Dear Customers,
We have received a series of phone calls and support requests in regards to emails that "appear" to have been sent from MicroEd.
Example Wording:
- microed.com.au ID: youremail address
- Your Email Account is Suspended For Security Reasons
- We regret to inform you that your eBay account will be suspended
- We regret to inform you that your account has been suspended due to the violation of our site policy, more info is attached.
We can assure you that the emails have not come from MicroEd. Our investigations show that this is a templated email that is generated by the W32/Mytob-FK virus or similar.
In simple terms an infected computer has the ability to mass-mail those people in the address book substituting the senders address with another from the address book. The result is an email that appears to have come from MicroEd. There have been similar reports of emails coming from eBay, PayPal and Banks.
As of yesterday there is also a new FBI Hoax email being distributed via the Sober Virus.
- We remind customers to ensure that you protect yourself with AntiVirus software and ensure that the definitions are always up to date and delete any suspect emails.
- VSafe (free with your MicroEd account) is another way of stopping this type of threat reaching your computer.
- Be very wary of emails from eBay or your Bank. There are a lot of emails in circulation that claim to be from your bank, eBay or PayPal. 99.90f these emails are fraudulant and are used as a means of obtaining your account details.
If you are interested in reading more about these threats please see the links below:
W32/Mytob Virus :
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/anal...32mytobfk.html
W32/Mytob Virus :
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/viru...=WORM_MYTOB.BM
ebay / PayPay Hoax Emails :
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/...10/abu0104/s04
Bank Hoax Emails :
http://www.national.com.au/Internet_...,59153,00.html
Bank Hoax Emails :
http://www.stgeorge.com.au/int_bank/...p?orc=personal
FBI / Sober Virus:
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fbi-virus-emails.html
If you have any questions then please feel free to contact us.
All the best
regards,
Glenn Challen
(Director)