Please do not follow the notification of the email that claims to be “FedEx”: the built-in link in this email leads DIRECTLY to an infected website.
At this point, “infected” means that JavaScript is hidden on the website, and these are usually so-called “compromised” (simply: hacked) websites whose other offerings are completely fine. This hidden code then redirects to malicious pages. In the current case, a link from the following email leads to an infected page:
The content of this email in barrier-free plain text:
We have sent you a message.
An email containing confidential personal information was sent to you.Have trouble reading this email?
Click here to open this email in your browser.
The aim of the email is for the recipient to click on the embedded link behind “View messages”. This then leads to an infected website:
Trojan warning!
At this point, Kaspersky Internet Security intervenes directly and blocks access to this web address:
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