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Thought I had better post this as a matter of urgency.
Virus notification as at 09.00am August 16th 2003
Anyone whose running Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems, please check you are running a Firewall. As this virus spreads from computer to computer.
Microsoft have a patch for this at:-
www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
My own Yahoo e-mail was sent a virus over a period of 5 days, but thankfully that was sorted.
I recommend that you back up any important work, as a precaution.
I cannot emphasise strongly enough if you receive an e mail like I did with an unfamiliar name, address anything at all, that you don't recognise, DELETE IT!! Immediately!!!
Thanks Dottie, this is a particularly nasty little bug(ger). It took my daughter 13 hours to get it off her computer.
Can it effect Windows ME?
Can it effect Windows ME?
Evan all I have in front of me regarding information of systems that could be affected are the above, I would recommend that you go to the site above and read through the information there.
Thanks Dottie, this is a particularly nasty little bug(ger). It took my daughter 13 hours to get it off her computer.
I know what a virus can do to a computer, someone sent me a happy 99 virus a couple of years ago,and I being a novice opened it and it infected every programme on my computer.. Luckily enough we have a friend who is a computer expert and he sorted it for me, as at this time also.
Shadows On The Wall
16 Aug 2003, 12:12
Well i got story bout that. as u know it was my birthday on the 12th, well i spent all day attempting to remove that ~~~~~~. my friend also had it, so i had great trouble d/l the patch, but a finally did it and im back here , yes!
wounder if meat had the virus since hes always on the net.
kinda my own fault i got it, i never use anti virus software slkows the com down to much, its a risk u gotaa take lol
Shadow I know my computer is running quite slowly this morning. but its better to be safe than sorry.
Microsoft actually closed the affected site at midnight, but some people are still having problems downloading the patch, and according to Sky news they state that the problem is is far from over!!!!
SO BEWARE!!!!
cerysmeatloaf
16 Aug 2003, 13:39
thanks dottie
but i read this too late i have it but luky its gone now
Bigmomma
16 Aug 2003, 15:42
hmmm...
this isnt Bigmomma.its actually her husband,have just been resetting some internet settings and checking that her files and settings are ok..
Now for this virus...nasty yes...
If you have the blaster virus then ur pc will constantly reboot saying
Windows must now restart because the Remote Procedure Call terminated unexpectedly
then u have 60 seconds...
Windows 2000 users won't see the timer. However, they might see other effects from the RPC exploit. Such as:
1. Problems when creating email messages at least in Outlook and Outlook Express
2. Visual problems with Control panel
3. Add/Remove Programs does not work
4. Drag & Drop function does not work
5. Copy / Paste function does not work
6. some executables don't work
7. Problems with javascript
8. Some programs won't Save at all
The worm also attempts to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) on the Microsoft Windows Update Web server (windowsupdate.com). This is an attempt to prevent you from applying a patch on your computer against the DCOM RPC vulnerability.(very sneaky!)
It is fairly easy to remove,just goto http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html
**NOTE** if you have system restore running then the removal wont work as this backs up your files,so you need to disable system restore first..
Its spread is easing now,or so it seems,but it is one nasty piece of work,and spreads by scanning networks for vulnerable hosts,so you could be infecting many other pcs without even realising it
Because of the way the worm works, it may be difficult to connect to the Internet to obtain the patch, definitions, or removal tool before the worm shuts down the computer. It has been reported that, for users of Windows XP, activating the Windows XP firewall may allow you to download and install the patch, obtain virus definitions, and run the removal tool. This may also work with other firewalls, although this has not been confirmed.
Thanks bigmommas husband for the detailed info, I only knew what I'd seen on the Microsoft site, and Sky News.
Mmm, that is nice again. Wonder who makes this kind of thinks. I mean... what is the purpose of it???
But anyway, thank you very much.
Rob The Badger
16 Aug 2003, 16:40
This particular strike is aimed primarily at Microsoft. It appears.
