Heads up guys,

I have received 2 emails with the Header "Paypal" in them, indicating there is an issue with my Paypal account. 2 problems; I don't have a Paypal account and secondly, each message has carried a virus (*32.exe, can't quite remember what it was).

Please beware and be aware; thank goodness for Norton's anti virus.

Cheers

WB

 

I keep on getting these on a daily basis.

Yeah lucky i have norton antivirus.

Is there anyway that this can be stopped once and for all??

 

paypal have asked to be notified about such emails so they can try and track down the culprits !!

 

I've got loads of 'em...but none to my paypal email addy

 

I'm receiving loads to my work address (not my paypal one!), but the thought police don't pass on the details so I can't send them on to Paypal!!!

Grrr...

 

I've had 4 today, and I've never had anything to do with Paypal

 

Someone who has your email address in their address book and obviously doesn't have an Anti-Virus programme [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] is infected by a virus and because of this, the virus is sending out all these emails.

I am getting loads of these type mails, but luckily my mail server picks them up first


Sender: (<Do_Not_Reply@paypal.com&gt

W32/Mimail-J
Aliases
infected: I-Worm.Mimail.j, W32/Mimail.j@MM virus, W32.Mimail.J@mm, WORM_MIMAIL.J

Type
Win32 worm


Description
W32/Mimail-J is a worm very similar to W32/Mimail-I. This variant tries to get you to give up your credit card details, just like W32/Mimail-I, but also asks you for additional personal information such as your Social Security Number and your mother's maiden name.
W32/Mimail-J drops itself to your Windows folder using the names SvcHost32.exe and ee98af.tmp. It also creates fake PayPal web pages in your root directory using the names pp.hta and index2.hta. These web pages include scripts which ask you for the personal information described above.



[Edited by Redkop - 1/7/2004 8:50:50 AM]

 

2 per day everyday for the last week :/

 

Snap,

I keep getting them from a Tiscali address: 80.46.204.77 [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

 

New one out too W32/Mimail.p@MM

url=http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100942.htm

 

So is there anyway round this then? Ive blocked it but it still comes in then goes to deleted bin automatically.

 

BL nope thats all you can do just delete them

As long as your dont open the exe in the email your ok
Well apart from getting the emails all the time

 

i've had them since before Christmas.

my anti AVG virus picks up on them.. but says that some it can't delete or Heal....Why?

I go in to Seach for folders etc.. seach for the waord PAYPAY.
It finds a file that contains it.. and i delete it!!
Next anti virus check and it says i'm all clear... trouble is... PayPal Emails are coming 5+ times a day now.

also it automatically places an Email in my Delete Folder on OE and not just in my Inbox.
So is you open the delete folder.. My Anti Virus tells me there are virus attatched the the Email document!!

If i don't open them and perminatly delete them.. are we ok?