Virus Warning!!!

[rebelbug]

I've just received the following message from my internet provider, Don't think that it is a hoax:

We have reports of new variants of existing viruses arriving in a password protected ZIP file. Inside the message body is a message with the password required to extract it. If you are not expecting a password protected zip from the sender, DO NOT open it and put the password in. Because it is inside a password protected ZIP with a random password there is no way currently for virus scanning software to see it until it is extracted on your local computer. Solutions are being looked into by various anti-virus companies and Star~Net. Since blocking all password protected attachments would eliminate legitimate attachments we can not simply block them all. We will send an update later or in the newsletter about this issue.
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[Johnny Canuck]

My 9 year old daughter knows not to click on this stuff.

Too bad there's millions of Internet users out there that continue to click away. . . .

I guess that's not covered by the Darwin Awards.

[Double Deuce]

Not sure if they mean the Netsky virus thing or not. I do know it frequently comes as zip file or embedded in it. I have been getting 5-10 per day but just delete them.

[rebelbug]

Not sure if they mean the Netsky virus thing or not. I do know it frequently comes as zip file or embedded in it. I have been getting 5-10 per day but just delete them.

Funny thing, I just got notified that I had an email that wasn't delivered because it contained the W32.Netsky.D@mm . A first for me. Hotmail address gave it away I guess.
:surprise: