Comments on: Malware disguising as attachment of UPS notification email http://blog.fortinet.com/malware-disguising-as-attachment-of-ups-notification-email/ Real Time Network Protection Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:31:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jean Harriman http://blog.fortinet.com/malware-disguising-as-attachment-of-ups-notification-email/comment-page-1/#comment-314821 Jean Harriman Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:03:37 +0000 http://blog.fortinet.com/?p=8#comment-314821 Very informative article.Thanks Again. Fantastic. Very informative article.Thanks Again. Fantastic.

]]> By: IT Engineer http://blog.fortinet.com/malware-disguising-as-attachment-of-ups-notification-email/comment-page-1/#comment-154183 IT Engineer Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:47:35 +0000 http://blog.fortinet.com/?p=8#comment-154183 I knew exactly what this was before attempting to download the attachment. I was just testing Yahoo's anti-virus scanning and it worked fine on this attachment. Since I don't use Windows, this malware wouldn't matter to my operating system anyway. It's just good to know that Yahoo would have saved my system even if I were using Windows. I knew exactly what this was before attempting to download the attachment. I was just testing Yahoo’s anti-virus scanning and it worked fine on this attachment. Since I don’t use Windows, this malware wouldn’t matter to my operating system anyway. It’s just good to know that Yahoo would have saved my system even if I were using Windows.

]]> By: James Barrett Jr. http://blog.fortinet.com/malware-disguising-as-attachment-of-ups-notification-email/comment-page-1/#comment-106646 James Barrett Jr. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:01:46 +0000 http://blog.fortinet.com/?p=8#comment-106646 I have recently been receiving several UPS and FedEx notifications via e-mail. My computer has "captured" them as spam, and I always delete them. Just for your information! I get, on average 5 to 8 weekly! I have recently been receiving several UPS and FedEx notifications via e-mail. My computer has “captured” them as spam, and I always delete them. Just for your information! I get, on average 5 to 8 weekly!

]]> By: Joe Beetze http://blog.fortinet.com/malware-disguising-as-attachment-of-ups-notification-email/comment-page-1/#comment-105698 Joe Beetze Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:59:54 +0000 http://blog.fortinet.com/?p=8#comment-105698 Got "UPS Notification" in my Yahoo spam folder (should have been my first clue). Was a .zip file, which then "activated Win 7 Anti Virus". Every time I tried to open a Web browser, the "Win7 Anti Virus" would supposedly run, informing me of various malware I was infected with. Could not get beyond the scan, and a menu wanting me to buy the Anti Virus program. After trying several work-arounds, simply restored my system to a previous known-good version (I have Windows 7, which thankfully establishes versions prior to any installs). All is OK now. Ciao. Got “UPS Notification” in my Yahoo spam folder (should have been my first clue). Was a .zip file, which then “activated Win 7 Anti Virus”. Every time I tried to open a Web browser, the “Win7 Anti Virus” would supposedly run, informing me of various malware I was infected with. Could not get beyond the scan, and a menu wanting me to buy the Anti Virus program.

After trying several work-arounds, simply restored my system to a previous known-good version (I have Windows 7, which thankfully establishes versions prior to any installs). All is OK now.

Ciao.

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