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Old April 25th 06, 04:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Yolanda Martin
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Default secure mail

I just received an email in my oe inbox that said it was secure mail and
gave me a password to use when opening.....since I have no clue as who was
sending this to me I didn't open it was deleted it? What is this secure
mail? It was a hotmail account. Yolanda


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Old April 25th 06, 05:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
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Garbage mail
Delete delete delete
the payload is never something you want

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spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
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http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
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http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
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"Yolanda Martin" wrote in message
news:Jkq3g.8834$Qz.1597@fed1read11...
I just received an email in my oe inbox that said it was secure mail and
gave me a password to use when opening.....since I have no clue as who was
sending this to me I didn't open it was deleted it? What is this secure
mail? It was a hotmail account. Yolanda




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Old April 25th 06, 06:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Vanguard
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"Yolanda Martin" wrote in message
news:Jkq3g.8834$Qz.1597@fed1read11...
I just received an email in my oe inbox that said it was secure mail
and gave me a password to use when opening.....since I have no clue as
who was sending this to me I didn't open it was deleted it? What is
this secure mail? It was a hotmail account. Yolanda



Unless it came from someone you know (and check the Received headers to
be sure), why do you care?

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Old April 25th 06, 07:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
N. Miller
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On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:26:58 -0700, Yolanda Martin wrote:

I just received an email in my oe inbox that said it was secure mail and
gave me a password to use when opening.....since I have no clue as who was
sending this to me I didn't open it was deleted it? What is this secure
mail? It was a hotmail account. Yolanda


If the message includes a password, and a password locked, compressed
file, it is most likely virus.

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