UPS Email Infected - High Risk Threat

There is an email apparently from UPS going around with an attachment: invoice_8712.zip#670639117 which contains the Win32:Zbot Trojan.

Email reads:

‘Unfortunately we were not able to deliver postal package you sent on July (date varies) in time because the recipient’s address is not correct.
Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office

Your UPS’

The invoice ‘copy’ is in a .zip file. Please do NOT open this attachment as you will be infected with the Zbot Trojan. If you receive one of these emails simply delete it.

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More Email Dangers

The email Trojans are back in full swing.

Many of these will be titled ‘Office Antics’, ‘It Takes Guts to Say Jesus’, ‘Free Web Tools’ and many other eye catching subjects.

DO NOT open these emails as they contain a Trojan Downloader and if the link contained in the body is clicked a new window will open and you will be prompted to download a file.

Only trust emails from trusted sources, but also ensure that you have real-time anti-virus running. Even trusted sources can innocently pass on trojans and malicious code.

Virus Name: JS/Psyme also known as HTML/Mht@exp

Spreads through Web Browsing, Downloads Code from the internet, Exploits your system and/or Software vulnerabilities, and in extreme cases it can wipe your hard drive of all data.

Ensure your anti-virus is up-to-date. I recommend AVG Anti-Virus (freeware) which catches these Trojans and opens a ‘Threat Detected’ window.

If you are infected with this update your virus definitions file and reboot into Safe Mode, scan with anti-virus and also scan with ad-aware.

Email will read similar to this, with some variations:

Welcome Member,

We are so happy you joined ************

Member Number: 6257277682314
Your Temp. Login ID: user3795
Your Password ID: eq708

Please Change your login and change your Login Information.

Use this link to change your Login info: ******** (link removed)

Welcome,
***********
***********

These emails all follow the same format with a clickable link…….DO NOT click.

Email Danger - Free Web Tools

Hot on the heels of the ‘Postcard From A Friend’, there is a new trend starting.

Below is a copy of an email I received - several copies of it too.

DO NOT open this email as it contains a Trojan Downloader, just Delete it
Virus Name: JS/Psyme also known as HTML/Mht@exp

Spreads through Web Browsing, Downloads Code from the internet, Exploits your system and/or Software vulnerabilities.

Ensure your anti-virus is up-to-date. I recommend AVG Anti-Virus (freeware)which catches these Trojans and opens a ‘Threat Detected’ window.

If you are infected with this update your virus definitions file and reboot into Safe Mode, scan with anti-virus and also scan with ad-aware.

Email will read similar to this, with some variations:

Welcome Member,
We are so happy you joined Free Web Tools.

Member Number: 6257277682314
Your Temp. Login ID: user3795
Your Password ID: eq708

Please Change your login and change your Login Information.

Use this link to change your Login info: Free Web Tools

Welcome,
Internet Support
Free Web Tools