Can virus be spread thru Outlook Express?
 

Hi...

Recently I have been receiving emails with the following message and two attachments (one is Att00055.dat and the other is a Mail Delivery (failure tslee@magix.com.sg)):

"Subject: [WARNING: VIRUS REMOVED]Returned mail:see transcript for details

The original message was received at Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:34:44 +0800
from bb220-255-154-243.singnet.com.sg [220.255.154.243]

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<tslee@magix.com.sg>
(reason: 550 5.1.1 <tslee@magix.com.sg>... User unknown)

----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to smtp.magix.com.sg.:
>>> DATA
<<< 550 5.1.1 <tslee@magix.com.sg>... User unknown
550 5.1.1 <tslee@magix.com.sg>... User unknown
<<< 503 5.0.0 Need RCPT (recipient)"

This emails are unsolicited and the addressees are unknown to me. I suspect the attached mails contain viruses and may infect my computer if I open the attached. Can someone help me with this pls.?

Thanks,
foxkueh

Re: Can virus be spread thru Outlook Express?
 

Anther one is:

"The original message was received at Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:05:49 +0800
from mx15.singnet.com.sg [165.21.74.115]

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<audkoh888@pop3.singnet.com.sg>
(reason: 550 5.1.1 User unknown)

----- Transcript of session follows -----
550 5.1.1 <audkoh888@pop3.singnet.com.sg>... User unknown"

with ATT00146.dat (255 bytes) and hi (636 bytes) attached.