Netsky.b from legit but unconnected business addresses Help?

Hi all, Im in the UK and i`m getting the netsky.b virus sent to me from UK
bussines email addresses that are real and contactable, but I know nobody at
these companys.

There is a random single line message which is I assume the viruses
doing.As the senders address is real how are they getting my address in the
first place?
and how can I stop this?

Thanks
Col.

Col

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:15:14 -0000, Col wrote:
> Hi all, Im in the UK and i`m getting the netsky.b virus sent to me from UK
> bussines email addresses that are real and contactable, but I know nobody at
> these companys.
> and how can I stop this?

Call them and ask who to talk/send info to.
Send harcopy with something like
To: IT Computer DEPT manager
or: Presedent
Reason: You systems sending out viruse email.


> There is a random single line message which is I assume the viruses
> doing.As the senders address is real how are they getting my address in the
> first place?

Maybe you know someone who knows someone at the business.
Viruses read peoples address books to get other email address.
Others malware can read usenet looking for email address.

Bit Twister

The return address is often taken randomly from an Address Book on the
infected computer, you may be getting the e-mail from someone you know (you
are in their Address Book) who has those companies in their Address Book.
Have you looked at the headers to get the sender's IP?
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"Col" <> wrote in message
news:f1K%b.222$vY.165@newsfe1-win...
> Hi all, Im in the UK and i`m getting the netsky.b virus sent to me from UK
> bussines email addresses that are real and contactable, but I know nobody
at
> these companys.
>
> There is a random single line message which is I assume the viruses
> doing.As the senders address is real how are they getting my address in
the
> first place?
> and how can I stop this?
>
> Thanks
> Col.
>
>

kulm_nd

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:27:15 GMT, Bit Twister
<>, whilst in the alt.computer.security
newsfroup, articulated the following sentiments :

>Maybe you know someone who knows someone at the business.
>Viruses read peoples address books to get other email address.
>Others malware can read usenet looking for email address.

My wife got sent one the other day. Purportedly from a hotmail address, but
after checking the headers, I found it more likely it was from a dial-up NTL
address in the Manchester region of England.

Only 3 people knew her address. But a relative insists on sending mail to us
with everyone else's email address all in the TO: field.

I'm guessing that whoever it is that sent the mail, is infected themselves
and didn't even know they'd sent it.

Regs, Pete.

Gladys Pump