Sobig Virus Help needed
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530i
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Sobig Virus Help needed
Ok.
I have done Liveupdate, Norton, and the SoBig fix tool 11 gajillion times, and Im coming up clean. But why the **** do I get these emails that say "delivery status notification failure" that say Im sending emails(which couldnt be delivered) with the virus attached.
I never open attachments(nor does my family) so I dont get it. Im running XP with norton and a firewall, for reference.
I have done Liveupdate, Norton, and the SoBig fix tool 11 gajillion times, and Im coming up clean. But why the **** do I get these emails that say "delivery status notification failure" that say Im sending emails(which couldnt be delivered) with the virus attached.
I never open attachments(nor does my family) so I dont get it. Im running XP with norton and a firewall, for reference.
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From: York PA
no! dont change ur password...it means that someone who has your email address in their address book has the virus! my boyfriend was getting those emails...like 40 a day...we found a thing on AOL about it and it says that its NOT YOU that has it...it's someone else who has your email address...just delete them. theres no need to change passwords or anything! eventually that persons computer will crash or theyll catch the virus in theyre computer and you wont get them anymore...
Floppy Death! noES!!!
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From: Scranton, PA
Originally posted by CiviChik97
no! dont change ur password...it means that someone who has your email address in their address book has the virus! my boyfriend was getting those emails...like 40 a day...we found a thing on AOL about it and it says that its NOT YOU that has it...it's someone else who has your email address...just delete them. theres no need to change passwords or anything! eventually that persons computer will crash or theyll catch the virus in theyre computer and you wont get them anymore...
no! dont change ur password...it means that someone who has your email address in their address book has the virus! my boyfriend was getting those emails...like 40 a day...we found a thing on AOL about it and it says that its NOT YOU that has it...it's someone else who has your email address...just delete them. theres no need to change passwords or anything! eventually that persons computer will crash or theyll catch the virus in theyre computer and you wont get them anymore...
This is the correct statement.
It's not YOUR computer or YOUR account. It's someone else pc that's messed up. Just happenes to put your email address as who it's from.
It's just another way for the virus to try and infect more computers. Just delete them. Changing your password is useless.
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From: York PA
Originally posted by Dorikin
OK thanks guys(and Mandi). I change my password periodically anyways, so its all good
The thing is, I dont recognize any of the email adresses Im "sending" the emails too
OK thanks guys(and Mandi). I change my password periodically anyways, so its all good
The thing is, I dont recognize any of the email adresses Im "sending" the emails too
and you're welcome!
