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Latest fake, and infected, email is supposed to come from vodafone, but doesn't of course! Spoofed email address is vodafone.com but in fact is sent from vodafonestore.net which is nothing to do with the genuine mobile phone firm.

The email comes with the subject of Online Bill Manager - Your Phone Bill is ready to view and in my case my monthly bill is for 331.30 GBP which is £331.30 more than my normal (non-vodafone) mobile bill is!

The infected file is once again hosted at...

Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to the victim's data or threatens to publish or delete it until a ransom is paid.

While some simple ransomware may lock the system in a way which is not difficult for a knowledgeable person to reverse, more advanced malware uses a technique called cryptoviral extortion, in which it encrypts the victim's files, making them inaccessible, and demands a ransom payment to decrypt them.

Read the full article at Wikipedia.

Yet another fake BT email going the rounds, NOTHING to do with BT but the email has a subject of "New BT Bill" and has all the BT logos spoofed so it looks genuine.

However, the link to download a PDF version of your bill actually points to gsfuel-my.sharepoint.com/personal/dianne_gsfuels_com_au/_layouts/15/ {partial url} and is highly unlikely to be a PDF, more like an infected file of some sort and by clicking on the link you are more likley to infect your own computer with malware...

Be aware that there are some emails floating around alledgedly from dropbox.com informing you have a Documents.zip file shared with you.

This is a fake as it comes from a domain not linked to dropbox, but dropboxmailbox {dot} com and will be an infected file.

Fireball Malware - Coming to a computer near you!

Security researchers have discovered a massive malware campaign that has already infected more than 250 million computers across the world, including Windows and Mac OS.

Dubbed Fireball, the malware is an adware package that takes complete control of victim's web browsers and turns them into zombies, potentially allowing attackers to spy on victim's web traffic and potentially steal their data.

Read more at The Hacker News website, the...

Want to keep your pc free of WannaCry? That's the malicious Ransomware that has hit the headlines on the National and International News sites recently.

First of all, make sure your Windows OS is uptodate and all security updates are installed. Still running Windows XP? Microsoft have released a Windows XP security fix available here. If your machine is too old to update to Windows 10,then this is a strongly recommended minimum fix you should apply as a matter of urgency.

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Latest in a long line of fake infected emails circulating currently has a subject of "You have received a new Bankline Secure Message" from banklinersa.co.uk. It has an attachment of SecureMessage.doc which is an infected file that will run itself if you try to view it.

As always, NEVER click on a attachment from a bank, especially when it's not your genuine bank! It's just another attempt to con you into downloading a file to infect your machine, maybe to steal your banking details, or send...

Yet another fake and infected email circulating currently. This time alledgedly from Billing at a dental laboratory! Apparently I owe £2574 GBP, overdue since 8 days ago! I'm invited to view my bill from a link that is disguised as in.xero.com but it is of course just another method of panicing people into clicking the link and downloading infected files to their computer to steal bank details etc, or send out more fake emails to their contacts, or perhaps it's yet another file encryptor...

Infected emails circulating with a Subject of "Your Sage subscription invoice is ready". Alledgedly from sages.biz but the infected file that these scum are trying to con you into downloading is hosted at leuschke-my.sharepoint.com/personal/brian_leuschke_co_nz/_layouts/15 (partial url).

As always, check if such a link is what is expected by hovering over the link rather than clicking it, if it's not genuine, never click the link and NEVER give your financial details to a link from an email...

Latest in a run of fake banking emails received today, this time alledgedly from RBS Group stating there is a secure message to download from a link within the email.

Banks NEVER send you "Secure Messages" via a link in an email, one of the most insecure methods of sending a message, which is why the hackers like it so much! Never ever click on a link in a suspect email, it's only there to fool people into downloading infected files to their computer which send out banking details to the...