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raccoon

(31,138 posts) Thu Jun 28, 2012, 09:38 AM Jun 2012

Is this a virus or a hacker, do you think? There were 2 attachments, which I didn't touch with a 10

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ft. pole.

I got this in my work email. I didn't send it to the recipient listed.

----Original Message-----
From: PostMaster
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:15 PM
To: XXXXXX XXXXXX
Subject: Delivery Status Notification (Delay)

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.

THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE.

Delivery to the following recipients has been delayed.

xxxxx@my.xxxxx.edu

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Is this a virus or a hacker, do you think? There were 2 attachments, which I didn't touch with a 10 (Original Post) raccoon Jun 2012 OP

Probably means some spammer stole your email address to use as the "Sender" bemildred Jun 2012 #1

It doesn't necessarily mean your computer is infected. RC Jun 2012 #2

If you didn't send it to the recipient I would just delete it ... yes, sometimes RKP5637 Jun 2012 #3

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

1. Probably means some spammer stole your email address to use as the "Sender"

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:02 AM

Jun 2012

for spam. They do that because they do not care about any email response, they want you to click on a link, so they lie about how to respond to the mail in order to avoid scrutiny.

RC

(25,592 posts)

2. It doesn't necessarily mean your computer is infected.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:07 AM

Jun 2012

But someone you have ever sent an E-mail to, has an infected computer.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

3. If you didn't send it to the recipient I would just delete it ... yes, sometimes

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:45 AM

Jun 2012

things are sent like this and they want you to click the attachment to install a virus or whatever.

Sometimes I get these, but the recipient I sent it to is listed. Anyway, you can just delete it, because if it were a valid recipient, they will try again anyway.

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