serious. fed ex/ups virus

Jack_Berry · Nov 13, 2008

With Christmas fast approaching . . . . . . . . . . .watch out for this... be alert..

Please read the following. It applies to FedEx as well, Thanks.
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The newest virus circulating is the UPS Delivery Failure. You will receive an email from UPS Packet Service along with a packet number. NOTE: The word packet is mis-spelled on this line. It will say that they were un-able to deliver a package sent to you on such and such a date. It then asks you to print out the invoice copy attached. DON'T TRY TO PRINT THIS. IT LAUNCHES THE VIRUS! Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and home. This virus has caused Millions of dollars in damage in the past few days.
Snopes confirms that it is real:
snopes.com: UPS/FedEx Delivery Failure

Rabbit · Nov 13, 2008

I can attest that it's real-- my copy arrived Wednesday. Even worse, by pure coincidence I'd actually shipped a package on the date listed. But, a couple things made me suspicious. One was that they said the package had been returned to my "local office" instead of specifying a location. Another was an odd turn of phrase-- I forget exactly which. Then I looked, and there was the killer-- the attached file was a _zip_ file, not a Good Thing to click on.

<sigh>. I wish they'd publicly execute these people.