Junk Mail Screensaver

[Ian]

I keep getting junk mails, about 2 or 5 a day. A screen saver is sometimes attached which of course I have not run. Other attachments have come also, I assume possible viruses. I have never got this kind of junk before. Any ideas?

[-Oz-]

Bots have reached your site?

[Dan]

Someone you know has gotten infected.

[Ian]

Seems to always be from different people though. How can I find out?

[-Oz-]

There really isn't a way, the virus reads everything on the computer for email addresses, and then it mails every one from many fake addresses.

My advice, don't take it personally, let it be.

[Buddha]

How about the "received" header? Virus can't fake that, they can only add extra, correct? Might give you a clue. Most virus don't even try to add any faked "received" headers because email servers kick the mail back as relay. Where's Chrisd when you need him?

[openbox]

It's not hard to spoof an email address. I doubt that the account that is sending the "junk" is doing it knowingly or intentionally. If it bothers you that much, set up a few mail filters.