recieved an e mail stating i had a spyware virus and i am directed to a url.. how can i verify it is fro yahot?

Question

url= http://unikscripts.com/iny/172

Answer 1

If you receive an email from anyone, whether it's Facebook, Yahoo, Bank, or anything, do the following to verify it's not a scam:



If there is a link that leads you to a login page, then place your mouse on the link and look at your browser's status bar. If the URL on the status bar matches the same address listed on the email then it's a valid link. If not, then it's a scam. Majority of the scammers will develop professional looking email templates that lead you to believe it's from a trusted source that you deal with. However, always check the URLs in the above manner to make sure you are going to the right place before entering your login details.



Scammers usually collect credit card info, email login data, facebook login data, paypal login data, bank login data, etc in this manner.

Answer 2

NEVER follow these. If your machine was infected with every virus going, passing out your personal details all round the Internet to the second it died, NOBODY would know, and NO company ever mails you that you have one. Now you have this, you may well have infected the machine. Download the free scanner from http://malwarebytes.org and do a full scan.

Answer 3

I check it out on my Virtual PC I will not trust it. It look like it trying to hack your email account.

It not form Yahoo. Other way to do it look at subject if it has Yahoo in it and it should be @yahoo.com

Answer 4

It is a scam, just delete it.

Answer 5

DO NOT OPEN LINKS IN SPAM EMAILS!!!