W32/ProLin@MM is an Internet worm that spreads via email. McAfee AVERT has given it a risk assessment of MEDIUM TO
HIGH-RISK. The email comes with an attachment named CREATIVE.EXE, which carries the icon of a Shockwave Media Player application. You may receive the email in this format:

Subject = A great Shockwave flash movie
Body = Check out this new flash movie that I downloaded just now ... It's Great Bye
Attachment = creative.exe

If you run CREATIVE.EXE, it finds and alters all .JPG and .ZIP files on your system and forwards a copy of itself to everyone in your email address book. Please do not run the attachment.

(for the person who got stung by a worm virus recently on here)

DV

 

....i know what you mean about the worm virus - having got hit by one last week.

Got my virus checker back up to date - and new version upgrade - plus put a firewall in. Firewall has already picked up people trying to access my PC (and blocked them out).

There's some sad people out there...

 

how do you put a firewall in?

 

Too Late

Just spent 36 hours trying to back up what files I could and writing down any info etc.
McAfee found it while scanning but it was too late.
Could open internet explorer but could not change frome homepage without a IE caused fault in bla bla bla. Also could not use windows explorer or my computer to get at my hard drives.
Just reinstalled after formating Harddrive, was getting ready for a clearout anyway.

Lee

 

I dont want to be the one to put salt in the wound, but why oh why do people insist on double clicking on any EXE file that some 'stranger' has sent to you.

If it is an executable or any self extracting archive, BIN IT.

Cem

 

Make sure you haven't got the layout option in outlook express that auto-opens any emails in a preview pane - its bad news.

DV

 

DavidG

 

THE BAST4RD!

...

 

.....oh no, they killed my PC.....

[This message has been edited by Dave T-S (edited 02 December 2000).]

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Blow Dog:
<B>I dont want to be the one to put salt in the wound, but why oh why do people insist on double clicking on any EXE file that some 'stranger' has sent to you.

If it is an executable or any self extracting archive, BIN IT.

Cem

[/quote]

Hell, if I get an attachment even from somebody I know that I haven't asked for, I delete it any way.

Chris.

 

Just a warning to new users of firewalls , don't think you're 100% safe , I've been using a firewall for some time now and even use a special app to port scan my own computer to see any possible back doors . Anyway somehow a trojan found it's way on my hard drive and bypassed the firewall and I lost 2.4megs of hard drive to a hacker , even with a updated Norton antivirus list . So don't become too complacent .

 

Hell if I get an attachment, even from somebody I know, I bin it, go around to their house kick their tv set over and slap them - just to be on the safe side.

 

ChrisB
So do I - now!! In any case the firewall intercepts them.

DavidG
BTW - the firewall has already intercepted one attempt to get access to our PC - and denied it.

 

Don't talk to me about firewalls.

They take a fortune in petrol to maintain, and I'm taking McAfee to court over the unmoveable scorch marks on my ceiling, not to mention the lingering smell that I can't shift.

DazV

 

DazV
You have mail.....

Whizzer
Agree - while the PC is plugged in the phone line you are never 100% safe.

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Hell if I get an attachment, even from somebody I know, I bin it, go around to their house kick their tv set over and slap them - just to be on the safe side.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

LOLLOL

 

DazV
That was the chicken phal you had last night M8.....

 

The TCP/IP stack from implementation was built for 2 way communication.

Anything built on top to vet incoming requestes (eg. firewall) can be pretty much disabled once you suss how it works.

Nothing is safe.

Hell, this message may even be typed by some deranged lunatic. (I can feel Dave's fingers twitching to answer this very paragraph)

DazV

 

Dave, don't talk to me about chicken phal's

Now thats what I CALL unauthorised access to my backdoor(!) I'm still trying to close it.
DazV

 

DazV
.....putting the roll of toilet paper in the freezer beforehand usually helps.....

 

Cem,

Can't recall opening any exe files or attachements as I don't open such files. I haven't a clue where it came from.

Lee

 

This is class material...wasted in the General Questions forum.

 

Dave, toilet paper in the freezer is good idea.

Personally I use WAX WIZARD - everyone on here raves about it. You be amazed at just how flexible it is.

It offers me a level of protection not surpassed by even frozen toilet paper.

 

Cem

I'll guarantee you'll feel a right muppet if you get it

Lee

 

Blowdog
Not sure this one is good enough quality for u yet....

 

Tis now Dave im here Christ how did i miss this some funny sh*t in here

Si

 

Si
Cos you're too busy intefering in my other posts M8