what can I do to shut down e-mail virus spammers?

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Hi, All,

Subject line says it all really. There appears to be a resurgence in the
following type of e-mail:

subject: "Microsoft Security Update"
attachment: MSKB_Q45567.exe

Now I'm not gonna be trapped into running these kind of e-mails (duh?) but I'd
actually just like to stop receiving them (and I'd like the duh?-brigade to stop
receiving them too) - and I figure that castrating the source might do the trick
- is it worth forwarding the sender's e-mail address to ... yeah, who?

Please advise,

Tim.
 
Tim said:
Subject line says it all really. There appears to be a resurgence in the
following type of e-mail:

subject: "Microsoft Security Update"
attachment: MSKB_Q45567.exe

Now I'm not gonna be trapped into running these kind of e-mails (duh?) but I'd
actually just like to stop receiving them (and I'd like the duh?-brigade to stop
receiving them too) - and I figure that castrating the source might do the trick
- is it worth forwarding the sender's e-mail address to ... yeah, who?
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Nobody. While I don't know which particular virus you are talking about,
generally speaking the From field is often forged now. If you want to
find out about who the sender is, take a look at the header. It reveals
the sender's IP address and that should give you clue as to who his ISP
his. Feel free to contact the ISP, asking them to inform their customer
of the infection (do not formulate it as a complaint as most people are
not aware that they are sending out viruses).

You can also try to set up message filters either on the server if you
can, or locally on your computer.
 
Hi, All,

Subject line says it all really. There appears to be a resurgence in the
following type of e-mail:

subject: "Microsoft Security Update"
attachment: MSKB_Q45567.exe

Now I'm not gonna be trapped into running these kind of e-mails (duh?) but I'd
actually just like to stop receiving them (and I'd like the duh?-brigade to stop
receiving them too) - and I figure that castrating the source might do the trick
- is it worth forwarding the sender's e-mail address to ... yeah, who?

Please advise,

Tim.
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Well,.. I would not try to castrate them directly,.. simply protect
myself.

If they run their own server,.. than they would themselves receive
your mail to the (e-mail address removed) or perhaps there is some official
instance in your country... so perhaps tell us what your country is.
I'm from Brussels Belgium ... and you?

Find some basic protection-info on my website
http://www.nondisputandum.com/html/anti_spam.html

ps: There are again some thugs trying to plant mailware in our
PC's with a fake "Microsoft Security Update" mail,... Microsoft never
sends update mails btw... it is reported on other newsgroups. So than
you do not only need anti-spam but anti-virus & eventually system
cleaning & protection...

Perhaps begin with making a simple rule for that kinda mail in your
mailclient. That's a fairly good start imho... and don't worry to
much... don't fight bad people any more than you do in real life...
protect yourself from them and let official instances do the work...
perhaps with a tip from you to your local internet crime unit if you
insist on acting.. or if you really know from where it was send... the
the crime unit of their country is a better option...
Any consumer orgainsation knows these adresses.
A WHOIS engine can be used for tracing purpose:
http://www.nondisputandum.com/html/__whois.html

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