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VIRUS Watch

RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
edited June 2002 in General Discussion
I received this in the mail today and foolishly opened it.]
Norton System Works caught it in time. It is a Kelz Worm.

The E-mail reads
E-mail address; BAGHEERA41Qaol
Subject; Questionaire
I changed the @ with a Q because I accidently created a Hyperlink.

Remember...Terrorist are attacking Civilians; Not the Government. Protect Yourself!





Edited by - RugerNiner on 06/06/2002 15:38:27
Keep your Powder dry and your Musket well oiled.
NRA Lifetime Benefactor Member.

Comments

  • DupontDupont Member Posts: 129
    edited November -1
    I've been getting a lot of these lately, Have gotten to the point that if I dont reconize the email address I wont open it!

    Someones got too much time on there hands!!!

    BTW anyone else getting emails from india, wanting you to help open bank acounts or to help transfer arms and property???
    Local news was warning public about these emails, last week! Been getting these for over a month now. I just forward them to the FBI!

    Come to think of it, It could be the Gov.s way of finding out who's on there side??

    Of course I can play the piano, as long as it has pedals!
  • Josey1Josey1 Member Posts: 9,598 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Go here for the KLEZ removal tool http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.gen@mm.html

    "If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
  • Josey1Josey1 Member Posts: 9,598 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Or here http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.removal.tool.html

    "If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
  • lazywallruslazywallrus Member Posts: 119 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    About 3 weeks ago my computer got the Klez, a strange e-mail, wife made the mistake of opening it. To make things worse my nortons was not up to date. I had to wipe out my hard disk and start over. Learned my lesson the hard way.....Lazy
  • 22WRF22WRF Member Posts: 3,385
    edited November -1
    This one is hot right now.
    New worm identified June 6 has already been assigned a risk level of 3 by
    Symantec (on a scale of 1 to 5).... not because it's terribly damaging to
    computers, but because it's spreading so fast.

    Infected file arrives as an attachment to mail with the subject line
    "Shakira's Pictures"

    To help stop the spread of this worm and keep it from clogging the net,
    delete any mail with that subject, and be sure (if you're using Norton
    Antivirus) you have installed new virus defs dated May 29 or later. If
    you're using another AV product, check their website.

    More info here:
    http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.vbswg.aq@mm.html



    I Refuse to be a VictimGrumpy old man
  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    One thing to do is go to the options in Outlook and uncheck the lne for automaticaly download new messages. Some of the virus are running as scripts and not executables. I caught the KLEZ virus(before it infected) as a flash script.

    Another thing to try is BLACK ICE, it is an excellent piece of software that stops all outside attacks dead.
  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you want to see if the virus is on your computer run this program. It only takes about 2 min. at 28kbs.

    http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FixKlez.com

    Remember...Terrorist are attacking Civilians; Not the Government. Protect Yourself!
    Keep your Powder dry and your Musket well oiled.
    NRA Lifetime Benefactor Member.
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