Thursday, January 21, 2010

Virus Detected

I received this email today from "DHL Manager Daryl Hadley" with an attachment DHL_Label _Nr*****.zip

Hello!
The courier company was not able to deliver your parcel by your address.
Cause: Error in shipping address.
You may pickup the parcel at our post office personaly!
Attention!
The shipping label is attached to this e-mail. Please print this label to get this package at our post office.
Please do not reply to this e-mail, it is an unmonitored mailbox!
Thank you.
DHL Delivery Services.

When I tried to open the attachment yahoo displayed a message "Virus detected" by Norton AntiVirus.
The sender's address appears to be genuine, doesn't it? Yet it isn't safe. If it wasn't for the AntiVirus program! *faints*
You've got to be careful when opening email attachments.
BTW has anyone of you received this mail?
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15 comments:

  1. I didnt open the attachment:D
    the id is fake and doesnt require to be created as we do by use of telnet
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  2. Guess what I got another similar email today from DHL but Norton did not find a virus in it, but I'm still not going to open the attachment.

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  3. Thank god I haven't received such mails.. I always prefer to stay away from such kind of emails..
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  4. I just right an article on it today. I also get similar message but from a courier service. I think it is always good to make a search on email subject or on email sender on search engine before opening any link or attachment from unknown provider even from trusted domain.
    .-= Arafat Hossain Piyada´s last blog ..Phishing Attacks Will Increase Due To Cheap DIY Cybercrime Kits(Security Alert) =-.

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  6. Thanks for the suggestions. Will remember when I get mails from unknown senders.

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  7. You know what Selurus I got one of these emails too. I was like I haven't ordered anything. I just deleted it, but Phew dam viruses are everywhere.

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  8. Neither did I. But I was just curious. Luckily the antivirus detected it before I downloaded the attachment.

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  9. I make it a rule not to open attachments from people I don't know for this very reason. Scammers will do anything to try and get your personal information.
    .-= Arwen Taylor´s last blog ..The Secret to Getting Out of Hell =-.

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  10. I try hard not to open unknown attachments. But sometimes I give in to my curiosity. Oh how I would regret if this had caused me to lose something.

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  11. i never open e-mails which are not from a known source! we need to be very careful when using the net right?
    .-= Pubudu Kodikara´s last blog ..How To Turn Off Windows Indexing Service =-.

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  12. Yes. If only I could remember that when I see a new email!

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  13. It's all another email scam that uses malware to gain access to your private details. Stay clear of those and NEVER open them!
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  14. yes. I've been getting a lot of these recently.

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