email virus and blocking email

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Mindy

Within the last few days I have been receiving emails a
few times a day supposedly from Microsoft technical
support claiming there is a security update needed;
however it is a virus. I tried to block that email
address, but the block option is greyed out. How can I
get the block option to work again? Mindy
 
What version of Outlook? Are you using Outlook Express? If so, note -

This is a group to support Outlook from the Office group of programs.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and is a quite different
program, despite its similar name..

You will probably get a faster and more expert answer if you post this to an
Outlook Express news group.

Try posting in one of these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac for OE for Macintosh

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups).

A good website for information on OE is:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/

Also, with regard to the virus messages, they are probably coming from many
different senders (infected computers). You may have gotten these messages
(the SWEN virus) because you posted your e-mail address in a newsgroup, or
didn't change your newsgroup account to use a fake e-mail address.
 
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