UPS / FEDEX VIRUS WARNING! - Please Read Carefully!

Currently we are seeing a large number of viruses doing the rounds.

These virus’s are coming via email and a dropper application is used. The application is contained in a zip file attached to the email and when a user attempts to open the zip file the file is an executable which once launched unleashes the viruses. These are causing all the antivirus applications problems and diligence on the part of users opening emails is required.

Our general recommendation is when you receive emails with attachments you should take extra care. Even if you have an up-to-date anti virus engine. Do not simply click on the attachment, .exe or .zip. Take a look at the contents, the sender, the way the email is constructed (does it contains a company logo, legal disclaimer,… ) and so on. If it is suspicious leave the email alone or delete it.

Major companies, like UPS, PayPal, eBay, Microsoft and others, do not communicate in the way that viruses, phishing, scams and spam are distributed. If you take extra care looking at the email you could identify suspicious emails quite fast.