Very Curious :: E-Mail from Yulia@t a t y.ru ::

thegurgi · 01-09-2003, 19:22

I actually had a leap in my stomach seeing this in my Yahoo! Mail Account an e-mail from Yulia@t a t y.ru.
But my first thought was, i never e-mailed Yulia@t a t y.ru,
i've NEVER tried e-mailing Yulia [i have tried Shapovalov, the Administration of the Russian Website and a secret lady and Lena but NEVER Yulia].

My second thought, before opening was, it's called "Re:Re: My Details." Which made me think, for there to be a "Re:Re:" it means i would have had to reply back to something she would reply to me, and i reply to that." Also the "My Details" is completely out of nowhere.

My 3rd is, it has an attachment, and no offense to Yulia, but i doubt she know how to do this.

So i open the E-mail to find this very simple statement: Please see the attached file for details.

So what do you think? Should i open the Attached File? What if it's a virus?! Is someone using her e-mail to attack me?

Input please.

crni · 01-09-2003, 19:40

you could forward it to me if you don't want to open it...

QueenBee · 01-09-2003, 19:45

Nah I wouldn't open it.
Maybe it's some Tatu fan sending viruses :P

There is a website where you can fake email addresses and send emails to people pretending you are somebody else.

I forgot the URL and just logged in on MSN to see if my friend who has the URL was online, but sadly he wasn't.

When I do get the URL, I'll post it.

Plus, all those "See attachement for details" and "Re:Re" stuff are probably fake..

thegurgi · 01-09-2003, 19:54

hehehe, i replied to the message saying it made no sense.
So, if it's fakie, i should probably get one of those 404 dealies

johnbush · 01-09-2003, 20:04

Don't open the attached file. It IS a virus!

thegurgi · 01-09-2003, 20:18

Curiousity overwhelmed me.

Like the POLL would change anythoughts i had.

The attachment was text attachment that stated this: Please see the attached file for details.

so.... yeah. hahaha

as previously said to CRNI
My theory is this

:: fantasy :: Yulia, being Computer Iliterate, meant to send me a very informative Attached file, but instead attached the very e-mail she was sending me along with the actual e-mail. Silly girl. :: end fantasy ::

cirrus · 01-09-2003, 22:01

Quote:

Originally posted by thegurgi
:: fantasy :: Yulia, being Computer Iliterate, meant to send me a very informative Attached file, but instead attached the very e-mail she was sending me along with the actual e-mail. Silly girl. :: end fantasy ::

That would make you a very lucky guy! Perhaps she could improve her email skills before sending attachments. Still, very odd email... hope it's not a virus. curiosity killed the computer.

0newinged · 01-09-2003, 22:25

thegurgi, I can *almost* gaurentee that is is the W32.sobig.f virus, if infected it could do anything from stealing files, to using your computer as a spam mail server, more about them here here: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven...obig.f@mm.html

DAZ · 01-09-2003, 22:37

Too right Onewinged.
Don't open it.
Most likely someone with that name in their address book is infected.
Not neccesarily Julia.

Mossopp · 01-09-2003, 22:41

Never open attachments if you are in any doubt whatsoever about their authenticity.
You wanna screw-up your computer on the off-chance that Julia Volkova sent you an email? C'mon - what are the odds of that?!
Just delete it.

Rob · 02-09-2003, 00:22

If you're getting mails with an attachment that has about 100 k it is 100% the worm that is infiltrating pc's right now.
Do not open it - delete it.

thegurgi · 02-09-2003, 03:02

People People! I already checked the attachment. It was less than 1 KB of space! It was a TEXT file! You don't think i'm stupid enough to not run it through a virus tester like MacAffee. YAHOO! does that for you anyway

:: grrr :: why do people tell me things i already know ::

just kidding

Rob · 02-09-2003, 22:23

Quote:

[i]:: grrr :: why do people tell me things i already know ::[/b]

There are different possibilities

:
- we do care so much about you that no matter what we give you advices
- we think 'cause we are dumb ourselves the other ones have to be dumb as well
- we are bored and need something to do

You can choose...

raven ryuu · 05-09-2003, 08:51

and it said the same thing -- see the attached file for details, but in actuality, there was no file attached (thank god). If something were attached to it, I still wouldn't have opened it

And my hotmail account is scanned by McAffee automatically too. So...I guess you're not the only one getting these weird e-mails. But, in the end, I just deleted it...thinking something screwy happened with someone's address book.
BTW...who would put Lena and Yulia's address in their address book?

Disengage · 07-09-2003, 23:25

I've been gettin a shitload of those "Re: My Details" emails.. from like random peope i know but have never emailed and are not in my address book. It's weird. I tried openning one and my virus protector wouldn't let me open it. I'd say don't do it.

Tranz · 10-09-2003, 02:24

My mailbox gets like overloaded with those damn things. THey are all virus's, so dont open them.

forre · 10-09-2003, 03:09

thegurgi, run it through an anti-virus soft and then open it, why not!

taty994945 · 10-09-2003, 03:24

so did u end up opening it?

QueenBee · 10-09-2003, 14:35

Guys, guys, he already explained that he DID open it..

taty994945 · 10-09-2003, 23:43

oh yeh. just noticed it now.

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