A new scam or virus attack ?
 

Here is the copy of a e-mail I just got.
Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments: www.paypal.com.pif

Here is the Body of the e-mail:

Dear PayPal member,

We regret to inform you that your account is about to be expired in next five business days. To avoid suspension of your account you have to reactivate it by providing us with your personal information.

To update your personal profile and continue using PayPal services you have to run the attached application to this email. Just run it and follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT! If you ignore this alert, your account will be suspended in next five business days and you will not be able to use PayPal anymore.

Thank you for using PayPal.


roartuct


Talk about some slimy shit.

can you think of how many people they musta got?

Maybe Both!

i still have to receive a copy of that. so far none. i guess NAV2003 has detected the email as a virus and automatically deleted it.

Old news, been getting those for about a month now, I use AVG antivirus (www.grisoft.com) and it blocks all the viruses just fine).

The latest one going around I just got today says its from microsoft (ms.com) and it looks like this:



MS User

this is the latest version of security update, the "November 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which resolves all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well as three newly discovered vulnerabilities.
Install now to protect your computer from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could allow an attacker to run code on your computer. This update includes the functionality of all previously
released patches.


System requirements Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP
This update applies to MS Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and
later
MS Outlook, version 8.00 and later
MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
Recommendation Customers should install the patch at the earliest
opportunity.
How to install Run attached file. Choose Yes on displayed dialog box.

How to use You don't need to do anything after installing this
item.

Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base articles can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support <http://support.microsoft.com/> web site. For security-related information about Microsoft products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor <http://www.microsoft.com/security> web site, or Contact Us.
<http://www.microsoft.com/contactus/contactus.asp>

Thank you for using Microsoft products.

Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an unmonitored e-mail address and we are unable to respond to any replies.

________________________________

The names of the actual companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact Us <http://www.microsoft.com/contactus/contactus.asp>
| Legal <http://www.microsoft.com/legal/> | TRUSTe
<https://www.truste.org/validate/605>
?2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use
<http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm> | Privacy Statement
<http://www.microsoft.com/info/privacy.htm> | Accessibility
<http://www.microsoft.com/enable/>


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AVG repsonded with this:

Viruses found in the attached files.
The attached file Q455471.exe is infected by I-Worm/Swen.A. The attachment was removed from the mail.



LOL