Is it a virus email?

[CG Effect]

I have been sent an email the text looks like some sort of code it isnt any font or language I have seen before, it had a zip file attached too. Could this be a virus or an email gone wrong? I have deleted it.

cheers

 

[Rob Holmes]

Hello,

Not necessarily, it could just be in a font that you don't have installed on your pc.

It's still better to delete it unless you were genuinely expecting a winning lottery message from outer mongolia

Rob

 

[CG Effect]

It was sent by [email protected] im sure they would have used a common font iff they were who they sound like.

thx

 

[Rob Holmes]

probably a virus then

Rob

 

[Deleted member 3454]

It's also possible that someone is using the email address to make it look genuine. I often get bounced emails for spam that I didn't send.

 

[CG Effect]

Hi guys just got sent another email from them this time in english.

Title "Account Security"
message "Fill in attached form to re enable email account"

Funny how my email is still working. The attached file had a virus according to my antivirus software which is integrated into BT email

 

[CG Effect]

Latest virus advice from the BT site

BT Yahoo! Internet automatically filters viruses from your email, however if you use another supplier for email you may not be protected

Some viruses use false addresses to send from, for example [email protected] and [email protected]

Please note: BT doesn't send out emails with attachments, so please delete (without opening) any email purporting to be from BT if it arrives with an attachment

This sums up my email questions thanks for the help guys.