[DM-MUG] virus warning from my ISP

[Matt W]

Your ISP (or anyone trustworthy) should never send you a program to 
open and run. They might offer a link to download a patch or to a virus 
information site.

Attacks on your e-mail account? Scare tactics. Even if someone did 
attack your e-mail there isn't much they could do to it except maybe 
shut it down by sending you too many messages.

Also note the  poor grammar, "We warn you..." Not the mark of a 
well-thought out message.

Matthew


On Apr 29, 2004, at 9:23 PM, Bill Smith wrote:

> I received the following message from my ISP:
> We warn you about some attacks on your e-mail account. Your computer 
> may contain viruses, in order to keep your computer and e-mail account 
> safe,
> please, follow the instructions.
>
> There is then an attachment to open and a security password to open 
> the attachment.
>
> Question: Do I really care inasmuch as I subscribe to .Mac and already 
> have that virus protection in place? I did initially try to open the 
> attachment, but got message I needed to upgrade to Stuffit Expander 
> 7.03, with a query if I wanted to download it. At that point I 
> canceled, and decided to query my dmmug group. -- Smith
>
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