Topic: Be alert folks! (Read 4867 times)

Toasty0 · « **on:** September 19, 2003, 02:40:15 am »

Over the past 12 hours there have been 6 attempts to send the following virus to me. Heads up all!!!

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100662.htm

Rod O'neal · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2003, 11:44:59 pm »

I'm giving this a bump so more folks get a chance to read it. Also, is this the actual link to the virus or is it a link to check out? If it is the actual virus you might want to edit it to kill it so nobody accidently goes there.

Javora · « **Reply #2 on:** September 21, 2003, 05:16:58 am »

This looks like a real nasty virus. Here is some more information and also a program fix for this virus:

http://www.bitdefender.com/html/virusinfo.php?menu_id=1&v_id=158

This page has the removal tool at the bottom of the page. Just click the link and it should start to download. Hope this helps.

Toasty0 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2003, 07:37:39 am »

Rod,

C'mon, Bro, do you honestly believe I would link to a virus?

Best,
Jerry

Demandred · « **Reply #4 on:** September 22, 2003, 01:19:47 am »

That's quite professional looking. Finally, a virus author makes an effort with the UI.

Rod O'neal · « **Reply #5 on:** September 22, 2003, 04:43:56 am »

Quote:

Rod,

C'mon, Bro, do you honestly believe I would link to a virus?

Best,
Jerry

Sorry Toasty. I must have had a brain fart. My bad

Reverend · « **Reply #6 on:** September 22, 2003, 12:23:12 pm »

amazing- maybe somewhere 'they' are having a contest to see who can write the smarter virus... to win Fabulous Cash and Prizes... lol.

thanks for the alert Toasty!

Jwest · « **Reply #7 on:** September 25, 2003, 06:55:27 pm »

I confess, they did a gorgeous job of setting this virus up, from a social engineering point of view. I was 95% sure I had trained my mother better than to open it (She's pretty savvy), but I called home to give her a heads up anyway, just to be sure. Heck, if I hadn't heard about it even I might have, and I do helpdesk support.

Glad the payload wasn't nastier, or this one could have been a real problem.

Toasty0 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2003, 02:40:15 am »