Mysterious emails in my inbox ...

[ViperBoy]

I recently got an email in one of my email accounts (number 1). It had no name, or subject, only a file called "chondoch.exe". I was afraid to download and run this file because I feared it might be a trojan. Then after a while I logged into another account on another site (number2). After I had used this account for about 5 minutes the same email that I got in my first account, appeared in number2 too. I was really surprised.

3 days ago I started using Outlook Express and the account (the 3rd one) that comes with my Internet subscription and guess what email I got here too ?.

So i was wondering if anyone has experienced anything with a likeness to this ? I don't hope some stupid hacker is using my system or somebody wants me to run the "chondoch.exe" file so something like backorifice or something similar will be installed..

[AirRaid]

Sounds like it could be a trojan. I wouldn't touch it. If you want to download protection against such things, I would recommend lockdown, which you can download at www.lockdown2000.com.

[Mordeth]

DO NOT - ever! - open attachments like these, even if they appear to come from a friend! It's a virus, trojan or other worm. For that matter, configure Outlook so that it does not handle attachments (otherwise you'll risk that this retarded program tries to open it).

[Lüt]

DELETE DELETE DELETE!

[Davidoom]

I had something like the in my Hotmail account once...delete straight away!

[Guest ZarcyB]

Something like that happened to me once. Stupidly, I opened the file which was actually a trojan.

I eventually got rid of it and I learned my lesson:

Never open random .exe files without scanning them for viruses first, and even then don't open them, just to be on the safe side.

[nightmare imp]

The same thing happend to me once on my hotmail account and deleted the dammned thing.I dont trust unknown messages or whatever that could cause problems.

[SaGa]

Mordeth said:

DO NOT - ever! - open attachments like these, even if they appear to come from a friend! It's a virus, trojan or other worm. For that matter, configure Outlook so that it does not handle attachments (otherwise you'll risk that this retarded program tries to open it).

i try to open attachments when i know what thay are sending