junk e-mail

[vhelp]

Hi video busy peoples.

Are any of you all getting these and many other various types of junk e-mails ??

Below are just a few that keep comming and comming and comming.
I'm just curious as to the purpose of some of these like the ones
below. For instance, the one just below this message take about 30 seconds
for my e-mail to only D/L the subject part (not actually D/L'ing the contents)
And all that I see si themessage below (which should have taken only a
second to D/L. I'm getting zillions of these kinds of e-mails (which I feel
are some form of virus or just peoples wanting me to click the link, and
receive a nasty snag or leach or whatever. I'm not looking for or asking
for any Surf Nanny's or whatever. I'm just curious to see if anyone has
actually Identify what these messages or hoaks are.

Thanks,
-vhelp 2105



Example:

This is the qmail program

I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses:



Undelivered mail to zshhfc@netmail.com


Message follows:

.
.

and another:

Subject: Network Security Upgrade
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 00:45:43 +0800
From: "MS Corporation Security Center" <kpbwpjjhfmk_selhj@updates.microsoft.com>
To: "MS Client" <lc@updates.microsoft.com>

Microsoft Client

this is the latest version of security update, the "November 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which fixes all
known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well as
three new vulnerabilities. Install now to help protect your computer from these vulnerabilities. This update
includes the functionality of all previously released patches.
.
.

Update989.exe

Name: Update989.exe
Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
Encoding: base64

[curryman]

aint received them myself but they sound awfully infectious
Don't think Microsoft are actually in the business of emailing updates to people.

[Ziffelpig]

Its a Trojan, or a Virus
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/Print100088.htm