I am experiencing the same problem as Elmurado except that I use Outlook 2002. I have Norton Internet Security 2003 and Norton AntiVirus 2003. And my ISP is doing what he can to block the known emails. The problem is not the virus itself. Just as Elmurado explained, the frustration is in receiving the email even after the virus attachment has been removed. Norton "deletes" the attachment, not the message. To compound the problem, several of the 100+ daily messages have no subject. Unfortunately, I have friends who seem incapable of filling in the subject line. So, I can not delete all of those.
I have a rule which deletes based on known patterns (such as MS Corporation), but many still get through. I tried automatically replying back to the sender but then I received dozens of undeliverable mail. It is frustrating.
Additional info... I have several email accounts on my domain. Some are accessed through Outlook, some through Outlook Express and some through webmail. Only the Outlook account is being bombed. In fact, it started moments after I posted a message on the Microsoft technical discussions site.
Ultimately, I too am looking at how to stop the mailing from ever getting to my account. While Norton is doing a great job, it can not check the mail before it arrives. Also, I see no settings in the Firewall that specify how to identify email before it arrives.
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