That worm exploits a secutity flaw which was announced by Microsoft exactly 1 month ago.The patch is available since that time too.
Windows XP users may stop the system shutdown by openening a command window and entering 'shutdown -a' <ENTER>.
This will abort system shutdown.
I am now clean.
Anyone running dual boot XP systems, if you can get a partition running ME or 98 youc an clear the virus out from there!
Tim, Viruses are created by dysfunctional anti-socail idiots with no lives or girlfriends who have too much time on their hands!!!! Personally I feel castration is too good for them!!!!!
Don't know about anyone else but I seem to be getting a lot more viruses just of late. I ahve a firewall and Norton AV software working flat out!!! Most of them seem to be propagating through Yahoo!! If anyone has my Yahoo email address, I am dropping it now, please use yoboglad@hotmail.com instead.
tukayaway
17 Aug 2003, 01:32
Am I the only one who has fixed it by themselves? Just by using the help files, it told me how to stop it closing the system down.
I think there has been too much hype about this. Its scaring people when they dont have to.
shadow1000001
17 Aug 2003, 05:35
Can it effect Windows ME?
It isn't supposed to affect Windows Me
Maria
I am now clean.
Anyone running dual boot XP systems, if you can get a partition running ME or 98 youc an clear the virus out from there!
Tim, Viruses are created by dysfunctional anti-socail idiots with no lives or girlfriends who have too much time on their hands!!!! Personally I feel castration is too good for them!!!!!
Don't know about anyone else but I seem to be getting a lot more viruses just of late. I ahve a firewall and Norton AV software working flat out!!! Most of them seem to be propagating through Yahoo!! If anyone has my Yahoo email address, I am dropping it now, please use yoboglad@hotmail.com instead.
Chris my virus was sent through Yahoo too, but luckily enough I was able to get Yahoo to dispose of it for me. Do you think perhaps I should change my e mail address? Although its been clear now for 4 days :)
No dottie, think you should be alright.
Some "little angel" has appeared to have put me onto some sort of mailing list. I am getting on average 4 virus attempts a week from Yahoo. By changing ym email addy,l I shoudl eb able to get off the list!!!!
I think there has been too much hype about this. Its scaring people when they dont have to.
This security hole in all Windows NT based systems is by far the worst so far.
If you run an unpatched system and if you don't have a proper configured firewall, your computer is open like a smashed window.
I think there has been too much hype about this. Its scaring people when they dont have to.
This security hole in all Windows NT based systems is by far the worst so far.
If you run an unpatched system and if you don't have a proper configured firewall, your computer is open like a smashed window.
Thanks R. for your input, I trust this will be noticed now, and people will realise I'm not scare mongering. I was one of the unlucky persons and it has made me exceptionally virus safety concious now. Thanks R. :)
Shadows On The Wall
20 Aug 2003, 16:29
well im all fixed, wish every1 same luck
I've had the virus. I had another trick to stop the system shut down. But the trick of R. is much easier. Stupid virus, but now I'm clean. No virus can catch me now.
Its back!!!! twice in my e-mail this morning - just deleted straight away, but I cann't forward it to abuse@yahoo this time, without opening it!!
I don't know how its getting past our security :evil:
Any suggestions would be gratefully received, do I just keep deleting it ?
Have now managed to inform Yahoo without it being sent back again - I just wait with bated breath :roll:
I'm even getting worried now that Windows updates are appearing, and I don't know whether they are legal or not, hate these mind games :evil:
Puritan
21 Aug 2003, 14:10
It's like a sort of war out there - continuous attacks. Twice to my web site email address in the twenty minutes I've been on line!!
