Virus Send By Server

[James281]

X-Symantec-TimeoutProtection: 0

Return-path: <>

Envelope-to: noreply@cpdhouston.com

Delivery-date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 19:28:17 -0500

Received: from mailnull by server57.totalchoicehosting.com with local (Exim 4.34)

id 1BsW7F-0003Ds-OT

for noreply@cpdhouston.com; Wed, 04 Aug 2004 19:28:17 -0500

X-Failed-Recipients: lane@cpdhouston.com

Auto-Submitted: auto-generated

From: Mail Delivery System <Mailer-Daemon@server57.totalchoicehosting.com>

To: noreply@cpdhouston.com

Subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender

Message-Id: <E1BsW7F-0003Ds-OT@server57.totalchoicehosting.com>

Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 19:28:17 -0500

Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64

 

 

 

virus generate this message with an attachment

----------------------------------------------------------------

 

Dear user of cpdhouston.com,

 

We have found that your e-mail account has been used to send a huge amount of spam during this week.

We suspect that your computer was infected and now contains a hidden proxy server.

 

We recommend you to follow the instructions in the attachment in order to keep your computer safe.

 

Have a nice day,

The cpdhouston.com team.

-----------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

i got norton so it delete the message before it infected my address book.

my question is, why is this message being send by <Mailer-Daemon@server57.totalchoicehosting.com> ??

is someone on the server being infected? or the server is infected?

 

I got this email probably 2x a day same email being send for this whole week.

 

lane at cpdhouston.com is valid address

though noreply at cpdhouston.com is not valid and when the address is not valid it forward to the master account.

[TCH-Bruce]

That is a spoofed email message commonly used to sent by and for sending viruses.

 

Check this thread for more information.

[TCH-Bruce]

Moving for organization

[Ninepatch]

I received a similar e-mail supposedly from the Mail Administrator of my ISP. Crafty little buggers, aren't they? Of course, the attatchment didn't make it past my virus software, but I'd love to give the sender(s) a good swift kick in the ... well, a piece of my mind will suffice for our family forum.