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Hi All,
Some time back I had opened a free POP account at
hotpop.com(mynameAThotpopDOTcom).Recently (a fortnight) I have been
getting mails at my hotpop account from my own mail address
(mynameAThotpopDOTcom)containing W32.Mydoom@mm virus which NAV is
promptly deleting.
I am sending the text of the accompanying message verbatim for your
necessary advice please.

"Dear user of hotpop.com, Mail system administrator of hotpop.com would
like to let you know that.
Your account has been used to send a huge amount of spam during this
week.
Probably, your computer had been infected by a recent virus and now runs
a trojaned proxy server.
Please follow instruction in order to keep your computer safe.
Virtually yours,
The hotpop.com team."

The accompanying zip file contained the virus.
NAV gives the following in its log

"12/2/2004 6:35:57 AM,Virus scanner, (Virus Name)W32.Mydoom.M@mm,
(Action Taken)Automatically deleted, ( Item Type )File,
(Target) N/A, (Suspicious action) N/A, (Username) My username, (Computer
name) XXX,"Source: ,Description: The email
attachment is infected with the W32.Mydoom.M@mm
virus.""

I am on XP-Pro+sp1; on Dial-up and am running regularly ,from before,
the latest and updated versions of NAV-2003;Adaware SE-personal
1.05;Spybots&d 1.3.1TX;
Spywareblaster V3.2; A-squared free v 1.5.1.
FF 1.0; TB 0.9 and Zone alarm v 5.5.062.000

Being unaware of computer technicalities would like your advice
regarding the steps I ought to take. BTW I send very few mails but do
receive some, from different associations I am a member of.( hence the
hotpop a/c)
( I Have stopped using this hotpop account smtp and am deleting
suspicious mails from the web interface prior to D/L to TB)

Please excuse my long and perhaps foolish mail.

TIA





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Jaycee
drjayceeATgmailDOTcom

"Jaycee" <> wrote in message
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>
> Hi All,
>
Hi!
>
> Some time back I had opened a free POP account at
> hotpop.com(mynameAThotpopDOTcom).Recently
> (a fortnight) I have been getting mails at my hotpop
> account from my own mail address
>
Christ, Jaycee! No! If I've said this once, I've said it 247 times - you
should NEVER send emails to yourself. Never! For a start, they may contain
virii, then you'd be in a position where you'd have to report yourself to
the authorities. Next thing you know, you retaliate by sending one BACK to
yourself, ad infinitum. Is this nightmare worth the hassle? No - it's damn
well not!
>
> (mynameAThotpopDOTcom)containing W32.Mydoom@mm virus
> which NAV is promptly deleting.
>
I knew it. I just knew it! What have I just said?
>
> The accompanying zip file contained the virus.
> NAV gives the following in its log
>
> I am on XP-Pro+sp1; on Dial-up and am running regularly ,from before,
> the latest and updated versions of NAV-2003;Adaware SE-personal
> 1.05;Spybots&d 1.3.1TX;
> Spywareblaster V3.2; A-squared free v 1.5.1.
> FF 1.0; TB 0.9 and Zone alarm v 5.5.062.000
>
Nice, Jaycee. That lot should stop you from sending virii to yourself.
Unfortunately, it also means that you'll have difficulty sending yourself
one back, as you've got EXACTLY the same software as you have, if you get my
meaning.
>
> Being unaware of computer technicalities would like your advice
> regarding the steps I ought to take.
>
Best thing to do, Jaycee, is simply to write to yourself and tell you not to
send any more emails to yourself. Be polite, but firm - and if you give
yourself any ****, come down on yourself like a ton of bricks. The long and
short of it is - take no **** from you.
>
> BTW I send very few mails but do
> receive some
>
Well - you obviously receive EVERY email you send to yourself. That's the
problem.
>
> ( I Have stopped using this hotpop account smtp and am deleting
> suspicious mails from the web interface prior to D/L to TB)
>
Good thing too. It'll definitely stop this whole nightmare rollercoaster at
its source.
>
> Please excuse my long and perhaps foolish mail.
>
Heh!

First of all, do you have permission to use "invalid.com"
in your usenet email address? It is a valid domain, and
should NOT be used. To learn how to munge your email
address, please read the following, taking particular note
about using "invalid" as a TLD, ie: lid

Address Munging FAQ Spam-Blocking Your Email Address
http://members.aol.com/emailfaq/mungfaq.html


On to your question, your hotpop address has probably
been harvested by a "bot"; internet worms spoof email
addresses. But in the event that your system may have
been infected, please run AT LEAST two online antivirus
scanners:

Online Antivirus scanners:
================
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp
http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 06:46:08 +0530, in
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Jaycee scrawled:

>Hi All,
>Some time back I had opened a free POP account at
>hotpop.com(mynameAThotpopDOTcom).Recently (a fortnight) I have been
>getting mails at my hotpop account from my own mail address
>(mynameAThotpopDOTcom)containing W32.Mydoom@mm virus which NAV is
>promptly deleting.
>I am sending the text of the accompanying message verbatim for your
>necessary advice please.

<snip>

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On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 01:34:18 -0000, Hammerer wrote:

> "Jaycee" <> wrote in message
> news:vggulz9iw87z.j9nzqx08qc99$....
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
> Hi!
>>
>> Some time back I had opened a free POP account at
>> hotpop.com(mynameAThotpopDOTcom).Recently
>> (a fortnight) I have been getting mails at my hotpop
>> account from my own mail address
>>
> Christ, Jaycee! No! If I've said this once, I've said it 247 times - you
> should NEVER send emails to yourself. Never! For a start, they may contain
> virii, then you'd be in a position where you'd have to report yourself to
> the authorities. Next thing you know, you retaliate by sending one BACK to
> yourself, ad infinitum. Is this nightmare worth the hassle? No - it's damn
> well not!
>>
>> (mynameAThotpopDOTcom)containing W32.Mydoom@mm virus
>> which NAV is promptly deleting.
>>
> I knew it. I just knew it! What have I just said

I am NOT sending any mails to myself NEVER EVER.



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Jaycee
drjayceeATgmailDOTcom

On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 01:39:27 +0000, °Mike° wrote:

> First of all, do you have permission to use "invalid.com"
> in your usenet email address? It is a valid domain, and
> should NOT be used. To learn how to munge your email
> address, please read the following, taking particular note
> about using "invalid" as a TLD, ie: lid
>
> Address Munging FAQ Spam-Blocking Your Email Address
> http://members.aol.com/emailfaq/mungfaq.html
>
>
> On to your question, your hotpop address has probably
> been harvested by a "bot"; internet worms spoof email
> addresses. But in the event that your system may have
> been infected, please run AT LEAST two online antivirus
> scanners:
>
> Online Antivirus scanners:
> ================
> http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp
> http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx
> http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp
> http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
>
Thanks , point regarding munging of address taken and shall act
accordingly.


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Jaycee
drjayceeATgmailDOTcom

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 07:38:27 +0530, in
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Jaycee scrawled:

<snip>

>Thanks ,

You're welcome.

>point regarding munging of address taken and shall act
>accordingly.

Thank you.

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