• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Virus Alert

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
Be careful around this virus people :|

I got this virus, or a variant of it a few weeks ago and its nasty..

If you get the virus, id say start backing up important stuff ASAP before it kills your computer. It hit a lot of my .exe's and wasnt able to save some things. And like stated, it will attack your Antivirus and render it useless so it spreads. Watch out people!

Man.. i gotta get some antivirus on this new harddrive..
 
I can't recall ever being the victim of a virus or even seeing one in action. I should open one up sometime just to see what it's like.
 
Stupid bugbear. I was called in (I own a PC repair/install business) and turns out all the problems where because of that virus. Ended up doing a reformat. I never get these things though.

Also, when it executes automaticly, does it ask if I want to run or open it or does it just execute without notice? On the customer's PC when I opened the email (she kept getting a bunch, I was checking what it was) the box came up asking to open it, it was a .bat file so I saved it and opened it with notepad out of curiosity but it was just a normal exe renamed.
 
Don't you open up the mail automatically when you use Microsoft Outlook Express anyway? I mean, to read an email, you have to click on it, then the mail pops up automatically. How else would you delete it without clicking on the email?
 
() with SMTP id <xsghzljfasqckgachxjspzxlvyxvfb@>;
Friday, 6 June 2003 11:06
Date: Friday, 6 June 2003 11:06
Message-ID: <xsghzljfasqckgachxjspzxlvyxvfb@>
From: "Tracy" <tcrrzo@juno.com>
Subject: Book a Date tonite never look back
TO: *****@attbi.com
CC:
Content-Type: text/html;
charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

><html><!--muxwr1he5-->
<head><!--ps89g2zbi-->
</head><!--gmjec-->
<table align=center width=600><!--9adh8ynxk-->
<tr><!--dckpm--><td align=left><!--mleyqr6p-->
<a href="http://olivgfrzzgfr"><!--2okiudafu-->
<img src="http://sfafddt.gif" border=0><!--k4sbr-->
<img src="http://olivDSm.dsd.jpg" border=0><!--j4kwq6--></a><!--60jmni-->
</td><!--ntkkmhm--></tr><!--l2643g-->
</table><!--tq9rgyhe-->
<!--2tEkoNrRJKDP0DClz9AwpQ--><!--7fzalrdw-->
<!--hh3eqv-->
<!--ugjzn0jo-->
<!--k84omwmdu--><a href="http://www.bidscghs"><!--fbg2j-->working removal</a>
</body><!--3tedn6u4-->
</html><!--8tvfnld5y0-->

Is this just spam???
 
Originally posted by: KhoiFather
Don't you open up the mail automatically when you use Microsoft Outlook Express anyway? I mean, to read an email, you have to click on it, then the mail pops up automatically. How else would you delete it without clicking on the email?
Click to expand...
not if you turn off the preview pane!

 
I run WinXP and Linux at home but at least my work PC is safe.... Good old Slackware 9 saves the day.

I liked that article about ridiculing people who open attachments. I can't at work, but I sure do to friends and family.
 
Boooooooo!!
Hsssssssss!!


Damn viruses.... I bet you symantec is behind atleast half of the viruses ever created... boosts sales 🙂
 
Hit the place where I work. You know that Interesting Company where you Buy stuff that is Manufactured for computers and things...

Took the east coast down completely and went as far as Boulder, CO and Austin, Tx. By the time it went to Cali, they were already shutting down the internet connections and saved most of the systems. But the virii folks along with Global Services got all of us back up and running by 4 PM east coast. The next day they had a tool to run everyone's machine that found and eliminated the virus and had new av code for everyone to load.

Big thanks to you folks, you rock!
 
Originally posted by: MaxDepth
Hey BmXStuD! ya got nudie links in your message. You might want to remove those now.
Click to expand...

do i? they never work when i click on them let me check.



edit////Oh damn i see now sorry guys didnt even know that:/ the links never worked b/c they had arrows @ the end :/ i edited it now thanks "MaxDepth".
 
I just got infected lastnight ! . My girlfriend opened up an attachment , etc.

I just ran Fix-It Utilities - Ontrack/Trend Micro Anti Virus protection & updated to the latest file pattern 561 & said goodbye to BugBear !
4 Hours tracking all the info & finally deleting it !

Luckily I run the Microsoft update about every 2 weeks or this may have been much worse !


 
I keep getting reinfected with the mumu.a virus. What's up with that? Even after I deleted it the day before.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top