Another email virus/trojan is making the rounds.
This one is contained in an email with the subject line:
A new settings file for the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. has just been released
where "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." is replaced with your email address.
The body of the email contains this text:
Dear user of the domain.com mailing service!
We are informing you that because of the security upgrade of the mailing service
your mailbox This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. settings were changed. In order to
apply the new set of settings open zip attached file.
Best regards, domain.com Technical Support.
Again, "domain.com" is replaced with the domain of your email address (the part after the @).
The virus currently has generic detection in Norton/Symantec Antivirus products, but as of yet, McAfee and Trend Micro don't detect it at all.
The virus is contained in a zip file attachment with the name install.zip, which is 17 kilobytes. This zip archive contains one file, install.exe. Running this file executes the virus, infecting your computer.
This virus appears to give fake antivirus scan results, encouraging you to buy a rogue antivirus product.
This will put your credit card details in the hands of the virus writers, possibly leading to fraudulent purchases on your card.