This came into my email just today. It sounds fishy to me. This is the email address that sent it, supposedly. secur@areainc.com There's an attachment I'm not opening which is identified as Update-KB6890-x86.zip (17KB).
Mail server report.
Our firewall determined the e-mails containing worm copies are being sent from your computer.
Nowadays it happens from many computers, because this is a new virus type (Network Worms).
Using the new bug in the Windows, these viruses infect the computer unnoticeably.
After the penetrating into the computer the virus harvests all the e-mail addresses and sends the copies of itself to these e-mail
addresses
Please install updates for worm elimination and your computer restoring.
Best regards,
Customers support service
This sounds very much like someone trying to get a worm into computers via email. What do you think?
2006-10-19 14:19:22 · 8 answers · asked by quietwalker 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
You made the right decisions, very proud of you. First of all, no one will ever send you a legimate email stating that your machine is sending emails containing viruses. As you already know, when you see that the email has an attatchment (paper clip icon), DO NOT OPEN IT. Also, you'll notice the update number kb-6890. Windows updates use the letter "K" as the first letter in the update files, leading you to believe that it's an update from Microsoft. Trust me, You'll never, ever get an update file from Microsoft in your email. The story of the Wooden Trojan Horse, sneaked into an unexpected crowd by disuising itself as something else. Trojans and their varients use the same system to trick you into clicking on their "Great Looking File" and then put the whammy on ya. If it's an Email worm, it will copy itself hudreds and even thousands of times on your hard drive and send copies of itself to all of your friends on your Messengers Friends List, and then their friends, etc etc. Awesome comment. Thank You, Larry
2006-10-19 14:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too bad there are people out there who like to play games and try to scare us. Just use a good antivius protection, keep it updated. scan for virus regularly and make sure it is set to scan your email, messengers, internet, and everything that you have coming into your computer.. There is a place for exceptions too allow certain things to come in such as files from messengers, your ISP if needed. etc... Now if your virus scan is working properly and it was a virus it would not let you read the mail. Or would not have allowed it to enter your puter... :)
2006-10-19 14:33:38 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That email is bogus and you will be infected if you click the link. It is just trying to fool you into thinking is is legit and use that number to resemble a Microsoft Security Update.
2006-10-19 14:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT OPEN THAT FILE! if you have a virus scanner program, make sure it is up to date and scan your computer. if you don't have one. go to www.commandondemand.com and use the free online scanner. this free one will tell you if you have a virus, but you have to pay for them to delete it. but at least you will knwo if you are infected.
2006-10-19 14:23:15 · answer #4 · answered by free_indeed2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
delete it and don't even dare open it or risk losing your computer to a worm virus.
2006-10-19 14:42:18 · answer #5 · answered by yamimctm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This could be a scam! Be wary of e-mails like this!
2006-10-19 15:04:09 · answer #6 · answered by marcus r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DANGER WILL ROBINSON DANGER DO NOT OPEN THAT INSTEAD SCAN WITH AV SFW AND THAT SHOULD REMOVE IT IF NOT SEND IT BACK TO SENDER AND DO A COMPLETE SCAN OF SYSTEM...
2006-10-19 14:22:22 · answer #7 · answered by starchild1701 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe that e-mail had a worn:S.
2006-10-19 14:20:46 · answer #8 · answered by YoUnGtHuG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