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I got this (below) in my email today.

I don't recognise the recipient, and I would certainly never send banned
content.

Do I have a virus, should I worry?

Thanks in advance.

HAND

Jessica



Incident Information:-

Database: d:/lotus/domino/data/mail.box
Originator: [my own email address]
Recipients: [An emial address I don't recongise]
Subject: Mail Delivery (failure {same emajil address I don't recognise])
Date/Time: 19/06/2004 03:09:59

Message sent to [said email address] was quarantined because it contained
banned content.

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 13:06:13 +0100, "Just me." <>
wrote:

>I got this (below) in my email today.
>
>I don't recognise the recipient, and I would certainly never send banned
>content.
>
>Do I have a virus, should I worry?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>HAND
>
>Jessica
>
>
>
>Incident Information:-
>
>Database: d:/lotus/domino/data/mail.box
>Originator: [my own email address]
>Recipients: [An emial address I don't recongise]
>Subject: Mail Delivery (failure {same emajil address I don't recognise])
>Date/Time: 19/06/2004 03:09:59
>
>Message sent to [said email address] was quarantined because it contained
>banned content.
>
>
>
It says quarantined, don't worry.
Deleted it from your quarantine file if you want. It most likely has
nothing to do with you.
joevan

In article <7_eBc.2714$>, Just me.
<> wrote:

> I got this (below) in my email today.
>
> I don't recognise the recipient, and I would certainly never send banned
> content.
>
> Do I have a virus, should I worry?

You're using Outlook Express!
Of course you have a virus, you probably have many.
And yes, you should worry, and as a Windows user you also should
have some basic protection:
firewall (like Zone Alarm or Outpost)
anti-spyware (like Ad-Aware or SpyBot, frequently updated)
anti-virus (AVG, any commercial package, frequently updated)
and NEVER use Outlook or Outlook Express, ever, for anything.

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J M typed:
> In article <7_eBc.2714$>, Just me.
> <> wrote:
>
>> I got this (below) in my email today.
>>
>> I don't recognise the recipient, and I would certainly never send
>> banned content.
>>
>> Do I have a virus, should I worry?
>
> You're using Outlook Express!
> Of course you have a virus, you probably have many.

<snip>

What utter drivel. In the many years I've been surfing, I've never been
infected.

"J M" <mixed_message_@domain.invalid> wrote in message
news:200620041103076542%mixed_message_@domain.inva lid
> > In article <7_eBc.2714$>, Just me.
> > <> wrote:
> >
> > > I got this (below) in my email today.
> > >
> > > I don't recognise the recipient, and I would certainly never send
> > > banned content.
> > >
> > > Do I have a virus, should I worry?
> >
> > You're using Outlook Express!
> > Of course you have a virus, you probably have many.
> > And yes, you should worry, and as a Windows user you also should
> > have some basic protection:
> > firewall (like Zone Alarm or Outpost)
> > anti-spyware (like Ad-Aware or SpyBot, frequently updated)
> > anti-virus (AVG, any commercial package, frequently updated)
> > and NEVER use Outlook or Outlook Express, ever, for anything.

That's like saying "get your protection, but never have sex". Duh! Some of
us *like* OE or Outlook - get over it!

--
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where
THEY went." ~Will Rogers~

"ilmc" <> wrote in message
news:
> > X-No-Archive: Yes
> > J M typed:
> > > In article <7_eBc.2714$>, Just me.
> > > <> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I got this (below) in my email today.
> > > >
> > > > I don't recognise the recipient, and I would certainly never
> > > > send banned content.
> > > >
> > > > Do I have a virus, should I worry?
> > >
> > > You're using Outlook Express!
> > > Of course you have a virus, you probably have many.
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > What utter drivel. In the many years I've been surfing, I've never
> > been infected.

Same here. Except for two things (you're gonna laugh!)
1) my first Compaq Windows 95 computer came from the factory with a virus
on it. For real! And when, years later, I restored the original CD, and it
had the virus on it as well.
2) I purchased a piece of software, still in the shrinkwrap, from a local
retailer (back in the DOS days). The floppy disk was infected. I later
learned that the company was "renting" out their software, then re-wrapping
it. Needless to say, they weren't in business long <g>

--
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where
THEY went." ~Will Rogers~

What utter rubbish. I have no affection for Outlook
Express, but this is pure fantasy.

To the original poster:
Take NO notice of this stupid "advice".


On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 18:03:02 GMT, in
<200620041103076542%mixed_message_@domain.invali d>
J M scrawled:

<snip>

>You're using Outlook Express!
>Of course you have a virus, you probably have many.
>And yes, you should worry,

<snip>

--
Basic computer maintenance
http://uk.geocities.com/personel44/maintenance.html

It's the work of a virus spoofing email addresses.
Either you, somebody in your address book, or
somebody who has you in their address book, is,
or has been, infected with a virus/worm.

Scan your system with UP TO DATE antivirus
scanner. Below are some free online scanners.

Safe Hex
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html

Safe Computing Guide
http://www.trendmicro.com/pc-cillin/...afe_computing/
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/securit...e/overview.htm

Protect your PC
http://support.microsoft.com/default...gb/protect.asp

Safe Computing Practice
http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/safe2000.htm

Safe Computing Practices (Safe Hex)
http://www.cknow.com/vtutor/vtsafecompute.htm



Online Antivirus scanners:
================
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.asp
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
http://commandondemand.com/eval/index.cfm


On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 13:06:13 +0100, in
<7_eBc.2714$>
Just me. scrawled:

>I got this (below) in my email today.
>
>I don't recognise the recipient, and I would certainly never send banned
>content.
>
>Do I have a virus, should I worry?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>HAND
>
>Jessica
>
>
>
>Incident Information:-
>
>Database: d:/lotus/domino/data/mail.box
>Originator: [my own email address]
>Recipients: [An emial address I don't recongise]
>Subject: Mail Delivery (failure {same emajil address I don't recognise])
>Date/Time: 19/06/2004 03:09:59
>
>Message sent to [said email address] was quarantined because it contained
>banned content.
>

--
Basic computer maintenance
http://uk.geocities.com/personel44/maintenance.html