Month: July 2011

A new malicious email is making the rounds. It is purportedly coming from financial institutions and the post office, and carries with it a malicious “exe” file as an attachment, disguised as a word document. The attachment is aptly named “financial statement” or “postal document” which is a downloader trojan. Once executed, it copies itself […]

The latest malicious email making its rounds is purportedly coming from New York State Police of all places. The email indicates that the recipient has been caught speeding and has been served (by email — with a “ticket” attachment).  The attached .zip file contains an executable called ticket.exe. This file when executed, calls back to […]

Most of us are continuously bombarded by email throughout our day. We receive it, read it, compose it, reply to it and forward it. However, when it comes to replying to or forwarding emails, cleaning these messages up can go a long way in conveying professionalism to the recipient. Here are 5 ways to accomplish this […]