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e-mails with virus

  • 04-03-2004 11:21am
    #1
    elexes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,471 ✭✭✭


    Dear user of Eircom.net gateway e-mail server,

    Our antivirus software has detected a large ammount of viruses outgoing
    from your email account, you may use our free anti-virus tool to clean up
    your computer software.

    For more information see the attached file.

    In order to read the attach you have to use the following password: 37888.

    Sincerely,
    The Eircom.net team http://www.eircom.net


    intresting . ive never gotton a virus claim to be eircom


Comments

  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Very interesting.

    I trust obviously you have run AV anyway just to be sure.

    Where would a virus get that kind of info to send out such an email?

    Or maybe someone is trying to sully eircom's name even further...


  • #3
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    This is the "Bagle" virus or a variant of it.

    For the past few days not all variants have been caught by a lot of virus scanner's signatures so quite a few have been sneaking through.


  • #4
    Tivoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Tivoli


    got this email today from management@esatclear.ie

    the attached email was the beagle virus, i would definately have clicked it
    only norton had got there first




    >
    >Dear user, the management of Esatclear.ie mailing system wants to let you
    >know that,
    >
    >Our main mailing server will be temporary unavaible for next two days,
    >to continue receiving mail in these days you have to configure our
    >free
    >auto-forwarding service.
    >
    >Advanced details can be found in attached file.
    >
    >Have a good day,
    > The Esatclear.ie team
    >http://www.esatclear.ie


  • #5
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Colleague of mine got something similar with indigo.ie on it last night (and he opened the attachment :p)

    I assume it's simply pulling the domain name from email addresses and then substituting it into the text of the mail.

    Low tech, but it'll have huge impact. Particularly for normal users, the mail is extremely believable.

    :mad:


  • #6
    dod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 801 ✭✭✭dod


    Originally posted by seamus
    someone is trying to sully eircom's name even further...
    This is possible?


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  • #7
    Gillie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,640 ✭✭✭Gillie


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145033


  • #8
    Woden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭Woden


    Dear user, the management of EIRCOM.NET mailing system wants to let you know that,

    Our main mailing server will be temporary unavaible for next two days,
    to continue receiving mail in these days you have to configure our free
    auto-forwarding service.

    For details see the attach.

    In order to read the attach you have to use the following password: 36038.

    Sincerely,
    The EIRCOM.NET team http://www.eIRCOM.NET

    aye just found this one, cheeky fuers i have to say


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