Someone just sent a real nasty virus (worm) to me

[Mrsfitts]

Fortunately I have a super-paranoid computer geek husband who's taught me well. Not only does Yahoo have Norton anti virus (which detected the virus) but I do not open attachments at all without hubby's ok (only after being scanned)

this virus was pretty nasty:
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Scan Result
Name of File: Contract.doc.pif
Type of File: application/mixed
Scan Result: Virus W32.Sircam.Worm@mm found. File NOT cleaned.
This file contains a computer worm, a program that spreads very quickly over the Internet to many computers and can delete files, steal sensitive information, or render your machine unusable.


This attachment has a virus that may infect your computer. It cannot be cleaned.
We recommend that you DO NOT download this attachment.


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Hubby looked it up, www.sarc.com and it's a new nasty one that just came out 7/17/01. He's impressed that Yahoo's Norton (we have McAfee) caught it.

Just FYI -the person that sent me that virus is unknown to me, never heard of them, and the email had no name to it. Just "The Johnsons" in the email address.

[amykhar]

That sucks Glad you caught it in time.

Amy

[suzer]

Wow, so sorry some jerk did that to you, but glad it was caught in time. If anyone is interested, Urban Legends, Snopes, has lists of real versus fake viruses (well, anything that has been brought to their attention). Personally, my favorite fake is the 89 pound cat. I want that cat. I want that cat to be real. I still have that cool photo. Oh well.

Your advice is wise to be cautious with downloads from those you don't know. One thing good about aol (yes, there is one good thing) just reading an email will not create a problem; it is only the downloads.

Forgive me from deviating from whatever the heck the initial comment was but FYI anyone, if you call aol to cancel which I did three weeks ago, and have been with them for over a year (I've suffered with them for 6 years, yeah, six years), you can ask to have your monthly fee frozen for a year, so that their new increase will not effect you. You have to threaten to cancel however or request it as I understand it. Urban Legends confirmed that, and I had the experience. Not sure how long they will do that, but for now. Hope this helps someone.


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[Mrsfitts]

That urbanlegends site is the first place I go to when I get an email about any kind of warnings, pleas, requests. They have it all! At the Symantec site (the one I mentioned & linked above) they also have a list of hoaxes, along with virii;
Hoaxes:
$800 from Microsoft
3b Trojan
AIDS
Antichrist
AOL4Free Virus
AOL and Intel
AOL.EXE
AOL Flashing IM
AOL RIOT 2 Virus
AOL Year 2000 Update
Baby New Year Virus
Bad Times
Be My Valentine
Big Brother
Blue Mountain Virus
Blueballs Are Underrated Virus
BUDDYLST.ZIP
BUDSAVER.EXE
Budweiser
BUGGLST
California IBM
California Virus
CELLSAVER Virus
CLEANMGR.EXE Warning
D@Fit
Dear Friends
Death69
Deeyenda
Desi1love
Despite Virus
Discount Virus
E-Flu
Elecciones 2000
EVIL THE CAT Virus
Family Pictures
FatCat Virus
Flashmaster G
Flower for You
Foot N Mouth Virus Warning
Forward
FREE M & M's
Free Money
Free Pizza Virus
FROGAPULT, ELFBOWL, Y2KGAME Virus
Gamma2.exe
GAP Email Tracking
Get More Money
Ghost
Gift from Microsoft
Girl Thing
Go Hip
Good Times
Guts to Say Jesus
Hacky Birthday Virus
Halloween Virus
Happy New Year Virus
Hello Dear
Hairy Palms Virus
Help Poor Dog
Hitler
How to Give a Cat a Colonic
INFILTER
Information on SARC 'Virus Test'
Irina
Irish Virus
Jan1st20.exe Virus
John Kennedy Jr Trojan
Join the Crew
Let's Watch TV
Londhouse Virus
Lotus Notes Worm
Lump of Coal Virus
Macdonald's Screensaver
Matrix Virus
Microsoft Virus
Millennium Time Bomb
MobilVirus
MOBILE PHONE
MusicPanel
NASTYFRIEND99
The New Ice Age
NEWYORK BIG DIRT
Norman Virus
Norton anti - virus v5
Outback Steakhouse
Pandemic
Penpal Greetings
Perrin.exe Virus
Phantom Menace Virus
Pikachus Ball
Playboy Girls
Pluperfect
Red Alert
Returned or Unable to Deliver
Sandman
Sarc Virus Test
Scoutshacker
Simon Pugh
South Park News Letter
SULFNBK.EXE Warning
Symantec ASDL Virus
Teletubbies
Time Bomb
Tuxissa
Upgrade Internet 2
Very Cool
Virtual Card for You Virus
Virtual Card Virus
Virtual Card
Virtual Card 2
Virus Business
Watching
WAZ UP
Win a Holiday
Windows will Fail on Jan 1
Wobbler Virus
Wooden Horse
WordScribe Virus
Work Virus
World Domination
Y2K7 Virus
Yellow Teletubbies
Zlatko
ZZ331 Virus
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You don't know how many hoaxes a week I get through email. I always sent them to www.urbanlegends.com to show them the error of their ways (and for sending it out to bloody everyone they know...)



