** Reply to note from ALASDAIR WARWOOD <[log in to unmask]> Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:10:46 -0000
> Help - I seem to have some sort of virus called Baldur? I have had a number of
> so-called returned messages (that I never sent) which all have the word Baldur
> in the somewhere. e.g. baldur.scr, baldur.txt etc. Any clues as to how to get
> rid of it and how it might have been transmitted.
Are they being returned from addresses you know which are in your address
book?
If not, it is most likely that your address has been used as a
"Reply To:" field so that bounced or rejected mail has somewhere to go.
regards
Charles
PS. Send me if you like one of the messages complete with headers and I
might be able to tell you if "your" virus send it in the first place.
I notice you use wonderful M$ Outlook Express. Hmmm!
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