Guest guest Posted June 12, 2001 Report Share Posted June 12, 2001 My Norton 2001 found viruses from Pisces. Sat Nam, Sangeet Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2001 Report Share Posted June 12, 2001 Hi all... the virus was sent to me too but i did not open the attatchment... whew~! these kinds of virus's are sneaky and appear to be coming from your friends because they "harvest" or "sniff" the entire computer for e-mail addresses. The cleverly write e-mails in your name to all your friends.... i have caught at least 5 virus's with this method below: 1. when i see an attatchment on an e-mail from a friend, colleague, etc. i IMMEDIATELY e-mail them back to ask them if they did indeed send me a file, and to explain what the file is and what the name is. 2. If they say yes, then all is set. If no then I DELETE the e-mail. 3. Go to the Symantec.com website and do a seach for the file name of the attatchment in the e-mail, then e-mail the sender with this information and ask him to send it to friends he/she thinks may have recieved the virus... It sounds like alot of work but probably not as much work as if you actually had an infected computer... and think of how many people you can save from computer disaster by doing this? I ask all my friends to keep this method in mind... just like a virus is spread in chain... please share this method with your friends as well... prevention is best medicine... no?... =) hope this helps... Sat Nam! Akire recently blessed with the name Sat Purkh Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2001 Report Share Posted June 12, 2001 Mine did as well. Fortunately Norton was able to quarantine them before they did any damage. Sat nam! David ______________ Get your own "800" number Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag ---- On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Roger & Laura Janes (rljanes) wrote: > My Norton 2001 found viruses from Pisces. > > Sat Nam, > Sangeet Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2001 Report Share Posted June 12, 2001 Hi Mal If you are using Outlook Express, or Outlook for your mailer program then you will have been infected. If you are using Netscape or some other program then you will probably be ok. If your virus definitions are up-to-date and Norton AV couldn't find an infection then you are probably clear. The virus only activates following the first system reboot after infection. To be extra safe, check your \windows\system directory for the following files: hksdll.dll and kern32.exe. They are both deposited there as part of the infection process. If you check out the Symantec site, and search for "W32.Badtrans. 13312 @ mm", it will give you a full description of the virus and its activities. The "unable to open attachment" message you may have seen, which is disguised as a Windows warning message, is displayed to mask the fact that you are being infected by this virus. Hope this helps. (In case you are wondering how I know so much about it - someone infected me with it last month. However I killed it before it had the chance to take over my system and spread any further). Sat Nam! Gordon - <mrwagner <Kundaliniyoga> Tuesday, June 12, 2001 01:18 Virus > I recieved some attachments from Pisces and tried to open them, they > did not open. I then read about the virus and ran Norton on my > drives. The scan found no viruses, could it be wrong? > > Mal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2001 Report Share Posted June 12, 2001 What do u mean there's a virus? Is everyone on this list going to get a virus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2001 Report Share Posted June 13, 2001 Hi Maria and All! The virus threat seems to have gone for the moment. No, not everyone on this list is going to get a virus. The virus that caused the problem this week infected the computer of one of our rs, and from there sent itself to every unreplied message in her Outlook Express folders. Therefore everyone who had posted to the list over the last couple of months, and whose message had not been deleted on her computer received a copy. Most folk did not open the infected attachment. Those that did have managed to remove the infection. I would stress the following: 1) You will NOT receive a virus by reading any messages on this list, as all attachments are removed automatically before the messages are passed to the list by . (That is our choice, not theirs.) 2) If you receive any unsolicited mail with attachments then be very wary of opening them. Even if it is from someone with whom you have been corresponding (which could happen with this virus - W32.Badtrans.13312 @ mm) you are safer to mail them first and check if they have sent you anything. (Thanks Akire for this advice! ) 3) The Internet is currently experiencing more virus problems than usual. Make sure you have an effective Anti Virus program (such as Norton AV from Symantec) installed and activated, and keep your virus definitions updated regularly. These programs are not expensive - you can get 12 months updates for only a few dollars. 4) If anyone experiences any problems then please contact your Anti Virus software vendor, and not this list. 5) Be aware of virus hoax messages, which can propagate and cause similar problems to real viruses. Do not send any virus warning messages to the list. If you receive one and you think it is genuine, then please forward it to kundaliniyoga-owner and let me check it out. 6) Now let's all get back to Kundalini Yoga! :-) Sat Nam! Gordon - "maria wright" <mitzi <Kundaliniyoga> Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:22 Re: Virus > What do u mean there's a virus? Is everyone on this list going to get a virus? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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