[pchelpers] eScams - Protected Message from AOL.com user

The following just came in from Ray's Computer Tips:
There is an email going around, titled "Protected Message from AOL.com 
user". It has the following brief message:

ID: 29151
Password: fbwdthbzd

Message is attached.

Sincerely,
Protected Mail Service,
AOL.com

         The message and the subject of this email may be different. It 
may mention AOL,com, Gmail.com, HotMail.com, Yahoo.com, or MSN.com. 
There are also many variations on this email.
         This is a scam. There is not a message attached. Instead 
attached is an encrypted login webpage in a zip file. The webpage will 
put the JS/Feebs@MM virus on your computer which will send out the virus 
to others.
         Unlike other viruses the To and From slots in the outgoing 
emails are not spoofed or changed. So the emails this virus sends out 
will have your email address in the From slot, just as the email that 
you received had the senders email address in the From slot. This is 
done to trick the recipient into thinking that the email is a valid 
email message sent from someone they know. It is not. DO NOT OPEN THE 
ATTACHMENT. If you do not open and run the attachment, this email will 
do nothing and you will not be infected by this virus.
         One indicator that you have been infected by this virus is that 
when you open your Internet Explorer browser it goes to 
http://po[removed]free.t35.com. Another way to find out if you have this 
virus is to run an antivirus program.
         If you are infected with this virus, you can use an antivirus 
program to remove it.
         This virus is a reminder that you cannot believe everything 
that you read in an email and that you should not open attachments.


-- 
Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig>
ICQ number 112663246
Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786
Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig
Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig
PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig
Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.



-- 
-------list-services-below-----------
Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig>
Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi
List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers
PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig
Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig
Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.

Other related posts: