I received FOUR of these, all addressed to the account that I use to
moderate and participate on these lists -- and for virtually nothing else.

  The source machine appears to be on an rr.com cable modem.  And since I
haven't received any of these to any of my other email addresses (...), it's
highly likely that the owner of that machine is subscribed to either or both
of PCSOFT and PCBUILD.

David Gillett


On 14 Nov 2003 at 14:15, Al Thompson wrote:

> I received 3 virus-infected emails today (Friday)  which were supposedly from PayPal. Don't be fooled - they looked
> very authentic. I don't usually pass this type of info along, but considering the nature of these emails, I thought
> it prudent to do so. Ironically, since changing my email address, I've had no email contact with anyone other than
> this list - hmmm? (Someone on the list infected?)
>
> Al Thompson
>
>
> The attachment name is:    www.paypal.com.scr
> The subject line read:        YOUR PAYPAL.COM ACCOUNT EXPIRES
> The virus name is:             W32/Mimail.i@MM
>
> The messages read as follows:
>
> Start QUOTE
>
> Dear PayPal member,
>
> PayPal would like to inform you about some important information regarding your PayPal account. This account, which
> is associated with the email address
>
> <my email address was here>
>
> will be expiring within five business days.  We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause, but this is
> occurring because all of our customers are required to update their account settings with their personal
> information.
>
> We are taking these actions because we are implementing a new security policy on our website to insure everyone's
> absolute privacy. To avoid any interruption in PayPal services then you will need to run the application that we
> have sent with this email (see attachment) and follow the instructions. Please do not send your personal
> information through email, as it will not be as secure.
>
> IMPORTANT! If you do not update your information with our secure application within the next five business days
> then we will be forced to deactivate your account and you will not be able to use your PayPal account any longer.
> It is strongly recommended that you take a few minutes out of your busy day and complete this now.
>
> DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE VIA EMAIL! This mail is sent by an automated message system and the reply will not be
> received.
>
> Thank you for using PayPal.
>
> canciaii
>
> End QUOTE
>
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