I have just received an email that said that a new terrile virus is giong to be sent to many people by email..

Question

and the subject of the mail is going to be invitation and it is going to be send by a person that i have in y contacts.
have you heard abou it?

Answer 1

i have had emails which supposedly sound like they are from my contacts but u can spot them a mile off because i know the way ppl write so i can tell if an email is from a person i know.

golden rule: no one can pretend to be someone they are not and no one can hack into your contacts, for that they need your password, and incase u ever happen to get an email from someone that sounds like one of your friends, check with them before opening any attachments, when in doubt always check, beter to be safe than sorry

Answer 2

A name would help.

Are you sure that the email warning you about the virus isn't the one that actually has the virus?

If you use a web email service, this is not really possible. The web services have pretty strong virus protection and it's also hard to read your contact list without authorised access.

If you use an email client (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.), it's entirely possible.

Answer 3

Just delete it, the golden rule on emails, if you dont know the person, and you werent expecting them, delete them.
Most virus and hoax are pass through the internet millions of times a time, deleting them will help everyone else.

Answer 4

as others who answered:

most emails that look bad are bad -

But some are just there to waste peoples time...

Such as hoaxes.


If you are interested in learning more about hoaxes etc.

check the site below:

Answer 5

try not to open that kind of emails. just delete it.
if you have a good antivirus, do not worry

Answer 6

no, i haven't. who sent you this? someone you know, or maybe your ISP? most likely its spam and you should delete it.