OT.........Virus Warning

newbiecollector

I have already received 2-3 dozen of these e-mails........ DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT if you receive this type of mail:

'Mydoom' worm strikes computers


Computer users are advised to update anti-virus software
A malicious new computer virus spread via e-mail is clogging networks and may allow unauthorised access to personal computers, experts warn.
The worm, called Mydoom or Novarg, is carried as an e-mail attachment and sends itself out to new e-mail addresses once opened by the recipient.

The virus may also open a "back door" to the computer to give hackers access.

"As far as I can tell right now, it's pretty much everywhere on the planet," said one anti-virus expert.


Thousands of e-mails triggered by the worm were bombarding networks within hours of its discovery, warned Vincent Gullotto, vice-president of California-based Network Associates' emergency response team.

'Technical thing'

Unlike many of its predecessors, Mydoom does not entice the recipient to open the attachment by promising nude pictures or personal messages.

Instead, the e-mail carrying the virus often bears the subject "Test" or "Status". The message inside may read: "The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment".

"Because that sounds like a technical thing, people may be more apt to think it's legitimate," the Associated Press news agency quoted Steve Trilling of Symantec, an anti-virus company, as saying.

The worm only affects computers which use Microsoft Windows.

Users who delete or ignore the e-mail attachment - which usually ends .exe, .scr, .zip, .cmd or .pif - avoid damage.

Hacker watch

Symantec said the worm also appeared to contain a programme that recorded keystrokes entered on infected machines. This could allow it to collect usernames and passwords from unsuspecting users.

Other companies said the virus, once fully activated, told Windows to receive instructions from another computer.

However, other companies did not detect such capabilities.

izzy452

Thanks for the info Wayne

Walt

newbiecollector

Just be careful.

This worm (virus) is sent under random user names and does not always have a message written and only an attachment.

JMOORE

Yep...

I have received several (as have many others) at work so far today.

Avarel

Yep, we've received several hundred emails already since yesterday afternoon but keeping your AV updated should take care of you, though educated users is the best defense really. Interestingly, it has a DoS package to hit sco.com come 2/1.

newbiecollector

Well, I was trying to give heads up to anyone not aware.

mdwoods

I got an email this morning titled "Virus in email TEST". It had an attachment. I deleted it without opening it.

newbiecollector

mdwoods... That is one of many, many titles, descriptions it may have. You are correct to not open this stuff.

1jester

VIRUS ALERT!!! Woodie seen on the Darkside!!!

Thanks for the alert, Newbie!