Virus solution?

Is there anyway to block the Swen/Gibe other than changing my e-mail
address?
I get 400 + a day of the bogus MS update...Norton catches it but I still go
one by one....


Terry

Mike
Tue Sep 23 15:30:33 CDT 2003

You need to learn how to use mail filters on whatever mail client you are
using. If using Outlook Express have a look at Tools | Message Rules | Mail
and also "Rules" in OE's Help.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com


Terry Cano <tcmusic@pacbell.net> wrote:

> Is there anyway to block the Swen/Gibe other than changing my e-mail
> address?
> I get 400 + a day of the bogus MS update...Norton catches it but I still
> go one by one....

Ron
Tue Sep 23 15:46:39 CDT 2003

"Terry Cano" <tcmusic@pacbell.net> wrote:

>
>Is there anyway to block the Swen/Gibe other than changing my e-mail
>address?
>I get 400 + a day of the bogus MS update...Norton catches it but I still go
>one by one....
>
>
>Terry
>

Here is a message rule that has worked 100% for me for the past
several days, handling approximately 2000 copies of the virus per day:

In message rules select the "Where the message body contains" item and
and add the following text:

This is the qmail program

repeat the process adding each of the following lines separately:

Undelivered message to
I'm sorry to have to inform you that I wasn't able
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message
Undeliverable mail to
all known security vulnerabilities
Undelivered mail to
Undeliverable message to
I'm sorry I wasn't able to deliver your message
Undeliverable to
I'm afraid the message returned below
Undelivered to
An e-mail delivered to you contained a virus

Then choose the following two actions for the rule:
Delete it
Stop processing more rules


Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

siljaline
Tue Sep 23 17:22:55 CDT 2003


"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote:=20
> You need to learn how to use mail filters on whatever mail client you =
are
> using. If using Outlook Express have a look at Tools | Message Rules =
| Mail
> and also "Rules" in OE's Help.
> --=20
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> mcmaltby@hotmail.com
>=20
OP may need to brush up on mail-rules but too many variables generated =
by this virus
to fully block to any significant level where it is really worth the =
bother.=20


--=20

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable =
from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free =
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

Heather
Tue Sep 23 22:46:49 CDT 2003

Hi Ron.......

I have been running with 4 things in Message Rules that send them all to
the delete box........both the virus email and the bounce virus
email.......same rule, but I just put in the following........

Cumulative Patch
this is the latest version of security update
undelivered
undeliverable

First 2 get the MS email.......last two get the bounce message.

Also tried one that doesn't work for me due to being on genealogy
Lists......but set it up so that if your name is not in the TO
line.....delete it.

I also tick off 'mark as read'.......and then I am not even aware how
many are in my delete box.......

And I used the same in Hotmail and Yahoo......but Hotmail is now
blocking it.....and Yahoo isn't, so my trash file fills up and jams up
Yahoo. Guess I will change my Yahoo address.

Cheers.......Heather
"Ron Martell" <ron@onlinehelp.bc.ca> wrote in message
news:uvb1nvov2kseiqnahu157b4n2tl2ikhum7@4ax.com...
> "Terry Cano" <tcmusic@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >Is there anyway to block the Swen/Gibe other than changing my e-mail
> >address?
> >I get 400 + a day of the bogus MS update...Norton catches it but I
still go
> >one by one....
> >
> >
> >Terry
> >
>
> Here is a message rule that has worked 100% for me for the past
> several days, handling approximately 2000 copies of the virus per day:
>
> In message rules select the "Where the message body contains" item and
> and add the following text:
>
> This is the qmail program
>
> repeat the process adding each of the following lines separately:
>
> Undelivered message to
> I'm sorry to have to inform you that I wasn't able
> I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message
> Undeliverable mail to
> all known security vulnerabilities
> Undelivered mail to
> Undeliverable message to
> I'm sorry I wasn't able to deliver your message
> Undeliverable to
> I'm afraid the message returned below
> Undelivered to
> An e-mail delivered to you contained a virus
>
> Then choose the following two actions for the rule:
> Delete it
> Stop processing more rules
>
>
> Good luck
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."