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Mar 25, 2011, 5:15 PM
MJB
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Mar 25, 2011, 5:15 PM
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UPS e-mail virus
Just a forewarning - I got an e-mail today saying that a parcel was sent to my address by UPS and it had a zip file attached. Norton 360 e-mail scanner detected and deleted a trojan.

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united parcel service document.zip
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Subject: United Parcel Service notification
Sender: "United Parcel Service" <adsupport4@ups.com>
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High

This file risk is high.
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united parcel service document.exe (Trojan.FakeAV)
[Contained in] united parcel service document.zip [inside of email attachment]
Mar 26, 2011, 2:57 AM
Andy
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Mar 26, 2011, 2:57 AM
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Re: [MJB] UPS e-mail virus In reply to
Yeah, my dad had the same. He asked me if I was expecting any deliveries. His attachment was a .rar, so I told him under no circumstances try to open it Wink

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Mar 26, 2011, 8:58 AM
SandraR
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Mar 26, 2011, 8:58 AM
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I get the darn things all the time and just delete them. Crazy


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Mar 26, 2011, 9:28 AM
MJB
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Re: [SandraR] UPS e-mail virus In reply to
Same here but I use parcel services quite regularly so it might have caught me out.