More about W32.Klez.E

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Hello,

 

I had the Klez virus inoculating my PC with the Elkern-D.

 

It means the exe files are destroyed and you have to reinstall as many softwares

as you need.

 

More over, now some intelligent virus just jump from IE6 down to your computer.

You can check this when the active frame in Outlook spontaneously swaps from the

mails list down to the reading frame. It then activates an automatic download of

the attachment. You briefly see a poping window which is the download signature.

 

It is then too late.

 

The virus also deactivates some anti-virus like PC-trend PC-Cillin and you have

to take care of this.

 

This way I got 266 files infected !

 

Unfortunately, the Klez is memory resident, and the new PC-Cillin version by

PC-Trend automatically sets up the Real-Time scan. And then, you'd better

uncheck this option because two snails pulling in opposite direction are quicker

than the poor computer slowing down to naught.

 

The best solution I could find was to make a special directory for the mails I

should read. The incoming mail is alphabetically sorted, then perused. The mails

to read are dragged to the new directory. For the others, Ctl A and Suppress.

 

There is however a danger. When you dragdrop one mail, he next one becomes

automatically active. If it contains a virus, too late ! Most virus come from

Russia or/and porn stuff you never asked.

 

I had to reinstall totally Windows 2000 Pro three times in ten days. You imagine

the chore. Even the specialized DOS programs cant look at the files in use by

the system. So here we have the ideal hiding place.

 

Some of the hints to know you are infected are :

 

- your computer is progressively slowing down

- some specifications are no more held : my Photoshop was becoming dummy.

- the Explorer doesn't work as before

 

Autumnal flu is still ahead, but computer virus are becoming more and more

resistant and clever. I'll be glad to read your best solutions, since this is of

interest for any list.

 

Greetings from France,

 

 

Jacques De Schryver

 

 

 

http://jdsetls.virtualave.net/gopher_s_death.html

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi to All

 

I am writing to Jacques off-list regarding this post. Please do not respond

on here. Viruses are a clear and present danger to all who use the Internet,

and it is essential that you should screen all messages with anti-virus

software and have up-to-date virus definitions available to assist it with

its task.

 

You can not catch any virus by reading messages sent to this list - all

attachments are removed automatically by .

 

Sat Nam!

Gordon

 

> Hello,

>

> I had the Klez virus inoculating my PC with the Elkern-D.

>

> It means the exe files are destroyed and you have to reinstall as many

softwares as you need.

>