You've just got to be so careful at the moment
Picked up my copy of Computer Active this morning Page 6, description of mine to a tee:-
The virus MiMail still threatens PC users. Victims receive an e mail disguised as a message from the user's domain name 'administrator' with an attachment, named message.zip. This creates a file on the receipients computer and then searches the hard disk to harvest e mail addresses from the the victims computer. Have checked out www.virusalert.com and certainly feel more informed now, lots of very good information. Clear again at the moment :roll:
Testify
21 Aug 2003, 14:17
AHHH had 4! deleted them!! thankyou!! :D
I've deleted some strange looking windows files.... they don't belong in windows and programs that windows is using....
Hope this computer is clean!
If these morons are so intelligent, why don't they use their brains creatively for the good of mankind, instead of harrassing people like myself, hope their computers overload and self destruct. I for one would be :D
Actually Dottie, i think that some virusus are very handy.... Don't know wich ones... but i've heard of some virussus that are nice.
I would love to have a virus that i can spy on other peoples computer... hhehehe... but that they don't know that it is there, and everything they type will be as a word file.... and sent to me :twisted:
Oh Tim, how could you :lol: Well at least I've nothing to hide, come over and have a peek. I'll get my web cam out if it makes things easier :lol:
Keep your machines safe with this guide.....
You can easily detect whether your home computer is currently affected by any of this week's big three outbreaks for free.
Log on to the following websites to run a simple program that will scan your machine and clean it if necessary.
Go to http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger and follow the on screen instructions
Or go to http://securityresponse.symantec.com. and click on the 'check for security risks button - unable to gain access to this site at the moment
To download Microsoft's patch to protect yourself from Blaster, go to
www. windows.com/downloads.
Actually Dottie, i think that some virusus are very handy.... Don't know wich ones... but i've heard of some virussus that are nice.
I would love to have a virus that i can spy on other peoples computer... hhehehe... but that they don't know that it is there, and everything they type will be as a word file.... and sent to me :twisted:
Tim,
The virus you are thinking of is called Back Orifice. I use a modded version at work to track the computers in the other shops are up to. Also very useful for running remote tasks for tech support purposes (and scaring the shit out of people when you start flashing random messages up on their till screen!!!!)
Back Orifice! Is that for real Chris :lol:
THanks Chris... so there is a virus like that... Wow!!! Sounds cool.
But anyway.. still got the worm virus. Anyone got Norton??
I've got norton. It warns me when the virus is back. But with the patch, I don't get it anymore. :lol:
Oh Err! I've just checked my e-mail and its BACK!!! Or its a new one :!: :??: :twisted: Well here we go again :o
It is still not back here. :lol:
Hopefully Michel that will now be the end of it - no problem riding myself of them, just a nuisance now :roll:
Well some kind a......e is now sending me the sobig virus - thank you who ever you are, hope your computer implodes and takes you with it. :evil: I have every kind of precaution on my computer but they still keep coming :twisted:
8 this morning :x - I don't know what to do, they look so innocent and some could possibly be sent from one of my contacts, so I just delete the whole lot, just hope I don't miss anything important! :twisted:
Methinks will have to change my e mail address :cry:
I have had another 6 since then :twisted:
As of 21.47 I have received 20, now if anyone can tell me how to stop this I would be eternally grateful
5 more this morning, they look normal though, and have things like aol, hotmail in the address, but they all have attachments and I don't recognise the names, anybody any suggestions apart from continue to delete them? :evil: any advice would be gratefully received - thanks
Help!!! please someone out there must know how to get rid of this rubbish that is polluting my e mail box. Is there something else I can do or will it just burn its self out :??: I'm losing count today... and getting seriously worried...is it interferring with my computer even though I am deleting them ? It is taking a little longer to connect - and I have broadband too :roll: thank you to anyone who takes the trouble to read this and advise :)
5 more this morning, they look normal though, and have things like aol, hotmail in the address, but they all have attachments and I don't recognise the names, anybody any suggestions apart from continue to delete them? :evil: any advice would be gratefully received - thanks
Help!!! please someone out there must know how to get rid of this rubbish that is polluting my e mail box. Is there something else I can do or will it just burn its self out :??: I'm losing count today... and getting seriously worried...is it interferring with my computer even though I am deleting them ? It is taking a little longer to connect - and I have broadband too :roll: thank you to anyone who takes the trouble to read this and advise :)
I've given this a bump, please if anyone knows anything I can do, let me
know. Inbox was chock a block this morning - :evil:
Just checked Inbox again - Yahoo Customer Care, have confirmed yet again that these are malicious e mails, and just to keep on deleting them :twisted:
sherrie87
29 Aug 2003, 17:00
Chris said: The virus you are thinking of is called Back Orifice. I use a modded version at work to track the computers in the other shops are up to. Also very useful for running remote tasks for tech support purposes (and scaring the [undefined, soft, usually dark coloured, strong smelling stuff that attracts flies] out of people when you start flashing random messages up on their till screen!!!!)
