Virus from microsoft e-mail
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Virus from microsoft e-mail
just got this e-mail today from microsoft,
norton deleted the attachment with it as it detected a virus
is this e-mail genuine and is norton being over-protective, or is it a spam ???
chris
edited to add, just got another identical e-mail, and again norton kicked in.
norton deleted the attachment with it as it detected a virus
New MyDoom Virus Variant Detected!
A new variant of the W32.Mydoom (W32.Novarg) worm spread rapidly through the Internet.
Anti-virus vendor Central Command claims that 1 in 45 e-mails contains the MyDoom virus.
The worm also has a backdoor Trojan capability.
By default, the Trojan component listens on port 13468.
Protection:
Please download this digitally signed attachment.
This Update includes the functionality of previously released patches.
+++ ©2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+++ One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052
+++ Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19
A new variant of the W32.Mydoom (W32.Novarg) worm spread rapidly through the Internet.
Anti-virus vendor Central Command claims that 1 in 45 e-mails contains the MyDoom virus.
The worm also has a backdoor Trojan capability.
By default, the Trojan component listens on port 13468.
Protection:
Please download this digitally signed attachment.
This Update includes the functionality of previously released patches.
+++ ©2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+++ One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052
+++ Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19
chris
edited to add, just got another identical e-mail, and again norton kicked in.
Last edited by CHRIS_D; Mar 12, 2004 at 10:50 AM.
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The email address has been spoofed.
Very Very easy to do...I showed some of the staff at work the other day, by sending and e-mail myself from "microsoft.com" and "thebossisaturd.com"
Any e-mail that is not from someone you personally know that tries to get you to open an attached file is very likely to be a virus. And norton has confirmed that by telling you!
Big corperations like microsoft will never send updates or tell you to look at attachments via e-mail.
Very Very easy to do...I showed some of the staff at work the other day, by sending and e-mail myself from "microsoft.com" and "thebossisaturd.com"
Any e-mail that is not from someone you personally know that tries to get you to open an attached file is very likely to be a virus. And norton has confirmed that by telling you!
Big corperations like microsoft will never send updates or tell you to look at attachments via e-mail.
Last edited by ALi-B; Mar 12, 2004 at 10:53 AM.
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has anyone found a way of stopping these e-mails which have been spoofed and contain virus's yet. I'm blocking every one that comes in which is subsequently blocking the genuine e-mail addresses.
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