Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 13:27:33 12/05/01
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On December 05, 2001 at 13:25:05, William Penn wrote: >On December 04, 2001 at 21:54:05, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.goner.a@mm.html >> >> >> >>W32.Goner.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm written in Visual Basic. The worm has also >>been compressed using a known file compressor. The worm can also spread it's >>infection using the ICQ and IRC network. Symantec Security Response has upgraded >>this threat to a Category 4. Click here for further information. >> >> >>http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.goner.a@mm.html >> >> >>After the last wave I want all to be aware of this new threat!! > >The Badtrans worm is also still making its rounds. I got some more yesterday and >today. It is easy to recognize because its subject is "Re:" and the email is >about 40 kb in size. The bad thing is that it will activate if you just try to >read the message. The attachment opens automatically!? However it is not very >destructive of your system. > >In contrast the new Goner worm is destructive. It may delete a lot of files from >your hard drive. It is also easy to recognize. It comes with the subject "Hi" >and the email is roughly 50 kb in size. (I'm estimating the email size because I >haven't received this one, yet.) Apparently it does not activate automatically >if you just try to read the message. You must open the attachment (not a good >idea!). > >(realtime virus info) >http://members.tripod.com/jbob2000/tripodwebsite/virusinfo.htm > >WP I have learned that the only thing you can do to be reasonably sure of not catching a virus is to have an updated anti virus program running all the time you are online checking each and every mail that comes in. In please do not do what I did! Turn it of and forget to turn it back on... Torstein
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