Over the weekend, some people have reported receiving emails that appear to come from PSC (@prometheancorporation.com) and are written in German.
We would like to emphasize that these emails are not coming from us.
Because of the way email was designed, it is possible to send email with a “fake” address, making it appear to come from anyone. This is a common tactic of spammers and virus writers.
We have detected that the emails seem to be coming from one broadband Internet customer in Germany, with the following address:
h179n3c1o885.bredband.skanova.com [81.227.10.179]
Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to stop this flood of illegitimate emails. We have been receiving the emails as well, and the only advise we can offer is to delete any emails you receive that are written in German (unless, of course, you normally receive emails written in German).
Some people have reported that some of the emails have viruses in them – we therefore further caution you to delete these emails without opening them, and make sure you have an up-to-date virus scanner installed on your computer.
To keep your computer safe from viruses and spyware, you may want to try some of the software we recommend in this article and this article.