rec.autos.simulators

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> Guys,

> Looks like a spammer is using my email address as a "reply to", as I am
> getting loads of "returned user unknown" type emails.

> I am using outlook, and have had a look at the headers, but can find no two
> the same.

> What can I do?

> > > x-no-archive: yes

> > > Guys,

> > > Looks like a spammer is using my email address as a "reply to", as I
am
> > > getting loads of "returned user unknown" type emails.

> > > I am using outlook, and have had a look at the headers, but can find
no
> two
> > > the same.

> > > What can I do?

> > It's probably not a spammer, it's most likely a virus using the address
> > book of the infected PC as the "sender" of the mail in question,
> > probably the Klez virus

> > Infected PC has your addy in the address book, the virus resends itself
> > to all addys in the list with you as the sender, you get the blame if
> > the recipient doesn't know better, it's also sending itself to you,
> > actively, faking it as a "returned" mail, prolly with some small
> > attachment hoping you're going to lower your guard since it "originally
> > came from you", it can also grab e-mails from web pages from the cache
> > of your web browser

> > That's the Reader's Digest version, make sure you have updated your AV
> > software

> I looked into the Klev virus, as someone else suggested it, bit it doesn't
> fit with the emails that I'm supposed to have sent. They're definately
spam,
> suggesting you visit their somewhat dodgy web page. Apparently you can buy
> software that includes a mailing list. It picks a random name from the
list,
> and uses that as the reply address. Unfortunately for me the little
> barsteward picked mine!

> R.