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A Thank You from Google For Submitting Your Resume-Virus! |
| Summary of the eRumor: This is an email that informs readers that their resume has been received by the staffing team of the popular search engine Google.com. The email thanks them for their application and comes with a "zipped" compressed file attached suggesting that they open it to confirm their application. |
| The Truth: This is a scam to trick readers into opening an attachment in the email that contains a virus. Many Google users have received this email and reported it to the Google Help Bulletin Board, some noting that their malware interception tools were unable to detect the infected file. Some popular email services like Yahoo, use malware detection utilities for attachments but since this file is in a compress zip format it may slip by undetected. updated 03/09/10 |
| A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet: |
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We just received your resume and would like to thank you for your interest in working at Google. This email confirms that your application has been submitted for an open position. Our staffing team will carefully assess your qualifications for the role(s) you selected and others that may be a fit. Should there be a suitable match, we will be sure to get in touch with you. Click on the attached file to review your submitted application. Have fun and thanks again for applying to Google! Google Staffing |
