KLEZ Virus - please scan your system

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02 July 2002, 04:12 AM

Safir

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This may not be particularly appropriate, but someone on this board has the KLEZ virus on their computer, as i keep getting responses from its attempts to spread.

the removal tool and instructions are avaliable from symantec (norton antivirus) for free at this page:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.removal.tool.html

thank you.

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02 July 2002, 09:37 AM

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Don't forget Klez will spoof the 'from' address. I've apparently sent a copy of Klez when my PC was off and I was 30 miles

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02 July 2002, 10:13 AM

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So how do you know if you have this virus & what effect does it have on your PC.
I am running Norton Antivirus, should it have detected it?

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02 July 2002, 10:46 AM

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Norton should pick up Klez if you have the latest virus defs. If unsure then download the separate Klez fixer tool.

Had a few PC's here get it. It's a right git of a virus!