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Phabius Phodes Member Posts: 649 From:Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Registered: Jun 2001 | posted 04-18-2002 09:57 PM I ve received a message this morning coming from an unknown sender, gustavo, which contained a dmnd virus. It autoexecuted. I did not open any attachment file. So it seems it sends messages to your entire address catalog, with your name, or with the address catalog members names! I ve seen its name when I received a message from the eidos forum, telling me that I emailed them the virus, which I did not. So it autosends itself... Another friend (from my catalog) said he received two messages from people existent in my catalog only! Ps - I needed to format the Hd to get rid of it! But don t worry, I m alive and kicking again. Does anybody know about it or received these messages??? IP: Logged
aktrekker Member Posts: 1061 From:WA, USA Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 04-19-2002 11:02 AM I assume you use OE for email. Try running Windows Update to get the latest security patches. It prevents the autoexecute. If you do pickup a virus, try going to the Norton website. You can run an online virus scanner for free and it will eliminate the virus. Much faster than reformatting and reloading. Personally, I keep a backup image of my partitions. All I have to do is boot from the restore floppy and in 20 min I have my machine back the way it was. IP: Logged
Phabius Phodes Member Posts: 649 From:Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Registered: Jun 2001 | posted 04-19-2002 12:21 PM Thanks for your advice. If you receive this thing from me, please let me know. IP: Logged
TREEBLE Member Posts: 297 From: Wolves lair Registered: May 2001 | posted 04-21-2002 04:29 PM Is it the "Klez" one? Well, I recieved 4 times Satuday, but my antivirus didn't let it autoexecute ("malicious code") ------------------ Does Lara live in our world... or do we live in hers? IP: Logged
TRoosevelt_26 Member Posts: 795 From:Dig Site KV5, Valley of the Kings, Egypt Registered: Dec 2001 | posted 04-21-2002 06:52 PM I got an AEV day before yesterday, but since Juno only connects to the internet while actually checking and sending mail, wherever on the internet it tried to download from wouldn't. *whew* PS - I deleted it, or I'd post the name here. IP: Logged
Phabius Phodes Member Posts: 649 From:Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Registered: Jun 2001 | posted 04-21-2002 10:42 PM I guess that was it. Thatīs the name. Almost sure. IP: Logged

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