SelfStudy : Virus - UPS/FedEx/DHL Delivery Failure

From Randy - State Network Analyst:

With the holidays, viruses and spyware are an unfortunate fact of life. Firewalls along with updated and properly installed Antivirus software are an absolute must these days. But you can still do some malicious code blocking yourself.

I received the second email message today with the header “UPS Delivery Problem”. The message has an attachment with a very complicated filename (UPS_FILEMN2348234.zip). The key is “.zip”. Once you open this it contains a file that is executable and that installs a virus on your computer. So you must participate to infect your PC with this virus.

This virus has been circulating for over a year. But it seems to be gaining some ground currently. You can go to http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp to read more about it; what it does and how to clean it off. But the easiest cure for this one is to delete it.

And remember, unless you know someone is purposely sending an attachment that ends with “.zip” or .”exe”, delete any messages containing attachments with these filename extensions.