If you are getting emails from the CIA or FBI don’t worry – they are not after you. The FBI does not send emails, they just show up at your house (if the CIA is after you, you will just disappear).

What you are getting is what is being called the “worst computer worm this year.” The official name is the Sober X worm. DO NOT OPEN THE MESSAGE – DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT! Here is the scoop from Symantec:

“This particular virus is a mass-mailer worm and is the largest one we have seen this year,” said Alfred A. Huger, senior director of engineering at Symantec Corp., which sells Norton AntiVirus software. “It’s as bad as it gets. With this particular type of virus on your system, there is a high probability that your personal information will be stolen.”

McAfee indicated that more than 73,000 of their customers got the worm since it was discovered on Monday. [via]