Tech: Is this a virus?

Subject: Tech: Is this a virus?
From: pavane
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 02:12 AM

I have just received an email purporting to come from an unlikeley address, [e-mail]

'Our main mailing server will be temporary unavaible for the next two days, to continue receiving mail in these days you will have to configure our free autoforwarding service'

This looks extremely suspicious to me, with the spelling mistakes, and especially as it asks you to open the attached file, called attach.zip!

Either a virus, or a program which will divert your dial-up to a premium rate line?

I would advise against opening it!

Subject: RE: Tech: Is this a virus?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 02:25 AM

Definitely correct Pavane.

Subject: RE: Tech: Is this a virus?
From: GUEST, Hamish
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 02:28 AM

Yep - never open zip files. These are compressed versions of, well, anything and can contain executables. Not all virus checkers can cope with them.

Subject: RE: Tech: Is this a virus?
From: PennyBlack
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 04:53 AM

I have outlook strip all attached files from emails before they get to my "inbox" - if anyone needs to send me text, photo's etc. it has to be pre-arranged and even then it's saved and scanned for virii before opening! Blueyonder also scan for virii before sending them on.

PB