symantec?

Absolutely the correct thing to do. NEVER open an attachment claiming to be
from Microsoft, Symantec, McAfee, etc. If you have a question, go directly
to their website (and not via any links the e-mail). You likely saved
yourself some big headaches.

--
"Hurricane" Andrew

"Ray" <Ray RemoveThis @easynet.com> wrote in message
news:c6ivva$4pg$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> Hi,
> I received an e-mail with attachment purporting to come from
> symantec.com. The message informed me that I had been infected with a
> version of the mydoom virus and to download the attachment. I deleted the
> message and attachment. was that the correct thing to do?
> I have Norton av 2004 installed.
> TIA.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: symantec? 

"Ray" <Ray RemoveThis @easynet.com> wrote in
news:c6ivva$4pg$1@titan.btinternet.com:

> Hi,
> I received an e-mail with attachment purporting to come from
> symantec.com. The message informed me that I had been infected with
> a version of the mydoom virus and to download the attachment. I
> deleted the message and attachment. was that the correct thing to
> do?
> I have Norton av 2004 installed.
> TIA.



Something similar:
I have NAV 2002. A couple of times when sending an email, I got a
message from NAV that the email was probably infected with MyDoom and I
know darn well those emails weren't!

You were right in deleting the email and attachment. Never open an
attachment reportedly "fixing" a virus problem (or password problem, or
email problem.....)

Sherry
 >> Stay informed about: symantec? 

"Morgan R. Pugh" <me.TakeThisOut@privacy.net> wrote in message news:9f1r801dgrh57a0n9su22nkceqcfjjj76d@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:40:10 +0000 (UTC), Ray wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> > I received an e-mail with attachment purporting to come from
> >symantec.com. The message informed me that I had been infected with a
> >version of the mydoom virus and to download the attachment. I deleted the
> >message and attachment. was that the correct thing to do?
> > I have Norton av 2004 installed.
> > TIA.
> >
>
> I wish more computer users were like you. You secured the e-mail and
> then you request help from the public. IMO this is the best thing you
> can do.
>
> This post will probably sound weird but after the day I have had it is
> nice to see an "average joe" user (no offence meant by that) who
> actually has common sense!
>
> Thank you for restoring my faith in computer users!
>
> </rant>
>
> Sorry about that folks, went a bit OTT didn't i

Not really, I was thinking almost the same thing. After some
had been detaching, unzipping (with supplied password) and
executing malware where the e-mail body only said "Test :=)"
or something like that - it is indeed nice to have someone with
a clue avoid a halfway convincing SE ploy.

Too bad there aren't more like the OP.
 >> Stay informed about: symantec?