Worm Virus Alert

DarrensPassion · May 19th, 2003, 04:29 PM

Ema has just posted this on the Fan Club board. Since it looks harmless, I thought I'd post this here to warn you all about it.

Called W32.HLLW.Mankx

This worm virus logs in into the puter and starts working on all of the html and txt files, sending the virus to all of the ppl in your address book and keep on working anytime the puter restarts.

Coming from: [email protected].
Subject: it changes anytime..
Body: All information is in the attached file.

The size of the attachment is around 52.898 byte.

To remove it go to...

Symantec Security Response

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...oval.tool.html

or remove it manually here http://[email protected]

I think it comes in the attachment to a the e-mail, so just don't open it.

Janie xx

Twizzle · May 19th, 2003, 05:05 PM

Thanks for the heads up Janie [img]smile.gif[/img]

Since Ivana's already received one dodgy e-mail, I think we'd all better be on our guard!

**hippo girl** · May 19th, 2003, 06:35 PM

When will people give up?? i have heard though, dont bet on this but as long as you dont open an email with a suspected virus then you shuold be fine unless it is set to automatically go into your pc when you open inbox. i had better not get it, i have had enough viruses, i am off to the symantec webiste to read up on the new ones, sad eh??

[img]graemlins/sure.gif[/img]

**hippo girl** · May 19th, 2003, 06:49 PM

hey i just looked up on the symantec website and it is a catagory 3 worm,its distribution is high, it is a wild one but damage is low

they have a thing to get rid of it (like janie said)

http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/[email protected]

thats some info bout it

[img]frown.gif[/img] some people are right pigs [img]frown.gif[/img]

**Ivana** · May 19th, 2003, 07:02 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Twizzle:
Thanks for the heads up Janie [img]smile.gif[/img]

Since Ivana's already received one dodgy e-mail, I think we'd all better be on our guard!</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

But Terry, there was no attachment in the email I got. So is it still a virus? [img]confused.gif[/img]

<font color="#9966FF" size="1">[ May 19, 2003 04:05 PM: Message edited by: Ivana ]</font>

**hippo girl** · May 19th, 2003, 07:10 PM

Hey Ivana i think it can still hav a virus, even if there is no attachment, i dont think anyone knows how some people are able to screw uo computers like some can

Oh and also the worm has other names too:

W32.HLLW.Mankx@mm, W32/Palyh@MM [McAfee], W32/Palyh-A [Sophos], I-Worm.Palyh [KAV], WORM_PALYH.A [Trend], Win32.Palyh.A [CA]

this virus does NOT affect macintosh, OS/2, UNIX and Linux

systems affected: windows 95,98,NT,2000,XP and ME

infection length:52,898 bytes

Type: Worm

Sorry i am just typing up info bout it, i know you may not want to know but it gave me something to do [img]smile.gif[/img]

**Ivana** · May 19th, 2003, 07:20 PM

I got the Tool from the link Janie provided so I'm doing a check up right now [img]smile.gif[/img]

**hippo girl** · May 19th, 2003, 07:27 PM

Yeh i think that maybe a different virus, Ivana and not the one that you may have got. We are on the lookout for 2 viruses from [email protected], but i am not sure

*goes to check*

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