Some worms and viruses raid and spoof "innocent" email addresses even if the
computers being raided/spoofed aren't infected. I use constantly updated
virus protection software, and sweep often besides, and still get "hey you
sent a virus" messages replying to messages I didn't send in the first
place, and wormy/virusy messages from other addresses which are also
"clean". These viruses and worms trawl the Internet and pick up email
addresses from multiple-person distribution lists, web sites, and other
sources. If you are "out there", net-wise (if you get group emails, or have
your email address on a web site, or whatever), you won't be able to avoid
this stuff. But it doesn't necessarily mean that your computer has the
virus/worm. Though Paul's right -- an extra sweep never hurts!

carol

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Carol McDavid, Ph.D. (Cantab)
1638 Branard, Houston, Texas, 77006, USA
(713) 523-2649
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----- Original Message -----
From: "paul courtney" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 6:00 PM
Subject: virus


Someone presumably on Histarch has Worm.Bagle.Z raiding their email
directory and generating false emails as I have had several returned email
messages with virus warnings from people like Eric Deetz and Mark Leone,
none of whom I have either emailed or even have  in my email directory. I
have checked my own computer with a virus sweep and suggest everyone does
the same.

paul courtney
Leicester