Monday, May 23, 2011

Alert: MailScanner - Warning: E-mail viruses detected

OzEfilter enabled me to know this email I'd receive had originated from China so I decided to check it out.

The email is designed to look like a rejected message from another server on the pretence the email purportedly contained malware. It is obvious that I didn't send the email as it uses one of my public email addresses.

The body of the email starts with the the text:

Our e-mail content detector has just been triggered by a message you sent:

At the bottom of this email is some text For all your IT requirements visit: and a link to a web site in the UK.

It would appear this email is either a marketing email or perhaps its intent may be to trick people to visit the site which could easily be an infected site with malware.

If you receive emails like this you should delete them. Don't use any of the links even if you're curious.

Kelvin Eldridge
http://www.onlineconnections.com.au/

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