Chris, I use a program (not a virus) on the kid's computers at the school I work at. When I am watching their computer screen from my desk a tiny pair of eyes appear on their screen. Freaks them out bad! (Though taking control of their computer remotely and typing messages to them is even more fun! They get so flustered).
Dottie,
I had someone send me (quite literally) over 300 emails with the SoBig attachment in about 48 hours. Thankfully it stopped fairly quickly, but the research that I did on it said that it will die off effective Sept 10. So it nothing else, you can look forward to it ending then.
Sherrie
Hi Sherrie thanks for getting back to me - until that date :twisted: :roll: ......... its made me feel better knowing that you have been plagued by these malicious e mails, I was beginning to think I was alone, I thought I had done something wrong :?
The Flying Mouse
29 Aug 2003, 17:49
:twisted: I have a theory on who the culprit could be.
ROY.
He probibily thinks the only way to get you're attention for more than 5 mins is to trash the computer :lol:
Or maybe i've been watching too many Scooby Doo cartoons 8O .
sherrie87
29 Aug 2003, 20:25
Flying Mouse said:
Or maybe i've been watching too many Scooby Doo cartoons
And he would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you snooping kids!
<typical ending line of every single Scooby Doo episode, for those who are Scooby impaired> :lol:
Sherrie
Well Mousie, I don't know what to say - yes you could be right :lol: but I will hasten to add that I only enter the forum when Roys not home, (he has his own business )and works hellishly long hours, all the better for me :lol: and to top it all Roys a technophobic, wouldn't get him within 100 miles of a computer :roll:
Just an update folks, some nasty individual infected my computer with the Blaster Virus, couldn't access anything and have had to revert back to factory settings losing everything :cry:
SO BE VILIGANT
Ihope it wasn't called Joan :twisted:
Rosie
Ihope it wasn't called Joan :twisted:
Rosie
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sorry dottie i couldn't resist, glad to have you back online hope your puter is better, did Ellis fix it for you
No laughing matter
Rosie :cry:
We did it between us, but I've lost all my photographs, Ellis has lost masses course work etc., It had me in tears I'll tell you. To see all Ellis's work and mine gone forever, you can only back up so much, certainly not every day.
Ah Well!!
I;M SO SORRY Dottie i'd didn't mean to be flippant, if there is anything i can do just ask
Rosie
I may be telling you all something that you already know so i'll apologize for that but I was told to have a system restore date put in so if anything like a virus should affect the computer you can revert back to a date when everything was running OK.
Is this try or am I in some computer day-dream???
Please advise me if this is true or a load of crap.
Thank you
I may be telling you all something that you already know so i'll apologize for that but I was told to have a system restore date put in so if anything like a virus should affect the computer you can revert back to a date when everything was running OK.
Is this try or am I in some computer day-dream???
Please advise me if this is true or a load of crap.
Thank youIn theory a System Restore should work.
However, A virus can reside inactive on your system for some time so even a "safe" restore point may be infected. Also, if it is a Windows System file that is infected (most viruses tend to hide in the \windows\system directory), then a restore will not remove it.
System restores are a good idea and worth trying but cna be no substitute for a solid, up-to-date virus checker.
