Why am I receving virus warnings regarding emails I did not send?
Many recent email viruses use a fake “From:” address causing virus notification messages sent from the recipient’s virus scanner to go to the wrong person. If you know that you did not send the email message, you can safely ignore these misdirected messages. An updated page with additional information on viruses/worms that forge the From: address – – – Email sent to CEE Faculty/Staff on September 9th, 2003 – – – There has been a significant increase in the number of viruses being sent via email. Many modern viruses send copies of themselves automatically, usually without the knowledge of the person whose computer is infected. Additionally, these viruses often forge the “From” address to disguise the actual sending computer, and they obtain email addresses from a variety of sources on infected computers. If you receive a message stating that your computer is infected and a) you did not send the message in question or b) the virus listed is on the list below, you can safely ignore the wa
