Saturday, November 7, 2009

What should i do about this spyware detected message I got about my email address?

The Error message says





Our robot has detected an abnormal activity from your IP adress


on sending e-mails. Probably it is connected with the last epidemic


of a worm which does not have official patches at the moment.





We recommend you to install this patch to remove worm files


and stop email sending, otherwise your account will be blocked.
What should i do about this spyware detected message I got about my email address?
Definitely do not click, just delete.





'adress' is misspelled, and the wording is funny too...'probably it is'...'stop email sending'.


I've noticed misspellings and funny wording in just about all of the scam emails...I've won the international lottery like 15 times and have had 10 or so wealthy relatives in a foreign country leave me everything!!





These are just some things that I noticed, and things I look for in a somewhat official looking email.


That's my tip for questionable emails! Hope it helps. :)





BTW


I got the same email, here it is:





"Administrator" %26lt;efrp@hpcl.co.in%26gt;


Dear Customer,





Our robot has detected an abnormal activity from your IP adress


on sending e-mails. Probably it is connected with the last epidemic


of a worm which does not have official patches at the moment.





We recommend you to install this patch to remove worm files


and stop email sending, otherwise your account will be blocked.





Administrator
Reply:Download or buy an antivirus and scan your computer. Also run an anti spyware program


http://www.avast.com
Reply:This is bogus, and it is spyware. Get SpyBot Search %26amp; Destroy to safely remove spyware. Best of all, it鈥檚 free. After installing it, immunize the computer against over 30,000 known pieces of spyware. Then run a full bot check and remove everything it finds using the Fix Selected Problems tab. Keep it updated and run it weekly to keep your computer free of this stuff. Then get Ad-Aware also from download.com and run it the first time doing a Full System Scan. Thereafter, run a Smart Scan daily.


http://www.download.com/





Keep them both updated and use them.
Reply:Change your password
Reply:Scam ... No email will contain a "patch file"





Get


Avast = http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Editi...





Or





AVG = http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-F...
Reply:Do NOT install this "patch", as it likely is a trojan or a virus. Instead, use your own anti-virus to check your machine. You can also get a free scan from Symantec (symantec.com).
Reply:Top Ten Anti-Spyware Software Review 2007 link:


http://www.topten-reviews.info
Reply:Go to download.com and download some anti-spywares they have.
Reply:Ignore it. It is a phishing scam that is trying to put a virus on your computer. If you install the "patch" you will be installing the virus yourself.
Reply:Delete it now!!! It's a scam.
Reply:Utter rubbish of course. Run an anti virus to be on the safe side but continue to use your email. Make sure you have a firewall and malware scanner. Search the internet for favoured brands or ask her or your friends. Never download anything from an email unless you are sure of its contents.

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