Email attachment with [w32.swen.a@mm] virus!

From: Mardley O. (mardley_at_invalid.email)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:12:59 +0800

I often receive spam emails, but never open the attachment.
Especially those claim to be email from Microsoft with "attachment"
or any return delivery email failure notices from qmail.

Now, since I never open the attachment is it possible
the attached file (virus) remain reside in my PC until I scan
my system and automatically delete it, although
on the first place I delete the email upon receiving it.

In other word!..is it consider be safe just delete the email
without scanning the system periodically, since I never open
the file attachment.

I scan my pc today and found this virus as I'm sure it comes
from all the emails with attachment I've deleted.

More info about virus [w32.swen.a@mm] at:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@mm.html

Thanks for any respond.

Mardley.

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