# Weird email from GMX

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-email-from-gmx/848081>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 17, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-email-from-gmx/848081 "2020-02-17T17:11:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mislav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-email-from-gmx/848081/1 "2020-02-17T17:11:41Z")

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I have already received two emails from GMX to my GMX email, offering some kind of update; new anti-virus, anti-spam feature. But I’m unsure about clicking on it, worried it might be a scam. Has anyone else received something like that recently?

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**Author:** ![Mislav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-email-from-gmx/848081/2 "2020-02-17T19:40:14Z")

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Anyone?

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-email-from-gmx/848081/3 "2020-02-17T19:41:26Z")

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Should I know what GMX is?

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**Author:** ![Frankenstein\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@Frankenstein\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankenstein_Monster)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-email-from-gmx/848081/4 "2020-02-17T21:07:59Z")

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GMX is a free Web based email provider. [Wikipedia link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMX_Mail)

Don’t know the answer to the question.

According to their [product description](https://www.gmx.com/mail/malware/#.9194170-header-subnav1-6) they do offer virus and malware scanning. I can’t say why you would have to “click on it” to get it. Wouldn’t you just turn it on or off in the settings? Anyway I have no experience with the site.