Two out of 69 new emails have dubious .exe attachments, im curious because im not aware of these ones doing the rounds at the moment.

Any thoughts?

Subject: Returned Mail: Return to sender

From: Inet Mail System (dmailprogram@yahoo.com)
To: "Inet Client" <recipient@emaildomain.com>

Attachment: bpfdwjyo.exe

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Looking at this one again... its the Swen virus?

Subject: Current Microsoft Critical Pack
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 07:43:58 +0100
From: "Microsoft Internet Security Division" <rebojgr@newsletters_ms.com>
To: " " <cjea_qcwovr@newsletters_ms.com>

Any ideas on this first one?

 

impossible to tell from just that as many viruses have built in algorithms to change the names.

chances are it will be, but an up to date scanner should pick up the signatures anyway.

 

I'd say so, delete them.

 

any thing with a .exe delete it mate
Especially if you dont know the person that sent it

 

just think to yourself would anyone realy ever send a legit executeable program file to you without tellin you first?

 

Submitted the first one to McAfee. Do they reply with an outcome?

 

I got 8 different e-mails at tea time tonight and they were all variations on Microsoft Critical Update e-mails (Like you got). My Norton Anti-Virus picked up all 8 with the Swen virus....

Delete, Delete, Delete !!!!!!!

 

Depends how you submit Boro. You'll get an answer if the file went to our Aylesbury office, can't comment for Johnny Foreigner.