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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
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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!
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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??
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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]
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<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>
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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]
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I got the Tool from the link Janie provided so I'm doing a check up right now [img]smile.gif[/img]
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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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The tool did not find the worm on my computer [img]smile.gif[/img]
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*phew* thanks god for that Ivana!!
u relieved??
[img]graemlins/boy_hug.gif[/img] hope u werent scared by any means
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I am relieved but I'm still wondering how reliable that tool is. Does it 100% mean that I didn't get the virus?
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Well the website it came from (symantec) is part of the norton anti-virus company and they are world-wide so i very much doubt that they would place that there if they didnt think it was going to work. If i were you i would save up or just go and buy norton anti-virus 2003 cos it is really good, i dont trust free ones, it cost me ?30 to get it and it does whole pc scans and everything and also keeps your pc virus-free
like i said i would trust the tool that you used
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have a [img]graemlins/phone.gif[/img] for your troubles
Hannah xxx
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Thanks Hannah [img]smile.gif[/img]
I did check for a Norton Anti virus recently but unfortunatelly, it's too expensive for me. It costs more here [img]frown.gif[/img]
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Thanks for the heads up Janie!
I wish we could rid the world of spammers and the idiots who write these virus programs. I don't understand their motivations for this.
*sigh*
Karma will catch up with them. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Hugs -- Chai
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Oh i'm so sorry Ivana, it costs that much where i live anyway. Have you looked on the site?? sometimes they discounts on there. It is a very expensive thing to have and you have to upgrade it every year if you want to be protected (which i think is silly cos you have to shell out ?30 each time)
http://www.symantec.com
they dont always hav discounts but sometimes they do
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xxxxx (have a few more [img]graemlins/phone.gif[/img] 's to make you feel better)
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i just had a virus try to eat my ICQ and other programs! [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img] It was W32/Bugbear and it was about that size - 50 k or so! I normally don't download ANYTHING i don't recognize and the double extension SHOULD have tipped me off but it was from an important lady at my uni with an actual relevent title, i thought it was a form i needed or something! @_@ So stupid me not only downloaded it, i opened it as well!
Then next time i start up i get these Alerts from my antivirus program, had to download a special program to clean and repair stuff and sure enough - it came from that file! THAT WAS FREAKY AND VERY ANNOYING! Luckily i caught it before it did TOO much damage @_@
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Aww Steen is it ok? i hope it hasnt done any damage
*gives steen a [img]graemlins/phone.gif[/img] which should make her feel better*
dont worry i always use [img]graemlins/phone.gif[/img] 's in any excuse!!
lol
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<font color="#9966FF" size="1">[ June 08, 2003 02:28 PM: Message edited by: hippo girl ]</font>
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I'm alright, the computer seems to have survived with no casualities [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
Ooooo thanks for the [img]graemlins/phone.gif[/img] *smirk*
