Paypal e-mail virus
 

The link takes you to Panda's anti-virus site--

http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_i...&idvirus=41784

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

I take it there is a virus doing the rounds proclaiming to be from Paypal then?

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

Oh yes

I've had this one several times from "admin@yahoo.com" telling me my email account will expire.

It's a zip file which contains a htm file.

Don't fall for it.

Ron
:grind: :grind:

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

but this one is not a zip file
As far as I can see, you only get infected if you a:click on the e-mail message and b: fill in the details

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

No bank or other reputable organisation would ever send you an e-mail asking you to fill in details like that - you will only ever enter such things when securely logged into their proper SSL protected site - so you should always ignore such e-mails.

Sadly a lot of people just don't realise this and end up the victims of online fraud.

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

You're right hobbie.

The one I had with the zip file is "I-Worm/Mimail".

Yours is "Mimail.I", a different virus with a similar name.

My mistake.

Ron
:blush: :blush:

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

I've had 4 of these so far.Luckily my popscan AV has picked up on each of them before i get to them and removes the attachment.
So I suppose I have to spend the next millenium deleting the fecking things because I'm guessing,that there are going to be a lot more of them arriving in my inbox.

Incog feeling her facial twitch returning. :rolleyes:

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

Incog--that twitch may become a regular thing lol--mimail-I was out on the 14th ---- mimail.j is out now--a nastier version.

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

yes I know-my av site has mention of it.

Incog :)

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

Yes I had Paypal come in yesterday. My anti-virus picked it up and deleted the attachment. That's the 2nd time in a week that Paypal email has been in my email. :shrug:

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

Not a virus as such (except in some metaphorical sense perhaps) but the 'I am an African Government official trying to escape my country with lots of money' email scam seems to be on the up again, missus has had several in her inbox in the last couple of weeks. :(

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

Welcome back Ron!

I had this in work today, but for once the (cheap) council antivirus detected it and removed it - amazed!!

No been sent to any of my home addy's tho. :D

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

lucky you.everytime i open up my inbox there's another fecking three of them.

incog.twitch,twitch.

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

I'm STILL getting these damned emails.

Incog:(

Re: Paypal e-mail virus
 

Yes I had 5 of the flaming paypal things yesterday all in 1 go. My anti-virus deleted the attachments. Now I have them blocked. :afire: