Weird virus problem?

First, I have McAfee VirusScan Online and it has served me well. But here's a couple weird things I've found lately. Maybe related, maybe not.

In Outlook Express I recieved a blank email from administration@mark8.org and then this email(from administration@mark8.org ) :

I notice sometimes when you reply with technical help on a thread that you take it right from the factory service manual, I need to find one of these and aquire it. But I was wondering if in your manual if it mentions the Daytime Running Lights on a Canadian model car. I have ordered brand new headlight assemblies for my '93, and when I put them in I would like to Disable the DRL's. I dont like the way they look, thats all. If you could tell me if there is a module and where it is to disconnect it that would be cool, Thanx!

Jon


OK, someone sent an email - but where do I reply to? administration@mark8.org ? The only other email I've ever received from administration@mark8.org is PM alerts. Suspicious, I set it aside, scanned for viruses, and found none.

Then today I get this email with a blank 'from address':

Network Associates WebShield SMTP V4.5 MR1a on abtmail detected virus W32/Mydoom.f@MM
in attachment mail.exe from <_________________> and it was Cleaned and
Quarantined.


Immediately alarmed, I scanned for a virus(VirusScan up to date), and find none? My email address for both instances is a relatively 'clean address' as compared to others which are bombarded every day with spam and viruses.

I'm probably getting paranoid. Comments appreciated.

EDIT: Oh, and I've been getting a few 'undeliverable mail' messages associated with this also - and I'm not sending the undeliverable mail.

RE: Weird virus problem?

If some one clicks on the e-mail icon on this message board it goes through the software as a proxy so you e-mail address is not visible to the user and shows up in your in box from: administration@mark8.org, but you should see the reply to e-mail address from the actual sender. Just hit reply and outlook should fill it in.

If you got a blank e-mail my guess would be the sender sent it without typing in a message.

I don't think this is related to your virus.

RE: Weird virus problem?

Thanks Steve. I guess all my emails with attachments where I forgot to attach the attachment should have clued me in.

As far as the 'virus', I found this info for W32/Mydoom.f@MM on Mcafee's site and felt better:

Note: Receiving an email alert stating that the virus came from your email address is not an indication that you are infected as the virus often forges the from address.

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Do not assume that the sender address is an indication that the sender is infected. Additionally you may receive alert messages from a mail server that you are infected, which may not be the case



http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=101038

So, it appears I am not infected, but somewhere, someone with my email address on their computer may be.