (Feb 07)
- RE: Annoying virus being mailed to me Ronald C. Williams (Feb 10)