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<blockquote data-quote="Ink" data-source="post: 1057119" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>See this post, <a href="https://malwaretips.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-in-your-junk-mail-folder-mega-thread.8830/page-6#post-1054010" target="_blank">Discussion Thread - What’s in your Junk Mail folder? (Mega Thread)</a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The email should be considered as Spam/Scam.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If spoofed to appear as yourself, then blocking may not be possible.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Deleting the email is the safest option.</li> </ul></li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>Installing and uninstalling multiple security programs over time can break how Windows works, affect stability and reliability, and even corrupt the OS. Having to many On-demand scanners is not healthy.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Flagged attachments by Avira could have come from any email, not specific to the scam email itself.</p><p></p><p>I don't use Thunderbird to know if there are settings to prevent unsafe downloads, however I did find this add-on: <a href="https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/just-verify-it/" target="_blank">Just Verify It</a> via <a href="https://justverify.it/" target="_blank">Just Verify It - Thunderbird Add-on for Malware Scanning</a> that may be of use.</p><p></p><p>As you use Microsoft, you may benefit from becoming a Microsoft 365 subscriber, where Outlook.com Premium users get <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/advanced-outlook-com-security-for-microsoft-365-subscribers-882d2243-eab9-4545-a58a-b36fee4a46e2" target="_blank">additional security protections</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Edit: Your personal email may have been leaked through a security breach, or shared around elsewhere (ie. compromised contacts).</p><p></p><p>Microsoft supports Alias creation, <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-or-remove-an-email-alias-in-outlook-com-459b1989-356d-40fa-a689-8f285b13f1f2" target="_blank">Add or remove an email alias in Outlook.com - Microsoft Support</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ink, post: 1057119, member: 3"] See this post, [URL='https://malwaretips.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-in-your-junk-mail-folder-mega-thread.8830/page-6#post-1054010']Discussion Thread - What’s in your Junk Mail folder? (Mega Thread)[/URL] [LIST] [*]The email should be considered as Spam/Scam. [*]If spoofed to appear as yourself, then blocking may not be possible. [LIST] [*]Deleting the email is the safest option. [/LIST] [/LIST] Installing and uninstalling multiple security programs over time can break how Windows works, affect stability and reliability, and even corrupt the OS. Having to many On-demand scanners is not healthy. Flagged attachments by Avira could have come from any email, not specific to the scam email itself. I don't use Thunderbird to know if there are settings to prevent unsafe downloads, however I did find this add-on: [URL='https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/just-verify-it/']Just Verify It[/URL] via [URL='https://justverify.it/']Just Verify It - Thunderbird Add-on for Malware Scanning[/URL] that may be of use. As you use Microsoft, you may benefit from becoming a Microsoft 365 subscriber, where Outlook.com Premium users get [URL='https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/advanced-outlook-com-security-for-microsoft-365-subscribers-882d2243-eab9-4545-a58a-b36fee4a46e2']additional security protections[/URL]. Edit: Your personal email may have been leaked through a security breach, or shared around elsewhere (ie. compromised contacts). Microsoft supports Alias creation, [URL="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-or-remove-an-email-alias-in-outlook-com-459b1989-356d-40fa-a689-8f285b13f1f2"]Add or remove an email alias in Outlook.com - Microsoft Support[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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