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New Virus
Got this in my inbox this morning. Thought it worth posting here;
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> MAILWASHER SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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>
> Hi, it’s Nick Bolton from Firetrust.
>
> I’m sending you this newsletter to alert you to a nasty email virus which
> has just appeared. At the time of writing this newsletter, the antivirus
> companies don’t appear to have updated their signatures to catch this
> virus.
>
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> Virus alert
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>
> If you receive one of the following emails :
>
> “Subject line : Photo Approval Needed
>
> Hello,
>
> Your photograph was forwarded to us as part of an article we are
> publishing for our May edition of Business Monthly. Can you check over the
> format and get back to us with your approval or any changes you would
> like. If the photograph is not to your liking then please attach a
> preferred one.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> John Andrews
> Dept Marketing
> Flexiprint.co.uk ”
>
> or this :
>
> “Hello,
> I noticed whilst browsing your site that there were problems with some of
> your links, when I tried again with Internet Explorer the problems were
> not there so I assume that they were caused by me using the Mozilla
> browser.
> As more people are turning to alternative browsers now it may be of help
> for you to know this. I have enclosed a screen capture of the problem so
> your team can get it fixed if you deem it an issue.
> Kind regards,
> James Andrews
> Dept. Publishing
> FlexiPrint.co.uk”
>
> then delete them immediately. They have .zip files attached to them called
> ‘Screenshot of Site.zip’ and ‘Photo-Approval-Needed.zip’. Under no
> circumstances should you open these attachments.
>
> You can view these messages safely in MailWasher Pro and delete them off
> the server before they reach you.
>
> If you’re running Firetrust Benign, you can set it to block .zip files by
> following the instructions here :
>
> http://www.firetrust.com/support/benign … =other#zip
>
> These virus messages are extremely sophisticated and appear to have fooled
> a large number of Internet users. So be careful!
>
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>
> I hope you’ve found this newsletter helpful.
>
> Thank you to all of you who send us your comments and suggestions. We
> enjoy hearing from you, please keep in touch.
>
> And feel free to forward this newsletter on to your friends and family. If
> you have any questions about how our products can keep you safe online,
> please contact us by email at: info@firetrust.com
>
>
> Nick Bolton and the team at Firetrust
> http://www.firetrust.com
>
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