False TheologyWeb emails

[yxboom]

As of recently there have been a plague of false emails being sent under the guise and address of reputable sources. There are a few different types of these emails. All of them enclose attachments to the email. Do not open or save these attachments as these emails are not from us. We do not enclose attachments in our correspondances. We apologize for the inconvenience.

An example of such an email looks like this:

Dear user of "Theologyweb.com" mailing system,

Some of our clients complained about the spam (negative e-mail content)
outgoing from your e-mail account. Probably, you have been infected by
a proxy-relay trojan server. In order to keep your computer safe,
follow the instructions.

For details see the attached file.

Attached file protected with the password for security reasons. Password is 27447.

Sincerely,
The Theologyweb.com team http://www.theologyweb.com

[The Laughing Man]

Interesting. CAP Ministry just sent out a notice about false emails, too. Perhaps someone is trying to go after the "fundy" websites.

[$cirisme]

Interesting. CAP Ministry just sent out a notice about false emails, too. Perhaps someone is trying to go after the "fundy" websites.
Actually, a lot of sites have had stuff like this.

[NSMinistries]

We had to send out an email for NSM as well.

[yxboom]

...and we all know that NSM is not one of them "fundy" sites :wink:

[NSMinistries]

...and we all know that NSM is not one of them "fundy" sites :wink:only as bad as TWeb I would say...:tongue:

[yxboom]

:hehe:

[NSMinistries]

:lol:

[mossrose]

Is this a virus sendout, or just somebody being nasty.........?

[Paulbarbee]

My parents got a notice from their ISP that a virus was going around and that it sent emails that looked like they came from some of the ISP's adresses. The virus is called W32.Beagle.J@MM or W32/Bagle.J@MM.

[Sheepdog]

Interesting. CAP Ministry just sent out a notice about false emails, too. Perhaps someone is trying to go after the "fundy" websites.
actually, i got a few claiming to be from the Michigan State University email system. same basic design as the one yx posted. i think this one is untargeted, though the design of it would certainly suggest otherwise.

[jason]

So what is the attachment ?


Jason

[Sheepdog]

So what is the attachment ?

in my case, it was a .zip file.

[jason]

in my case, it was a .zip file.Stop teasing me.

And it contained a what ?

Or was it DELETE0.zip

Jason

[Sheepdog]

Stop teasing me.

And it contained a what ?
a fifty dollar bill. :hrm: i virus in a zip file, of course

[bar Jonah]

Yeah, Sheep! Open it and tell us what's inside. :doh:



Fools. They could take a lesson from San Rho Teran of the Fre Merzasphor, warrior of vengeance in the wilderness of the PLN6-Western Territory.

[Seasanctuary]

Interesting. CAP Ministry just sent out a notice about false emails, too. Perhaps someone is trying to go after the "fundy" websites.

No, there's no targeting going on here. If there were, you'd see the enticing email look like it was written by a real human not a computer playing ad-libs, e.g.:

"Greetings [insert user name]!
We at [insert mailing list sender's name] want to be sure you're safe. Click this friendly [insert virus name] file to avoid being duped by email viruses.

Good day and thanks for shopping at [insert mailing list sender's name],
From Administrator@[insert mailing list sender's name].

[DivineOb]

Interesting. CAP Ministry just sent out a notice about false emails, too. Perhaps someone is trying to go after the "fundy" websites.

Yes Jinx. I admit it, it was me.

Why not keep up on the latest virii instead of pointing the finger at the shadow of your former self?