Pam

[suzer]

Pam, that was great! Funny, though, I have a friend who is extremely intelligent but constantly sends me these Urban Legends that are sent to her. When I show her it is a hoax, she ignores it and keeps sending this stuff out that usually just upsets people. I receive the Urban Legends newsletter. Pretty interesting stuff. Apparently there is an Urban Legend going around now stating that President Bush has the lowest IQ of any president. They state it is untrue.


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[Mrsfitts]

Originally posted by suzer
Apparently there is an Urban Legend going around now stating that President Bush has the lowest IQ of any president. They state it is untrue.

I'm so glad I wasn't around for the lower IQ presidents!

Pam

(who's been around since "I Like Ike")

[vein]

Originally posted by Mrsfitts
Scan Result
Name of File: Contract.doc.pif
Type of File: application/mixed
Scan Result: Virus W32.Sircam.Worm@mm found. File NOT cleaned[/b]

Its one that's making the rounds this past week. I got two of them (both from a Brazillian account, sent to the admin addie of my domain - which I've got forwarded to my main account) and Norton picked them up as soon as they showed up in my in box.

Remeber everyone: update your virus files WEEKLY.



Courtney


(who just about died laughing when she found out her ex roomate in SF who was a sys admin got hit by a virus - because he was so egotistical he didn't THINK he needed virus protection)

[suzer]

I don't wish a virus on anyone, uh, except maybe egotistical, superior clowns who think they are so above being vulnerable about anything.

How do you update virus files? You mean just run Norton or whatever once a week?


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[Mrsfitts]

Originally posted by suzer

How do you update virus files? You mean just run Norton or whatever once a week?


http://www.epinions.com/user-suzer

I just sit and eat Skittles while hubby does his magic. I think he goes to the McAfee site and gets the latest & greatest virus definitions and downloads them to the server, and then to each of our computers. We're on definition 4.0.4148


Every Saturday night instead of going out on a date we run the Virus Scan which has the latest definitions added.


any real computer people know if this is correct??? (he does it weekly at best monthly at worst)

[susanwhipple]

I have Innoculate which has an 'auto download' feature and sends emails (if you have requested them) when they have updates. With the auto down load, I believe you set ti for a certain time frame and when you turn on your PC that day it asks you if you want to down load any up dates. If you don't want the reminders, you can just run the auto download (with cable access it oly takes seconds).

Susan

[suzer]

Pam, you mean you guys keep your marriage alive and exciting by running virus scans in lieu of a hot romantic date with each other? I would have never thought.

Well, if I marry again, I'll definitely keep that in mind.


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[Mrsfitts]

We-ell, virus scans can take an hour to run...

[CANS4US]

...Interesting.......I keep getting these wierd emails with "Snow white.....the true story of the 7 dwarfs!" "Hansel Loves gretyl"....stuff like that...all with storybook headlines... I was told by a friend to delete them on receipt and to NEVER open them! I guess they are NASTY! I'm afraid I don't know much about virus' but I have learned not to open ANYTHING I don't remember subscribing to! Hope this info (about the storybook emails) helps someone!

Susan