"Microsoft email - virus
Hello
Have just received & deleted two fairly authenic looking emails supposedly from Microsoft but actually emails containing trojans/viruses - and detected by my anti-virus software (www.Vet.com.au). Both had attachments. I know these are not new but thought I'd bring them to the attention of anyone who may be interested that they are still going around. The details a- 1. Says it is from :Microsoft Technical Service" with a subject heading of "Last Network Email System Critical Upgrade" & an attachment. Have viewed the body of the email without opening it, & it reads extremely authenically & certainly looks like it is from MS. 2. Says it is from "MS Network Email System" with a subject heading of "Failure Advice" & an attachment. Again the body of the email reads well - refers to a virus being the cause & says it caught & deleted it. Thought that reporting these examples may be of some assistance to someone. Please note:... the emails were deleted & just to be sure I ran a full virus scan on my hard drives. I also never open any attachment unless I am aware of the source & run a virus checker over it etc. In these cases I was also alerted by the fact that I do not subscribe to any MS Network services. Regards from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia http://www.visitvictoria.com/ |
....except Microsoft never sends anything like that, so a quick delete is
called for. HH "Echuca" wrote in message u... Hello Have just received & deleted two fairly authenic looking emails supposedly from Microsoft but actually emails containing trojans/viruses - and detected by my anti-virus software (www.Vet.com.au). Both had attachments. I know these are not new but thought I'd bring them to the attention of anyone who may be interested that they are still going around. The details a- 1. Says it is from :Microsoft Technical Service" with a subject heading of "Last Network Email System Critical Upgrade" & an attachment. Have viewed the body of the email without opening it, & it reads extremely authenically & certainly looks like it is from MS. 2. Says it is from "MS Network Email System" with a subject heading of "Failure Advice" & an attachment. Again the body of the email reads well - refers to a virus being the cause & says it caught & deleted it. Thought that reporting these examples may be of some assistance to someone. Please note:... the emails were deleted & just to be sure I ran a full virus scan on my hard drives. I also never open any attachment unless I am aware of the source & run a virus checker over it etc. In these cases I was also alerted by the fact that I do not subscribe to any MS Network services. Regards from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia http://www.visitvictoria.com/ |
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