Re: Email situation

From: Frank McCallister (anonymous)
Date: 06/23/04


Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 08:46:19 -0500

Hi Ray

Anti virus software cannot scan password protected zip files that is why you
should never open one of those. You should insure that all of your Email
accounts use Strong passwords as well as your login names so that spammers
and virus propageters can't hack your email passwords.

Frank McCallister
COMPUMAC
"Ray" <ray_vachon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OHyVNcSWEHA.2816@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> OK, something weird is happening in our office email. Here's the details
> first:
> -SBS2003 Standard
> -Using Exchange only with our domain as the email (weslake.com), no POP3
> at
> all
> -Hexamail Anti-Spam software
>
> Lately, one person in the office have received a couple emails from other
> members (on same domain) in our office. Well, at least it looks that way
> because they supposedly never sent those emails. And looking at those
> emails, they're virus related....you know, the ol' "See Attachement and
> use
> included password to view" deal. All the clients are running AV software,
> except the server. Could the server have a virus? If so, how can it have
> gotten it since no emails are open or sent from the server? The only
> files
> that are written to the server is AutoCAD files.
>
> Could someone have hijacked our domain somehow? Sorry if all this sounds
> a
> little stupid & naive but I'm no expert and it's just bugging me out right
> now.
>
> TIA
>
> Ray
>
>



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