I just received a rather convincing virus...
What more, my up-to-date virus software didn't pick it up...it is in an attached zip file, so perhaps it would have picked it up if I had opened it?
The email looks legitimate, with an fbi.gov extension on the return address, but as I don't visit "illegal sites", I suspected it might be bogus.
After visiting the real fbi site, my suspicioan were confirmed.
From the fbi web site...
11/22/05
We're sorry to report yet another wave of virus-laden e-mails sent out with false FBI addresses. This particular e-mail claims the FBI has been monitoring your Internet use...says you've accessed so-called illegal websites...and demands you answer questions—all you have to do is open an attachment, maliciously laced with a variant of the w32/sober virus.
Don't do it! In fact, don't EVER respond to unsolicited poison pills like these. The FBI does not conduct business this way.
Who are the e-mails from? To date, they're being sent out with email addresses of [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected].
What does the message say? Something like:
Dear Sir/Madam,
We have logged your IP-address on more than 30 illegal Websites.
Important: Please answer our questions! The list of questions are attached.
Yours faithfully,
Steven Allison
Federal Bureau of Investigation-FBI-
The spread of computer viruses affects everyone who uses a computer. We take these incidents very seriously and work hard to investigate them.
Cheers!
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