RE: Undelivered Mail..." has me pulling my hair out!

So it's not just me!  I get at least the same amount as you each day and I
have NOBODY in my address book so that I don't spread viruses and my anti
virus doesn't find anything either.  I assumed somehow my email address was
being used either by the virus or someone purposely to send the virus
because I don't recognize any of the email addys that are bouncing either! 

Anyone have any ideas :) 


> [Original Message]
> From: Bob Unger <rbu(at)cirex.net>
> To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
 > Date: 6/7/02 5:10:50 PM
> Subject: Undelivered Mail..." has me pulling my hair out!
>
> For the last few weeks I have been bombarded by "Undelivered Mail
Returned 
> to Sender" messages.  I get around 20 to 30 a day saying it's returned to 
> me because it's infected with Klez - or the recipient doesn't accept 
> attachments, etc.... all kinds of reasons.  But most of the "undelivered" 
> address's are not in my address book (I use Eudora) and all the messages 
> have my address in the "from" field.
> 
> I've scanned my disk with Norton and it comes up clean - yet I am getting 
> all these "returned mails" with my address on it.
> 
> How does Klez work?  Is Klez grabbing my address from other peoples
address 
> books that are infected with the virus - and then I get the returned 
> mail?  Is there ANYTHING I can do to stop getting all these "returned" 
> messages???????
> 
> The kicker to all this is, is that it's using my brand new email address 
> that I've had for just about a
> month now.  It's driving me insane!
> 
> Bob Unger
> rbu(at)cirex.net
> 



Thanks,
Rhonda Gregory
http://www.hoowoohosting.com

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