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| Thread ID: 91893 | 2008-07-22 00:29:00 | Email from UPS undelivered parcel - Virus ? | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 690977 | 2008-07-22 00:29:00 | Hi Guys I just got an email saying its from UPS. Saying that a parcel could not be delivered due to an incorrect address. It has an attachment with the details. I have not opened it yet. I wonder if it is a virus or trojan as I have not sent or am not not expecting a parcel. AVG let it through. What do you think ? |
Digby (677) | ||
| 690978 | 2008-07-22 00:31:00 | Well if you dont know what it is, or what its talking about, delete it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 690979 | 2008-07-22 00:55:00 | Couldn't you open it on a VM? | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 690980 | 2008-07-22 01:07:00 | As speedy suggested, Just DONT open it. If you are wanting to make sure phone them and ask if they have a parcel for you. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 690981 | 2008-07-22 01:09:00 | Did you consider that if it is actually from UPS how did they know your email address. | Safari (3993) | ||
| 690982 | 2008-07-22 01:11:00 | you mean this one? :rolleyes: ---------------- UPS Virus Warning Tuesday July 15, 2008 UPS has issued a warning about a new computer virus circulating as an attachment to emails purporting to originate from the "UPS Packet Service." The warning is authentic. The virus is real. The bogus Packet Service messages claim a parcel sent by the user was undeliverable due to an incorrect address. The user is instructed to open an attachment containing a copy of the invoice. The attachment actually contains a virus which may infect the user's computer. As a general rule, Internet users should always be wary of opening unknown file attachments, and maintain up-to-date antivirus protection on their computers at all times. ================================== Text of the UPS alert: Attention Virus Warning We have become aware there is a fraudulent email being sent that says it is coming from UPS and leads the reader to believe that a UPS shipment could not be delivered. The reader is advised to open an attachment reportedly containing a waybill for the shipment to be picked up. This e-mail attachment contains a virus. We recommend that you do not open the attachment, but delete the email immediately. UPS may send official notification messages on occasion, but they rarely include attachments. If you receive a notification message that includes an attachment and are in doubt about its authenticity, please contact customerservice@ups.com. Please note that UPS takes its customer relationships very seriously, but cannot take responsibility for the unauthorized actions of third parties. Thank you for your attention. |
bevy121 (117) | ||
| 690983 | 2008-07-22 01:13:00 | Thanks Bevy That's what I though it was ! Cunning bast.... I'll delete it now ! |
Digby (677) | ||
| 690984 | 2008-07-22 01:18:00 | And it looks like it installs: Rootkit/Agent.JEP and Adware/AntivirusXP2008. If you did open it |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 690985 | 2008-07-22 01:18:00 | Did you consider that if it is actually from UPS how did they know your email address. You really think the only way someone would know the e-mail address is if they were legitimate? And have you ever heard of "spoofing the senders address" = fake :eek: *edit* Sorry Safari, just realized what you were meaning... |
bevy121 (117) | ||
| 690986 | 2008-07-22 02:35:00 | I highly doubt you have used UPS? Goes without saying - delete it, and then delete it from the deleted items. AVG doesn't detect that kinda stuff as a rule. :thumbs: |
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