x2000 opened this issue on Feb 27, 2004 ยท 15 posts
x2000 posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 5:19 PM
Ardiva posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 5:28 PM
I haven't as yet.. if I did, I certainly would delete it! The attachment is of a screensaver genre and more than likely a humungus virus.
PunkClown posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 6:07 PM
I haven't got this, but thank you for the heads up. I have alerted admin re this situation...
Erlik posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 6:28 PM
Er, I'd say it's a scrap file. That is, what exists on your Clipboard when you copy and paste something. But it's definitely a virus. Some of them use scrap files to insinuate themselves to your computer. This one apparently grabbed whatever was first available and sent itself as a mail.
-- erlik
PunkClown posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 6:37 PM
Hmmmm, but a scrap file from where Erlik? Is it from x2000's computer do you mean? I wish I understood these things a bit better, I just let VET take care of my side of things...
ClintH posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 6:47 PM
This E-Mail did not come from any of our servers. It contains the following virus... Norton AntiVirus removed the attachment: Zip 100 (D).LNK.scr. The attachment was infected with the W32.Bugbear.B.Dam virus. Dont open it! Clint
Clint Hawkins
MarketPlace Manager/Copyright Agent
All my life I've been over the top ... I don't know what I'm doing
... All I know is I don't wana stop!
(Zakk Wylde (2007))
PunkClown posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 6:50 PM
Thanks Clint. I didn't think it would have come from our servers...
x2000 posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 6:52 PM
He means a scrap file from an infected person's computer, mailing itself out, probably to everyone in that person address book. Not sure how widespread this may be, but be on guard, folks. I wouldn't think most people would be dumb enough to open the attachment, but then again, a lot of people ARE that dumb, because viruses wouldn't spread far if they weren't. Hell, I usually delete anything at all questionable unread, but not everyone is so cautious. I just wanted to warn everyone to be on the lookout for this.:)
x2000 posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 6:53 PM
Oops, crossposted. Hiya Clint!:) waves
ClintH posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 6:56 PM
Hi x2000 waves I just got it about 1 hr ago as well. Clint
Clint Hawkins
MarketPlace Manager/Copyright Agent
All my life I've been over the top ... I don't know what I'm doing
... All I know is I don't wana stop!
(Zakk Wylde (2007))
PunkClown posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 7:00 PM
Thanks for the explanation x2000, and the warning! :-)>
dlk30341 posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 7:15 PM
Thanks..when will these idiots find something better to do with there time....sighs
Erlik posted Sat, 28 February 2004 at 3:10 AM
Bugbear is an older virus, a year or something like that, so it won't be as widespread as a new virus. OTOH, I received several specimens of Swen last two days. :-) When that one started several months ago, I was getting several hundred infected mails daily. BTW, sorry for not explaining better. Scrap file is a file format, used by Windows for that thing with Clipboard. Virus is the scrap file. BTW, an antivirus program I can recommend is NOD32: www.eset.com Better than Norton. Other things needed to secure your computer against viruses are: a firewall (www.zonelabs.com for ZoneAlarm) and a spyware remover/innoculator, like Spybot Search & Destroy (don't know the link), cause it prevents Trojans and backdoors from settling in your computer.
-- erlik
xoconostle posted Sat, 28 February 2004 at 5:00 PM
"Thanks..when will these idiots find something better to do with there time"' When they turn 18 and the potential consequences of getting caught become far more serious.
celestial-badger posted Sun, 29 February 2004 at 9:00 PM
From: newsletter@mcbeeinc.com ...was there any doubt?