*** Virus / Trojan Horse ALERT ***

[Dwain]

firewall_anti.exe is the name
havoc is the game
embedded in attachments.

Currently there is a virus/Trojan horse that is spreading. It won't allow you to do windows up dates, turns off virus protection, sends out emails after searching through your address book, won't allow the computer to start in safe mode and opens the firewall for attacks.

This one isn't to be taken lightly. This is a major problem all over the country at this time. Do not open any attachments that you do not already know what they are.

Keep your virus software up to date and scan any and all attachments via email and also scan all files on a disk before use.

There is no fix for this except to reformat your drive.

[Tegg]

There is no patch for human stupidity.

Users have been told for YEARS to not open attachments from anyone unless scanned. Especially EXE files.

If someone bypasses ALL existing warnings, well, you kinda just got to let them make that mistake... :wink:

[JE]

Dwaine,
Here is the url for a Russian Anti-Virus program that seems fairly good. I took both Norton & McAffee completely off my network, as they don't even compare to Kaspersky-!

http://www.kasperskyusa.com/promotions/?anti_virus_program

If someone is trying to hack my system or sending a loaded e-mail, I simply run this application. Ck it out.
take care

Jack

[jammer]

So does this mean we need to put on a (condom) before getting on our coputers?

[Tegg]

Finger cots work just fine, Jammer. 8)

[jammer]

WOW finger cots work they are way to big for me LOL Plus I have a nubby finger LOL

[Stu]

Hmm. Well, at least this one *exists*, but it's not nearly as bad as you make out.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.fantibag.a.html

I recommend checking securityresponse.symantec.com before forwarding on any virus information. Most times, you find it's completely fake.

[Dwain]

Stu,

That's what it did to my computer. Once I got it, Symantec took over a week for their Engineers to come up with an update to stop it. Problem is now. I will still have to reformat my drive. Damage already done is irreversible. Not to mention that the web page showing the information does show everything that it does.

It came as a Trojan horse attached through a file that I emailed to myself from another computer. Last time I do that.



Hmm. Well, at least this one *exists*, but it's not nearly as bad as you make out.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.fantibag.a.html

I recommend checking securityresponse.symantec.com before forwarding on any virus information. Most times, you find it's completely fake.

[Signal 20]

So does this mean we need to put on a (condom) before getting on our coputers?

only if you plan on having cyber sex with a dirty girl

[DeWayne]

Stu,

That's what it did to my computer. Once I got it, Symantec took over a week for their Engineers to come up with an update to stop it. Problem is now. I will still have to reformat my drive. Damage already done is irreversible. Not to mention that the web page showing the information does show everything that it does.

It came as a Trojan horse attached through a file that I emailed to myself from another computer. Last time I do that.



Hmm. Well, at least this one *exists*, but it's not nearly as bad as you make out.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.fantibag.a.html

I recommend checking securityresponse.symantec.com before forwarding on any virus information. Most times, you find it's completely fake.

C'mon Dwain, I would have thought that you of all people would have known better than that. Scan everything, incoming and outgoing, and hope that you have all the latest updates :cry:

[Genesis]

One nice thing about running my email on a Unix machine is that I'm immune to that crap. I can extract something without running it, have a look, etc.

I NEVER run an executable anything that comes via email. Never. There's no reason to do so. And I rarely, if ever, will run a URL "blind".

There are reasons to love character-mode mail readers. This is one of them.

[Dwain]

Stu,

That's what it did to my computer. Once I got it, Symantec took over a week for their Engineers to come up with an update to stop it. Problem is now. I will still have to reformat my drive. Damage already done is irreversible. Not to mention that the web page showing the information does show everything that it does.

It came as a Trojan horse attached through a file that I emailed to myself from another computer. Last time I do that.



Hmm. Well, at least this one *exists*, but it's not nearly as bad as you make out.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.fantibag.a.html

I recommend checking securityresponse.symantec.com before forwarding on any virus information. Most times, you find it's completely fake.

C'mon Dwain, I would have thought that you of all people would have known better than that. Scan everything, incoming and outgoing, and hope that you have all the latest updates :cry:

All of my files via disk and mail is automaticly scanned. Problem is... it was a Trojan. Imbeded in another file that was not even an .exe file. It sucks. I'll have to get my mac back up on line. TRhe only reason that I even use a PC is due to a school contract with the government.