Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Tons of "return mailer" emails

  1. #1
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Posts
    4,690

    Tons of "return mailer" emails

    Over the past month, I have been getting atleast 5 emails a day with the same things. Return address email letters. I havent even sent any emails out.
    Address unknown
    Mail system error. Mail administrator failure notice, etc. All various things with links to email addresses that I have never seen. I havent run anti virus over the attatchments and havent opened any of them. I just delete them.

    Whats going on with that. Its irritating and I wanna know how to block it with microsoft outlook.
    It might be a lure to open a virus but even so, just getting them in my email bugs the **** out of me.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Posts
    4,690
    Bump.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    not where I want to be
    Posts
    6,696
    it could be that you have a virus. blaster worm did something like that. try running the fixblast program on this site http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/da...oval.tool.html

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    In my house, with my wife and my kids...and my dog
    Posts
    215
    Sounds like you might have the W32MyDoom virus. Here is a link to some info on it:
    http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/defau...ydoom&cid=9547

  5. #5
    Quote Originally Posted by bermich
    Over the past month, I have been getting atleast 5 emails a day with the same things. Return address email letters. I havent even sent any emails out.
    Address unknown
    Mail system error. Mail administrator failure notice, etc. All various things with links to email addresses that I have never seen. I havent run anti virus over the attatchments and havent opened any of them. I just delete them.

    Whats going on with that. Its irritating and I wanna know how to block it with microsoft outlook.
    It might be a lure to open a virus but even so, just getting them in my email bugs the **** out of me.
    I'm having the same problem. All along I figured McAfee was doing a good job at protecting my computer but now I wouldn't be surprised if they were the ones sending the viruses. Gotta make money some way I guess

  6. #6
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Posts
    4,690
    Yeah. I checked for viruses on all common levels. trojans, emails, etc. The only last thing I can think of is (and it happened before) my internet provider is screwing up my email account since they merged with comcast. Im gonna get a new email address so Im not that concerned anymore.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Apr 2003
    Location
    Texas
    Posts
    137

    Friends computer could have a virus

    there are tons of viruses that email your entire address book and also forges the return address as another person in the address book which makes it a less obvious on who is sending emails/viruses.. So you might not actually have a virus.. could be someone you know that has you in their address book.
    Last edited by critter; 02-20-2004 at 08:22 PM.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Out of Control
    Posts
    7,418
    You could be sending emails to invalid email addresses.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •