exploit.MIME.gen.exe virus

Keep getting mail delivery errors from MAILER_DAEMON@hotmail.com, but for addresses I have never sent an email to - the virus scan on hotmail has picked up the latest one as having the exploit.MIME virus.

My AV is PC-Cillin 2000 (with auto update), and use the Trend PC and Symantec online scans frequently, and they've not found anything, but I'm getting paranoid now, as I keep getting these messages. Anyone know where they come from, and how to stop the little critters?

O/S - Win XP sp1, with auto update.

Edit...here's the email :-

This message was created automatically by mail delivery software (Exim).

A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients.
This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:celtic_theater@hotmail.com

For further assistance, please contact < postmaster@hotmail.com >
If you do so, please include this problem report. You can
delete your own text from the message returned below.

 

are you getting these bounced emails in your hotmail account?

 

Take a look at this thread and it's responses it may be describing a similar problem to yours?

http://www.majorgeeks.net/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16098

 

was looking for that thread

 

Yep.

 

If they're in your hotmail account then I wouldn't worry about them being dangerous or coming from your account. You see, your emails "name" can be used by pretty much anyone on the planet if they have windowsNT/2k/XP installed. It's really quite easy. The difference is in the headers of the email. It may "show" your email address but the source IP is different and is therefore a fraud. So, the best thing you can do is contact Hotmail support and tell them.