emails?

**MIG-31** · Mar 7, 2004, 04:06 PM

this is nothing big. but just out of curiosity.

from the news article that zerodamage posted the other day.about emails from staff!!

this is an email in my driverheaven email account.both of these had zip files.

email #1

Quote:

Dear user of "Driverheaven.net" mailing system,

Your e-mail account will be disabled because of improper using in next
three days, if you are still wishing to use it, please, resign your
account information.

For details see the attached file.

Attached file protected with the password for security reasons. Password is 30743.

The Management,
The Driverheaven.net team

email #2

Quote:

Dear user of "Driverheaven.net" mailing system,

Your e-mail account has been temporary disabled because of unauthorized access.

For further details see the attach.

For security reasons attached file is password protected. The password is "23032".

Sincerely,
The Driverheaven.net team

am i correct in just delete and ignore them.

Zardon · Mar 7, 2004, 04:33 PM

virus mails, spoofed, dont open just bin. its commonplace atm.

**MIG-31** · Mar 7, 2004, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
virus mails, spoofed, dont open just bin. its commonplace atm.

thanks they were the first i have had from when zero posted the warning in news.just double checking to see if i were correct.

Zardon · Mar 7, 2004, 04:52 PM

the only reason they are sent with encrypted archives is to bypass virus and spam filters as they cant scan the archive. its quite clever and extremely irritating.

Mar 7, 2004, 04:33 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	virus mails, spoofed, dont open just bin. its commonplace atm.

Mar 7, 2004, 04:52 PM	#4
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	the only reason they are sent with encrypted archives is to bypass virus and spam filters as they cant scan the archive. its quite clever and extremely irritating.