In article <c2qmgu$1vqm9e$1@ID-201738.news.uni-berlin.de>,
 "Haluk Skywalker" <yok.oole.biri@spam.net> wrote:

> IT Guys,
> 
> I've been getting 5 to 10 infected emails everyday. I have Norton installed
> and because I have an ADSL connection to net, I update norton's virus
> database almost on daily basis. So Norton detects all viruses and deletes
> infected attachments.
> 
> What puzzles me is, although Norton scans every email in and out, I get some
> bounced mails or warnings from admins informing a message I have
> (supposedly) sent is infected or contains a virus. I get this bounced mails
> or warning messages from domains I never send email to. Subjects/ headers
> are not familiar at all. Obviously I didn't send them. Does anyone else get
> such mails?

   Yes, I get them all the time, even on accounts that I only use on 
Linux or Mac boxes (which are both immune to such worms)

> Now I wonder, is it
> 
> a) My computer is actually infected and some virus is sending mails to some
> arbitrary email addresses and I am not aware of this because I do not see
> them in my sent messages folder, OR
> b) Infected emails do contain my email address as sender, but originate from
> another computer and emails bounce back to me just because it is my address
> in sender field?

It is likely choice 'b'. This is simply how a lot of the current worms 
work.

> 
> What do you think?
> 
> (That's about the best I can explain this question in English. Hope it makes
> sense.)
> 
>