IT HAS MY HOTMAIL :(

[cwin]

Soooo annoying
Every 10 minutes my account size goes through the roof.
Im getting hundreds of:


From :
"MS Inet Mail Service" <emailroutine@freemail.net>

To :
"Network Recipient" <receiver@emailserver.com> :confused:

Message:

Hi.
I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned below could not be delivered to one or more destinations.



Undelivered message to rbuuhqbvne@freemail.net



All the same format and message from different servers.

and tonnes of:

From :
"MS Corporation Internet Security Department" <lyicfdhin@confidence.net> All weird email addys

To :
"Customer" <>

Subject :
Newest Network Critical Update

Date :
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:58:01 +1000 (EST)

Attachment : image6.gif (5k), image7.gif (494b), update.exe (142k) :eek:

Message:
Microsoft Customer

this is the latest version of security update, the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which resolves all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well as three newly discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to protect your computer from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could allow an attacker to run code on your system. This update includes the functionality of all previously released patches.


System requirements Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP
This update applies to MS Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later
MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later
MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
Recommendation Customers should install the patch at the earliest opportunity.
How to install Run attached file. Choose Yes on displayed dialog box.
How to use You don't need to do anything after installing this item.

Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base articles can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support web site. For security-related information about Microsoft products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site, or Contact Us.

Thank you for using Microsoft products.

Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an unmonitored e-mail address and we are unable to respond to any replies.


They all have 2 gifs and an exe attached. the exe can be called things like "update.exe","winxpfix.exe","Q85384.exe","install.exe","patch54.exe"
ans stuff. They are all 142kb. Why do i suspect a virus??

Annoying me now...
cant recieve emails with it cause its always full.

:t

[fishybawb]

I had this problem with my Yahoo account a few weeks back. Yahoo's spam catcher is much better than Hotmail's, but I was still deluged with similar messages to yours. Sadly there's sweet FA you can do about :(

[cwin]

i do have the junk mail filter on... it is catching the junk... its just not deleting it until i have given it the all clear... cant block the mail addy cause they are all different :(

[fishybawb]

Yeah, auto emptying of the bulk folder would be great, or even better an option to reject mail with attachments - it's not a feature I use much. I couldn't find one though :(

[Bovon]

Originally posted by cwin
i do have the junk mail filter on... it is catching the junk... its just not deleting it until i have given it the all clear...In Hotmail, you can set it to delete any mail that you do not have a return address in your address book. This works for most folks, but if you have your address everywhere and cannot (or will not) gather those reply addresses and add them to your address book, then you (1) cannot use that feature, or (2) simply let all mail you do not have a return address for in your address book go down the tube.