Virus Information-Email
Getting notice of non-delivery message? Here's why.
"Why am I getting notice of non-delivery of messages to people
I've never heard of, let alone ever sent email to?".
This is a side effect of common email viruses that have become so widespread.
Many viruses "forge" the from address when it sends itself
out automatically via email. That is, the virus "pretends" to
be from someone that it is not really from. They use any address found
in an Outlook address book on the infected computer as the forged from
address.
The virus sends itself to other addresses it finds in that same address
book. If some of those addresses are no longer valid, the mail will be
returned to sender with a notice of non-delivery. This is commonly called
a "bounced message".
The mail system sends this "bounced message" to the only address
it has, the forged address. If the forged address is YOUR address, you
will get the "bounced messages".
Not sure what kind of virus you have or what to do with it? Search Symantec's Virus Dictionary or McAfee's Virus Dictionary.
