Jan
20
Written by:
Chris Streiter
1/20/2010
Just wanted to provide you all with an advance warning that the "UPS" virus/malware has resurfaced and is causing huge problems, which some of you may remember from about 8 months ago.
If you receive an e-mail titled anything to do with "UPS (United Parcel Service)" do not open it unless you are absolutely sure that it is legitimate. Some of the entries in the subject line of the e-mail have been "UPS Delivery Notice ......." and others "UPS Invoice Attached ......", and I am sure that there are others as well. If you are not expecting anything from United Parcel Service, or you are in any way suspicious of the e-mail, do not open it.
This nasty malware is launched when you open the attachment, and in most cases, the workstation must be wiped clean and rebuilt in order to get rid of it.