[dba-Tech] Re: Do I Have a Virus?

Hi Rocky

Can't tell for sure.

This is a message from an SMTP server saying that the destination server is not available  and it will try again in x hours for x times.
This can be the case when a SMTP server at the destinator is down or his internet link or whatever....
It's a normal thing, if this is a temprorary thing (maximum a couple of days).

BUT!!!
If you or someone in your company never has send a mail to that person this could indicate another problem.

1) One of your computers is hacked/virussed and is beeing misused to send spam.
To solve this problem, find the hacked/virussed computer.
Or
2) Someone elses (someone outside your company network) computer is hacked/virussed and is using (spoofing) your e-mail address to send spam (that is commong technique today used by mnay virusses). In this case there is nothing you can do but wait until that person will find out his computer is beeing misused....


Erwin



-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 3:10 PM
To: dba-tech
Cc: Fred & Michael Wahl
Subject: [dba-Tech] Re: Do I Have a Virus?


I keep getting email like this to info at floralsoft.com - my web site general email account.  Also to bchacc at server.mywebmaster.biz  an unknown address.

Anybody know what this is about?  Is it a spam dummied up to look like a bounce in the hopes that I'll respond and confirm my email address?

Or do I have a virus?  Or does my ISP have a virus?

Any input appreciated.

TIA,

Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mail Delivery System" <Mailer-Daemon at server.mywebmaster.biz>
> To: <bchacc at server.mywebmaster.biz>
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 1:12 AM
> Subject: Warning: message 1Adv7C-0004Nu-EK delayed 48 hours
>
>
> > This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
> > A message that you sent has not yet been delivered to one or more of 
> > its recipients after more than 48 hours on the queue on
> server.mywebmaster.biz.
> >
> > The message identifier is:     1Adv7C-0004Nu-EK
> > The subject of the message is:
> http://www.floralsoft.com/cgi-sys/formmail.pl (200.90.96.153:6588) bcc:
> imagx09 at aol.comcqj jQq852E 7S  tn oU k l ZtI7T DAEKyL CTHMp2LUgf7 Dp6 
> SUXOHbvC q TpOUQ  Wr 9rgEP4xiDspU 
> WNoÿFFFFCCabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvqxyzABCDEFGHI.
> > The date of the message is:    Tue, 06 Jan 2004 09:35:38 -0800
> >
> > The address to which the message has not yet been delivered is:
> >
> >   gQClKRh at www.floralsoft.com
> >     Delay reason: remote host address is the local host
> >
> > No action is required on your part. Delivery attempts will continue 
> > for some time, and this warning may be repeated at intervals if the 
> > message remains undelivered. Eventually the mail delivery software 
> > will give up, and when that happens, the message will be returned to you.
> >
> >
>

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