Virus Warning

[Ian_W]

There is a new worm that is spreading rapidly.

 

You are strongly advised to make sure your anti-virus software is up to date. We have updated our server anti-virus software, so hopefully if you are hosted with First Hosting, we will catch and remove any viruses before they reach you.

 

To help you recognise the virus, I have put some information on it below....

 

 

 

The virus isa called W32/Sobig.B@mm, also known as W32/Palyh@mm, W32/Emesache@mm, W32.HLLM.Ccn@mm and W32.HLLW.Manx@mm, and was discovered on the 19th of May. Its distribution has been tremendously fast, and has reached a geographically wide distribution in a relatively short time period.

 

W32/Sobig.B@mm spreads both via infected e-mail attachments and via open network resources.

 

It spreads via e-mail by sending itself to e-mail addresses harvested on the infected computer in all files with .DBX, .EML, .HTM, .HTML, .TXT, and .WAB extensions on found on the computer.

 

Messages containing an attachment infected with W32/Sobig.B@mm will bear the following characteristics:

 

Sender:

 

support@microsoft.com

 

Subject:

 

The subject is randomly chosen from this list:

 

Re: My application

Re: Movie

Cool screensaver

Screensaver

Re: My details

Your password

Re: Approved (Ref: 3394-65467)

Approved (Ref: 38446-263)

Your details

 

 

Name of attachment:

 

application.pif

approved.pif

doc_details.pif

your_details.pif

movie28.pif

password.pif

screen_temp.pif

screen_doc.pif

ref-394755.pif

 

 

[Big J R]

I've had the bl**dy thing three times now.

Thank God, I've found a way to dump it.

Are Microsoft going to sue ? Anything they send me now is dumped and deleted automatically !

[SAM B]

I have'nt had it but my AVG anti-virus program did say that it had to destroy some files as they were causing prblems on my c drive.

It was called W32/Emesache@mm.

Thanks for the notice.

 

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[Rob_the_Saint]

There is currently a new "W32/Bugbear-B Worm " virus spreading rapidly via the internet that has the potential to cause major disruption, make sure your anti-virus software is up to date.

[Uncle Urchin]

I think we're suffering from that 'Bob' ..........

 

our forum has gone very 'weirdo' just lately.......are

they viruses......

 

all sorts of space cadets on it.......

 

even a monkey......

 

christ.....he's been up there 'since 63 .......anyway....

 

let's have our money's worth....

 

stop messing around on all the drivel forums trying to chat birds up and sort it all out.......

 

shape up man...do some work here and get back to me........

 

I shall be referring the matter to my MP.......... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />