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Re: Possible virus sending large emails?
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Thu, 23 May 2002 00:07:43 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, John Henry Kruer writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Miller writes:
> > Simon Bennett <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > > Yep, I got back into work today to find that I had apparently sent emails
> > > containing it to Tony Kilaras, Larry P and Scott S (which is very strange as
> > > I don't think I've ever emailed Scott). I've told my helpdesk and await an
> > > answer. Sorry to all of you if my IT incompetence contributed to this in
> > > any way.
> >
> > Unfortunately, if the virus is W32.klez, there's nothing you can do, because
> > it's likely not *your* computer infected. It not only sends messages to
> > random people, but forges a random from header -- very evil stuff. I've been
> > getting a message every few days from someone angry that "I" sent a virus to
> > them -- even though it's impossible for my Linux box to spread w32.klez.
> > (And very unlikely that it would spread *anything*).
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> I got an email recently .(like in the past hour) It was in my yahoo/Lego
> account. It was the W32.klez virus. It was saved as an attachment that was
> labeled ':Re_' or something like that, along with 3 safe (but empty) txt
> files. The email was titled 'Www.ozbricks.com' and I've forgotten who sent
> it, but the name was not familiar. It had no text. I deleted the email.
> What exactly is the W32.klez virus?
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.h@mm.html
Symantec (the company that produces Norton AntiVirus) has a comprehensive
database of all known virii and many virii hoaxes. So do the makers of
McAffee's Virusscan and InnoculateIt.
James
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| (...) I got an email recently .(like in the past hour) It was in my yahoo/Lego account. It was the W32.klez virus. It was saved as an attachment that was labeled ':Re_' or something like that, along with 3 safe (but empty) txt files. The email was (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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