******* VIRUS ALERT - W32/ProLin@MM ********
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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
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
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....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...
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...
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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
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
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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
If it is an executable or any self extracting archive, BIN IT.
Cem
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<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.
<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.
#11
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 .
#12
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.
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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.
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.
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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
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
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<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>
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#18
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
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
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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.
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.
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