Mimail.J hits PayPal users

Last issue I told you about the Mimail.A virus. This spreads to 
users warning them that their email address is about to expire. 
Mimail.J aka W32.Paylap is now doing the rounds. It first 
appeared in late November and is sent in an email that purports 
to come from PayPal. The email tells you your account is about 
to expire and asks you to complete a form with personal details 
including credit card info. Craftily, it warns the recipient not to 
send details by email as this isn't secure but to use the form 
provided. If you do return the completed form, you get a 
confirmation email that also appears to come from PayPal.

Not only does the email act as a scam because it can steal info 
from you, it also harvests email addresses from your address 
book and propagates itself through them. 

I haven't had this email myself but I understand it looks 
completely genuine. Similar viruses and emails are being sent 
looking as though they come from eBay, Citibank and Amazon. 
Another one looks as though it comes from Swiftpay, another 
online payment company. It tells you you've been sent money 
and asks you to log onto their site and open an account. This of 
course needs bank or credit card details and the site isn't the 
real Swiftpay site but one in another country which is fraudulent.

Remember, genuine companies will never ask for sensitive 
information in this way. 











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