latest virus

[cache]

the latest virus to hit, came yesterday.

I noticed it while accessing some message boards, some VERY slow!

I received over 10 of these emails to my various email accounts. It has a topic that starts with "RE:" and looks legit.

THEN, you look at the body of the message and it says:
<span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'>"The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment."</span>
and it includes an attachment. dont open it.

The biggest problem with this is it has slowed down the internet. So if you are experiencing slowing, that is why.

 

[MET]

Also a new PayPal.com message out there. Do not open anything from Paypal.

 

[captain]

I seem to be on everyone's email list

I have received about 100 emails this morning with the virus attached..... Sometimes its not so nice to be popular....

 

[Mikey D]

I got it too!

 

[cache]

anybody with a standard email server will get it. there is no target, just an insanely widespread email virus.

do not open the attachment, which is a screen saver, or .scr file. I have torn into one of the files, and is harmless when contained, but you don't want it on your cpu.

delete it, empty your trash bin, and deleted files.

 

[busa1300nut]

Thanks micky d!

 

[BulletTrain]

Rec'd it twice already, but in a different format. Mine was like a bounced e-mail and said it was unsendable to an AOL address due to an unfixable virus. Had an attachment...

 

[cache]

yep, I got that one too.