Virus!

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Someone on here, probably someone who has emailed me at some point has got the w32.klez.h@mm virus. I've throughly scanned my comp with the tool on the mentioned page and it's definatley not on mine... I also permantly run a firewall and Virus checker.

I know it's from this site because it is addressed to nsr@giffould.com, which I use specifically for this site (for spam protection reasons).

[McJamweasel]

Not me then, cuz Ive never mailed you and I dont use an address book.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

I hope you did not run an attachment that is floating round claiming to be the cure for that virus? If so the "cure" is actually a virus

All the best

Keith

[G]

No the 'cure' was from a link from the Symantec website... it's a possibility it could have been hacked, but incredibly unlikley

[TJ NSR]

ive been getting all these emails with attachments (virus), saying NSR in the from line, or ive got a new nsr... etc

theres also some prick on this site sending viruses out on purpose!!


JUST To fukin tell u, little kunt,

ive got an antivirus check upto date and a firewall, u wont get me, and if i find u i chop ur bollocks up and serve them to u on a plate.

piss off please it aint funny..

any1 else getin the same thing?

[Korn]

Not sure if it's this Klez one but there's a virus going around that takes email addresses from your temporary internet files, address book etc and uses them as the from address when it spreads - so the person who's address is on the email probably isn't the one who sent it.

[zaknafien]

the klez virus basically get's on your machine by disabling your virus checker if it can, then it pulls email address's from your address book, temporary internet folder and any text files on your machine that contain e-mails. After thats done it sends a mail out to every address it's just pulled (there will be no record of this in your mail client) but it spoofs where it's come from by replacing the address with one it's just pulled from your PC so you cant track the infected PC.

Only way to get rid of it is

1.Delete every mail on your machine with an attachment
2.Get the fix from Symantec website
3.Shutdown your machine for 30 sedconds minimum (otherwise it could still be in virtual memory)
4.Restart your machine in Safe Mode
5.Run the Fix
6.Restart and hey presto your clean

Zak
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02 Firestorm.

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Some of the mails I've been getting have reffered to RS125 & RS250 email address so anyone that's been on a RS forum recently should check for virus's.
After sticking this email address up ^ there I just recieved some spam to it, I assume they were useing a mail-bot to collect it so I shall probably forward all my nsr @ giffould.com emails to them and make a new account for here.

btw. TJ, I have recieved an email purporting to be from you, which would suggest it's the same viruis that's doing it.

[feef]

[Kickstart]

[Dylan]

Can you get the virus by opening the e mail, or only by downloading the attatchment???
All the best
Dyl

[G]

The attachment tries to run itself when the email is opened in OE... mine comes up with a 'do you want to open or dave this file' dialouge box, but I think pre service pack w2K systems don't, just open it (don't know about other configurations/progs)

[Dylan]

Geez, hope mine dont download automaticaly. i know that picture files do. Normaly yahoo asks if i want to scan a text file first though. Is there a setting i can change to always ask me if i want to scan things???
Thanks
Dyl

[G]

Are you viewing your email through a web browser?

[Dylan]

Damn thats a quick reply!!!!
Yeah ime viewing it through IE 6
Thanks
Dyl

[G]

Shouldn't be a problem then... IT should ask you if anything tries to run any programs.
(just pooped on to have a quick look before I get ready to go to work)