Gmail virus threat

[vaneramos]

A friend received an email with an attachment, and identifying my Gmail account as the sender. Fortunately she was suspicious and asked me before opening it. I didn't send the email. It most likely contains a virus.

If you receive an email from me (or presumbably anyone, especially on Gmail) with an attachment and "approved application" in the subject line, delete it without opening it. As far as I can tell, my computer and email account are uninfected, but it would appear someone has hacked into my contact list. I will try to find out whether Google knows anything about this. If anyone has any relevant information about the problem, please let me know.

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[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Actually no. A friend of mine had his Yahoo! account hacked into, which is a different problem. I was afraid that had happened to my Gmail, so I asked whether anyone knew about this issue. Fortunately, someone has suggested a less sinister and more likely explanation.