FYI New Virus

[jgillott]

Just for your information... ... . I received an email from my ISP (Armstrong Cable) today, that my account was detected as sending out spam emails. The message had an attachment that supposedly would help get rid of the virus that was sending the spam.



It turns out that the email attachment was the virus. Apparently, someone with way too much time on their hands, has a new virus out that sends false emails. They look like they are coming from your Internet service provider detailing a problem and giving an attachment that is supposed to give instructions on how to remove the virus. If you get an email like this DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT. It will give your computer the virus. Thank God my firewall blocked it. I was dumb enough to click on it without thinking.



The Armstrong rep said that many of their accounts were effected today and some other ISP's are having the same problem.



Sorry if you all know of this scam... . but I just thought I would offer the info.



Justin

 

[klenger]

I've been clobered lately by emails from this one:



http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.netsky.d@mm.html



I set up several email rules to trap the messages based on the content of the subject line and put them in the spam folder where I can look at them when I feel like it to see if there are any valid emails. PITA

 

[JohnE]

Beagle or Bagle is the latest virus that spoofs your admin.



Simple rules for email.

• Treat ANY email with an attachment as a virus
  
• Do not open the attachment especially if it uses a . zip . scr, . exe. file extension.
  
• Use one of the many available anti-virus scan software available.
  
• Keep your anti-virus softeware up to date. It is not a load and forget system.