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Old 06-03-2004, 13:20   #3
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Re: dodgy email 'from ntl'

Quote:
Originally Posted by danielf
My gf received an email on her ntl account that appears to contain a virus (though I'm not sure as I've only read it on webmail on a mac).

The text is as follows



The subject is 'Important notify about your e-mail account.'

The attachment is called moreinfo.pif

Looks dodgy (if only for the bad grammar/spelling), and I thought I'd post it here as it purports to be from ntlworld.

Received one today indicating it was from NTL containing a .zip file, with the following message, again looks dodgy.


Quote:

Dear user of "Ntlworld.com" mailing system,

Our antivirus software has detected a large ammount of viruses outgoing
from your email account, you may use our free anti-virus tool to clean up
your computer software.

For more information see the attached file.

Attached file protected with the password for security reasons. Password is 12058.

Sincerely,
The Ntlworld.com team

Attached MoreInfo.zip
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