RE: [cobalt-users] email spam, virus?

["Phil Beynon" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I received this email
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 09:13:50 -0600
From: Kyle Leissner <kyleisp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 200211221600.41510.gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Screensaver

    [ The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set. ]
    [ Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set.  ]
    [ Some characters may be displayed incorrectly. ]

Who is this? Do not send me viruses. I am reporting you to the US
goverment. What you are doing is illegal. Thanks, Kyle

Look at the to address???
200211221600.41510.gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Which had to be the from address.
How do I stop this BS?

Gerald
--
http://frontstreetnetworks.com | http://store.raqware.com
  Front Street Networks LLC, 229 Front Street, Ste.#C
  New Haven, CT 06513-3203 | phone: +1-203-785-0699

Gerald,
It's probably an Outlook virus which has infected someones address book that
you are on and using your email address picked randomly as a from field.
There are plenty of viruses that do that out there.
Even if you track it down the most you are going to be able to do is get the
sender to update their virus definitions.
I'm seeing the server mailscanner program picking up maybe 50-60 of these a
day, 99% of the time the alert message it sends bounces from a spoofed field
like this.
Loading that mailscanner onto the server was the best thing I ever did! -
Thanks Bassi!

Phil



** http://www.diygear.com THE Online DIY Toolstore For DIY & Business
** Infolink Electronic Systems Ltd. http://www.infolinkelectronics.co.uk
** Professional Web Design & Cobalt Hosting Solutions
** Sun Cobalt iForce Reseller - Canon Silver Reseller
** Contact: Sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
** Tel / Fax 0121 458 4894 (office) 0121 441 3558 (home)