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type82e Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#82217
my computer is being bombarded with e-mails containing the sobig virus maybe every minute or so how do I stop this can I block their addresses?
is anyone else having this problem?
my nortons anti-virus is catching them but its a pain as its constantly interupting
marcel

decked dubby Custom Title Time!

1,046 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#82228
I have recieved over 100 e-mails this morning containing a virus aswell.:cry
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HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#82232
The problem is it isn't necessarily the sender that is sending the mail to you...

It spoofs addresses from the hosts.

Your ISP isn't doing the right thing. Virii of this kind should be pulled by their mail servers. Ring 'em and give 'em serve...

Doesn't matter if you fix it your end ... infectedmachines will cotinue to spew it out...

decked dubby Custom Title Time!

1,046 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#82233
Mine are coming from 4 different senders, and I don't know any of them???

😠😠
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fish Wolfsburg Wizard

584 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#82635
yep . happenin to me too, got 115 emails and the outlook express keep shutting down. so does aussieveedubbers though, bit of a bummer.
Drink and drive your a bloody idiot!!! make it home you'r a legend !!!!

HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#82699
The names come from files on the infected machine...

If the infected machine has browsed web pages any email addresses on that page will become spoofed sender addresses.
If they have mailboxes or lists of email addresses it will grab those too.

As long as you don't open the attachments you should be fine.

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#82790
Which version of Sobig is it ? Win32.SobigF ?

Nachi has been cutting sick on our network. The little bugger gets in and then tries to open a few ports up and bring its mates in to create havick. Little bugger duplicates and evolves pretty well while it is at .
I have a nice big firewall to prevent that so it just overloads the bandwidth till I can delete the little bugger. Damn users bring in attachments. Soon closed those ports down now no more viruses.

A lot of the time it isn't even coming from people you know, it is just adding extensions onto domain names at random.
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia