[X-Newbies] Possible Worm Infection

[Randy B.Singer]

Tony Johansen said:

>This morning I have 8 e-mail delivery failures for e-mails I did not send,
>each addressed to various names like Ted and Brent etc @ my own domain.

>They were returned with the 'reason' of being infected with worm Mytob.T-2
>
>So is it time to invest in Intego AV? Or is this not something to worry
>about? Appreciate advice.

This actually has nothing to do with your Macintosh.  

Someone with a Windows computer, and your e-mail address in their address 
book, has a virus, and the virus is propagating itself by sending out 
"spoofed"  infected e-mail messages with return e-mail addresses gleaned 
from the infected computer's address book. (That is, your e-mail address.)

There is nothing that you can really do about this.  Installing 
anti-virus software on your Mac won't help, because it isn't your Mac 
that is infected.

See:
http://www.plattsburgh.edu/help/virus/spoof.php



Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)

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