Virus?

[prgdod]

hello, being a total n00b i was wondering if one of you guru's could tell me

if it is my computer that is infected or something else ( i ran a virus scan, nothing!)

 

i have been getting over 200 emails like the sample below, i understand it is undeliverable email

 

Received: by 10.114.95.1 with SMTP id s1mr2272190wab.1196614273346;

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:51:13 -0800 (PST)

Received: by 10.114.95.1 with SMTP id s1mr2272188wab.1196614273266;

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:51:13 -0800 (PST)

Return-Path: <Glenna155@prgsouth.com>Received: from host-7742-123-38.wifi.tizianodinca.com (host-7742-123-38.wifi.tizianodinca.com [77.42.123.38])

by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 3si2164229nza.2007.12.02.08.50.48;

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:51:12 -0800 (PST)

Received-SPF: error (google.com: error in processing during lookup of Glenna155@prgsouth.com: DNS timeout) client-ip=77.42.123.38;

Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=temperror (google.com: error in processing during lookup of Glenna155@prgsouth.com: DNS timeout) smtp.mail=Glenna155@prgsouth.com

 

all have different email names that dont even exist! my site is prgsouth.com but no such accounts like Glenna155@prgsouth.com were created by me or anyone else.

 

what gives?

[Madmanmcp]

is my computer that is infected or something else

 

Something else. These are spam emails being randomly generated from SOMEONE ELSE who is infected.

 

Set your default email to :fail: and this will take care of them.

 

For more info read this thread:

http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/i...st&p=132182

[TCH-Thomas]

Welcome to the forum, prgdod.

 

You should enable spamassissin in cpanel. Please do this:

 

1. Log in to Cpanel and scroll down to the mail section

2. Click the spam assassin icon/link

3. In there enable spam assassin

4. Do not enable spam box

 

Then go back to mail section and click on Default address, then check the box saying "Discard with error to sender (at SMTP time)" and enter :fail: in the field (Note the two colons)

 

Now pretty much of these non-existing emails should stop.

[TCH-Bruce]

Welcome to the forum prgdod

 

Follow Thomas' instructions and you should elimanate a good number of them.

[prgdod]

thank you all

[Guest VickyMilza]

Welcome to the forum, prgdod.

 

You should enable spamassissin in cpanel. Please do this:

 

1. Log in to Cpanel and scroll down to the mail section

2. Click the spam assassin icon/link

3. In there enable spam assassin

4. Do not enable spam box

 

Then go back to mail section and click on Default address, then check the box saying "Discard with error to sender (at SMTP time)" and enter :fail: in the field (Note the two colons)

 

Now pretty much of these non-existing emails should stop.

 

Hello,

 

Many many thanks for sharing your information, I am highly appreciated!!

 

Nice to meet you

Vicky Milza