[Merged]Paypal Email Virus

hobbie · 16-11-2003, 22:00

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

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

Paul K · 16-11-2003, 22:08

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

ronald146m · 16-11-2003, 23:07

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

hobbie · 17-11-2003, 04:19

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

**Paul** · 17-11-2003, 04:30

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.

ronald146m · 17-11-2003, 17:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobbie

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

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

**Maggy** · 19-11-2003, 20:36

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.

hobbie · 20-11-2003, 04:45

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

**Maggy** · 20-11-2003, 16:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobbie

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

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

Incog

allanprg · 20-11-2003, 16:31

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.

**Chris** · 20-11-2003, 16:33

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.

Chimaera · 20-11-2003, 19:14

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.

**Maggy** · 20-11-2003, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chimaera

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.

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

incog.twitch,twitch.

**Maggy** · 25-11-2003, 00:24

I'm STILL getting these damned emails.

Incog

allanprg · 25-11-2003, 02:52

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.