I have just receved an email supposed to have come from Ebay telling me that as they thought someone abroad had been trying to hijack my ebay account they had suspended it. I know there have been false emails from perople saying they were Ebay. This email instructed me to log onto the “link below ” so I could give my details again. No way! I logged onto Ebay and contacted their customer Services. I had been checking my emails to see if I'd had a reply from a seller who listed an item I wanted but said they only ship to the USA. I have found in the past that if you ask the seller most are happy to post overseas, as this lady is, but ask first. I explained there may be a delay and the reason why. Luckily, I had bought from this seller in the past (she had changed her name so I only found out when she replied) I then went to ebay and managed to bid for this item. How could I if my account was suspended? I contacted Ebay customer services and asked if the email was a hoax. I'l let you know what happens next but, can anyone out there tell me, why would anyone want to hijack my account? Maybe I'm dim but they would still have to pay so what do they gain by using my name and reputation? Is all this just so I get indignant and log onto the false ebay email and give information to them? I am asking so you can a) either tell me if yo know of any scams or
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Post count: 515Hi Nancy –
We've received at least 2 versions of the exact same email. And yes, one of them does contain the Redlof virus. Fortunately, Norton quarantined it, but they could not delete it. It will turn up in Norton as a duplicate file. You have to go in and find it yourself…it attacks your address book and hits on everyone in it. Then it goes after your hard drive and pictures.
To see if you have the “Redlof” virus, click on “start”, “find”, then type in *redlof* and click on search. If it does not come up, you're fine. If it does, highlight it, click on “Properties” and see what file it's in. You will have to delete the file….possibly just a photo, possibly it created a duplicate file of Norton or some other directory/file. But it always creates a duplicate file of it's own so don't worry about deleting it from your search. ONLY DELETE THE FILE THAT HAS REDLOF IN IT'S NAME! AND IT WILL SAY AT THE END OF THE STRING…./REDLOF.EXE .
Then go immediately to your Deleted File bin (Recycle Bin) and get rid of it!
Don't forget to use the * before and after redlof in your search.
It's a small problem type virus, so not to get upset…
Email me if you have any problems, but truthfully, I can pretty much tell you that you do not have the virus! <img src='style_emoticons//wink.gif’ border=’0′ style=’vertical-align:middle’ alt=’wink.gif’ />
Michele
One last suggestion…first do a Live Update of your virus protection, then run a complete Virus Scan of your system.
For all those who think they do not have the virus because Norton does not show it, it would be a good idea just to have a look and make sure. <img src='style_emoticons//sad.gif’ border=’0′ style=’vertical-align:middle’ alt=’sad.gif’ />
Good Luck!
Michele
If anyone is having a hard time with any of the above, just go to http://www.symantec.com – Norton's web site – and you will find up to date instructions on what to do there.
Thank heaven for Norton!
ooops…forgot to make it a link:
M.
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