What can you do if an infected computer is targeting you?
In the last little while I have been receiving a several different emails for two different targets. These emails seem to be very suspicious because they are from people who I don't know, but have legitimate email addresses, and always contain strange attachments (either .scr, .exe, .html, etc.).
This is really starting to annoy me beacsue all of these emails are over 100k and are filling up my hotmail account. I know you can block a single email address with hotmail, but is it not the resposibility of the network admin to block obvious virus related attachments such as .scr and .exe? Am I completely helpless against these attacks or can you take further action to ensure that these types of email attachments are blocked at their source?
Also, I know that in some cases the email addresses are spoofed, and I have checked the headers and they are coming from this server. Can they be held accountable if someone is spoofing email on their server (I know its not easy to stop)?
Thanks for any info!
Re: What can you do if an infected computer is targeting you?
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Originally posted here by growland
This is really starting to annoy me beacsue all of these emails are over 100k and are filling up my hotmail account. I know you can block a single email address with hotmail, but is it not the resposibility of the network admin to block obvious virus related attachments such as .scr and .exe?
No.. its not the responsibility of the network admin to do anything if its in your personal Hotmail account.. if it was a business account, yes.. Hotmail isn't his problem..
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Originally posted here by growland
Am I completely helpless against these attacks or can you take further action to ensure that these types of email attachments are blocked at their source?
Thanks for any info!
Make a few e-mail boxes and start blocking everyone .. only give out your addy when absolutely necessary.. otherwise than common sense, there's not much you can do with a Hotmail account.. I'm assuming someone's going to drop in a post with a anti-spam program but those are worthless and overpriced..
Re: Re: What can you do if an infected computer is targeting you?
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Originally posted here by :-\
No.. its not the responsibility of the network admin to do anything if its in your personal Hotmail account.. if it was a business account, yes.. Hotmail isn't his problem..
Sorry for the confusion, but I am getting them in my hotmail account, but the source of the emails is from a private network (both Canadian Universities). Or are you saying it is the responsibility of the receiving mail server to do the blocking and not the sending server?