mark@wrx

Someone on here must have a virus! I had just deleted 34, yes 34 e-mails that contained viruses and most came with the names of people on this bbs as the senders. I have now deleted another 3 that arrived almost straight away. What's going on?!

MJW

Sounds like your virus detector is out of date.
Not the MSBLAST worm thats been doing the rounds is it ?





[Edited by MJW - 8/19/2003 10:28:15 PM]

tuffer

It's Sobig.F , new variant has come out, update your virus def's.

mark@wrx

My virus detector is working overtime deleting all the bloody viruses. It updates everytime I go on line so how can it be out of date?

P20SPD

iTrader: (1)

er, because they have not incorporated it into the weekly/daily update log.

Go online to your provider for Virus software, and get an instant fix for this virus.

Steven

richs2891

Already updated my antivirus and sophos have a nice stand alone util to scan harddrives for this
Sophos fix

Works servers have got hit big time with this, looks like wont be doing much work tommorow then !!

Richard

mark@wrx

I have checked and am updated. LOL @ P20, I got 12 "e-mails" from you!

IWatkins

This is not just Scoobynet related.

I've had 16 virus files attached to emails in the past two hours. I usually get one or two a day. None of them are from Scoobynet members as far as I can tell.

Something is up.

Cheers

Ian

Fizz

iTrader: (1)

I've had 40 today!!!!!

my virus scanner is not picking them up!!!! (update every day so they obviously have not got it up to date yet!!!

W32/Sobig.F@mm virus!!

[Edited by Fizz - 8/19/2003 11:23:57 PM]

SiDHEaD

We've had loads of them stopped today. Our isp scans our mail for us though

Andy

Redkop

I've had fookin' loads

Sobig.F

itsajapthing

Ive deleted twelve With "details" info u requested and wicked screensaver some where scoobynet users some werent is this the worm or just a new virus..?

G



[Edited by itsajapthing - 8/19/2003 11:32:02 PM]

Madjay

i dont have a virus checker or what not i just dont open emails i know are not from people i know or of interest

Foot_Tapper

I've just been trying to get into my BTOpenworld web based mail.
Its timing out. I think some ISP'S have major problems.

Stu_WRX

It all finishes on the 10th of september - thats when the virus expires, I've had it a couple of times too, I get the movie045 file. Using Norton AV picks it up in the email straight away and deletes it.

Stu...

JackClark

This one's infecting a whole lot of people, no stand alone scanner for McAfee customers our standard product detects and removes it quite nicely. We've updated Stinger for non McAfee customers Here

ozzy

I'm with Jack on this one. Using McAfee/NAI for the past 2.5yrs here @ work. We receive viruses daily, but McAfee has never failed to detect and remove any of these viruses. I've used their software for the past 6yrs perosnally and I've never had any of my own PC's infected yet.

Used to spend a fair old amount of time removing them from customers sites though.

Make sure you all have firewall software that blocks exploitable ports AND have a good virus scanner installed and check for updates daily. I don't rely on the software to check itself, I'll always make a point of visiting the NAI site just incase of a new release.

Stefan

what would scooby do

We use a combination of NAI A/V and Lotus Notes so we're cool - never get virus outbreaks anymore

<smug mode off>

ozzy

Sorry, did I turn smug mode on?

Stefan

JackClark

Good stuff guys. If you fancy coming to Aylesbury to see what we get up to we have a customer day first week of every month where we tour the labs and let you know what's new. Would be good to see a car park full of Scoobs.

Hammy Hamster

I'm being bombarded with Sobig. All the emails I'm getting seem to be routed through a university server in Wales. I wish their techies would turn their mail server off and give me a break!

[Edited by Hammy Hamster - 8/20/2003 10:53:50 AM]

lpski1

Yep the company i am at has just been hit with over a 1000 mails, MTA's all stopped now and mailsweeper has been blocking it. if its not one thing its another. grrrr.

Stu_WRX

Appears to be having a busy day this virus, wonder if thats why things are slowing down a little??

Stu...

ex-webby

I'm currently receiving around 100 of these an hour. Starting to get slightly irritating

ianmiller999

I have started getting a lot of emails "re my details" or something like that with an attached file which turns out to be a virus. Is this the same thing?

I am wondering if some where a server is sending out emails pretending to be you using your address, because I am also getting a lot of bounced emails.

Nicks VR4

The worm can "spoof" email addresses, i.e. use false sender details. The worm may be sending email out from somebody's else computer, but making it appear that the email comes from you.

Dream Weaver

This is a big touch wood moment, but haven't received anything as yet - using PC-Cillin by Trend, and Sygate. Connected 14 hours a day via ADSl as well.

paulr

Just got 40 off the blo0dy things............

Little Miss WRX

Been receiving loads, but my webmail is catching them all, so no need to worry.