VIRUS WARNING
22 August 2003, 06:13 PM
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Just a warning.
If you recieve an e-mail concerning the world trade centre or anything 9/11 related, do not open it as it destroys your c-drive, mate of mine got it and cant even start his pc.
Its called WTC Survivor or the like. Tossers IMO.
If you recieve an e-mail concerning the world trade centre or anything 9/11 related, do not open it as it destroys your c-drive, mate of mine got it and cant even start his pc.
Its called WTC Survivor or the like. Tossers IMO.
22 August 2003, 06:31 PM
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Would ask the mods to keep this alive so everyone is aware. Can it be sticky?
Everyone is probably aware of the Sobig.F virus by now but just incase, see Computer Related threads for more details.
This virus is in 1 of every 17 emails received (so quite wide spread).
Search drives for files named: winppr32.exe & winstt32.dat
Download free removal tool here: http://securityresponse.symantec.com...ools.list.html
Everyone is probably aware of the Sobig.F virus by now but just incase, see Computer Related threads for more details.
This virus is in 1 of every 17 emails received (so quite wide spread).
Search drives for files named: winppr32.exe & winstt32.dat
Download free removal tool here: http://securityresponse.symantec.com...ools.list.html
23 August 2003, 10:11 AM
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SoBig accesses infected pc's Friday & Sunday (2moro).
From: Sophos http://msn.vnunet.com/News/1143169
The virus contains instructions to try and download additional malware between 20.00 and 23.00 GMT tonight and again on Sunday.
It is not known what package may be downloaded, but SoBig E attempted to download a Trojan allowing remote control of infected PCs by the hacker.
"We can't predict what the program will do. The virus writer could change his mind about what to send at the last minute," said Graham Cluley, senior analyst at antivirus specialist Sophos.
"It could display a smiley face [on the PC] or it could start destroying files. There's no way to tell.
"We recommend blocking the UDP port 8998 on a firewall, which is the port the virus will try and use."
Check if your 8998 port is open:https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
Type the port number into the box and click "User Specified Custom Port Probe"
From: Sophos http://msn.vnunet.com/News/1143169
The virus contains instructions to try and download additional malware between 20.00 and 23.00 GMT tonight and again on Sunday.
It is not known what package may be downloaded, but SoBig E attempted to download a Trojan allowing remote control of infected PCs by the hacker.
"We can't predict what the program will do. The virus writer could change his mind about what to send at the last minute," said Graham Cluley, senior analyst at antivirus specialist Sophos.
"It could display a smiley face [on the PC] or it could start destroying files. There's no way to tell.
"We recommend blocking the UDP port 8998 on a firewall, which is the port the virus will try and use."
Check if your 8998 port is open:https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
Type the port number into the box and click "User Specified Custom Port Probe"
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Just a warning.
If you recieve an e-mail concerning the world trade centre or anything 9/11 related, do not open it as it destroys your c-drive, mate of mine got it and cant even start his pc.
Its called WTC Survivor or the like. Tossers IMO.
If you recieve an e-mail concerning the world trade centre or anything 9/11 related, do not open it as it destroys your c-drive, mate of mine got it and cant even start his pc.
Its called WTC Survivor or the like. Tossers IMO.
You can find out for yourself about this hoax at http://securityresponse.symantec.com...ivor.hoax.html
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