I received an email from [e-mail] stating their firewall determined that e-mails containing worm copies?

Question

were being sent from my computer and further recommended that their attached update for worm elimination and computer restoring be installed. Is this a legitimate site and a real virus type?

Answer 1

"Don't put that nasty old thing in your computer! You don't know where it's been!"

Never, ever, ever, EVER install something that some random stranger emails you.

A bit of googling revealed that emails like the one you received are carrying Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.gen -- a trojan. This did not surprise me in the slightest, of course, and it shouldn't surprise you.

The short version: No and no.

Answer 2

Sounds fishy. If anything would detect worm on your PC (firewall doesn’t detect them – eventually could blocks them) your would be notified by some software warning ,… but never e-mail. It is possible that ISP could notify you that your PC became “zombie” and generate SPAM – but not firewall vendor. If you don’t use software the e-mail supposes to be sent from that swindle for sure. They just want to either swindle you of money or bully you to pay them fee for malware they themselves installed (posing as some anty malware vendor).

To check where mail cam from in Yahoo mail folder click “Full header” link than trace “Originated IP”.
If feel like: tracing information will provide you with address of reporting abuse to ISP of attacker.

Free online tracer:

http://samspade.org/

Answer 3

read that again: niet? this is the type of error to watch for with this type of malicious mail. Tackle the source, get a good antispyware like Windows Defender or AdAware

besides which, firewalls don't detect worms and restoring your computer doesn't need special software, just XP itself

Answer 4

NEVER install an "update" attached to an e-mail! It's infected with a virus, trojan, or spyware. Just delete the e-mail!

Legitimate updates are NEVER sent out by e-mail.