Microsoft Office Publisher, WATCH OUT--Change you email address to avoid MASS spamming from newsgroup

by **Joan Apt** » Sat, 04 Oct 2003 01:38:17 GMT

I posted a message the other day and unfortunately used my real email
address, without adding NOSPAM to the address and I have since gotten
about 12 or more of the SWEN worm emails, the supposed Microsoft
Security patch worm. Thankfully I have Norton AntiVirus which detects it.

Now I know to WATCH OUT. Be careful!
Joan

by **John Inzer** » Sat, 04 Oct 2003 02:54:39 GMT

Hi,

You may be interested to know that your correct
address still shows in your message header.

The "reply-to" address has "NOSPAM" in it.
The "from" address does not.

--

John Inzer
return e-mail disabled

by **Mary Sauer** » Sat, 04 Oct 2003 03:58:59 GMT

Joan, Go to tools, accounts, highlight the account, click properties, in the email
area, put an false email address or one that is close to your real one.

--
Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/
http://www.mvps.org/msauer/getting_started.htm

by **Joan Apt** » Sat, 04 Oct 2003 07:10:57 GMT

Thanks. Hopefully this will help. Too late to undo the damage already
done but at least I learned something new and important-about newsgroups.

by **Myrna Larson** » Sun, 05 Oct 2003 09:50:07 GMT

If you have only gotten 12, you are extremely lucky. I get between 40 and
100 per day!

the email

by **Mike Koewler** » Sun, 05 Oct 2003 10:36:41 GMT

Not to make light of your plight, but I got over 4,000 in 5 days.

Mike

by **Ron Cohen** » Sun, 05 Oct 2003 12:03:59 GMT

It does look like the virus is starting to slow down. In the past few days
I've been getting less than 150 per day compared to the thousands when the
virus first hit. I also received a different hoax email concerning virus
protection and antivirus software, but in this case it was using a fake Zone
Labs page instead of MS. The attachment was 14k.
--
Ron Cohen

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AVG reports Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system ( http://www.grisoft.com ).
Version: 6.0.521 / Virus Database: 319 - Release Date: 9/23/2003

Microsoft Office Publisher, WATCH OUT--Change you email address to avoid MASS spamming from newsgroup

Microsoft Office Publisher >> WATCH OUT--Change you email address to avoid MASS spamming from newsgroup

Microsoft Office Publisher >> WATCH OUT--Change you email address to avoid MASS spamming from newsgroup

Microsoft Office Publisher >> WATCH OUT--Change you email address to avoid MASS spamming from newsgroup

WATCH OUT--Change you email address to avoid MASS spamming from newsgroup

WATCH OUT--Change you email address to avoid MASS spamming from newsgroup

WATCH OUT--Change you email address to avoid MASS spamming from newsgroup

WATCH OUT--Change you email address to avoid MASS spamming from newsgroup