Personally I use norton, it's about 20 quid from the PC shops and that includes 12 months worht of updates to protect against new viruses!!
Bigmomma
02 Dec 2003, 00:38
my husband very nearly got a virus on the computer this morning.
it was very sneaky as well it was supposed to be from yahoo regarding
his email subscription, but it was a virus and luckily it was picked up
by the scanner.
[RDH]draconia
02 Dec 2003, 07:43
not again :evil: :evil: :evil:
the last time i got that nasty bug i had just backed up all my files os i was lucky i didnt lose anything :twisted:
so its a quick reformat and the first thing to do is put on the anti blaster we put on a cd so who ever wants it just lets us know esp or friends and we do a copy :twisted: then the boring job of putting back all the programs plus all 7-8 cd's of the sims :roll: :roll: :roll:
anyway sorry about your puta and best of luck :twisted:
I may be telling you all something that you already know so i'll apologize for that but I was told to have a system restore date put in so if anything like a virus should affect the computer you can revert back to a date when everything was running OK.
Is this try or am I in some computer day-dream???
Please advise me if this is true or a load of crap.
Thank you
Scotty tried that, the computer did not want to know, used system restore to go back 48hours,we literally couldn't do anything with it at all. :)
We do have a virus checker but somehow it missed the virus, and I delete anything I'm suspicious of. As Chris says it can remain dormant, but it makes sense after the fact, all the niggly things that were happening were a prelude to what was to come.
shadow1000001
02 Dec 2003, 15:43
I'm sorry to hear that you lost all your pics and work on the computer. Thankfully I've never gotten a virus in my computer but I'm really good at downloading corrupt files and crashing my computer :? I've done that about 7 times in the last 3 years so I know how you feel :wink:
Maria
[RDH]draconia
02 Dec 2003, 18:02
ive just showed my hubby this post and his surgestion is to invest in a second hard drive if at all possible (they are under a pound per gig)
this is where i go http://www.vgicomputers.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_IDE_Hard_Drives_38.html
and at the mo its an investment :twisted: and put all hard work that you dont want to lose on there as a back up so if the virus comes back or you get anymore you dont lose anything
hope that helps anyone
draconia
Dottie,
going back to factory settings does mean you did a fresh install from your revovery discs?
If so, you are still vulnerable for the blaster worm. Activate the embedded Windows XP firewall, then download all necessary patches by going to windowsupdate.com
R. Ellis has downloaded the patch from Microsoft, and touch wood everything appears ok now.
I'm deleting all forwarded e mails with previous e mail addresses and attachments even from people I know, just to be on the safe side for the time being anyway.
thanks to one lovely lady on here, I am happy again, she saved my sanity, (she knows who she is,) and replaced my photographs for me and I immediately backed them up .
Well here I am again, yesterday evening computer started acting out some weird functions then froze, would not budge, couldn't even turn it off correctly, had to turn off at plug, then turned back on again after a while.
Nothing would not do a thing, had to use recovery discs again, seems fine now. Had backed all important information and photographs up already.
All security patches etc have been installed again., was that a virus or what that did this :twisted:
I haven't opened any thing suspicious at all, I don't even open 'circular emails' ones that have been around the world 3 million times, and these are from people I know.
I have been receiving weird e mails with attachments, something like zxxxwwss in the name, but deleted them straight away, and emptied trash
immediately.
Is Yahoo vunerable to this sort of thing, as this is the second time in a short few weeks, that I've needed to use the resotre discs to get up and running again. Any adive would be gratefully received.
shadow1000001
31 Jan 2004, 18:04
I don't know what to tell you Dottie. It sounds like you got something. Are you running a virus scan program? I've been hit this week with quite a few viruses. When I opened my e-mails yesterday, there were 12 e-mails with a virus and 8 more two days before. My anti virus program picked them up immediately. Have you tried doing a free virus scan? On the Symantec site, you can run a free scan and it will tell you if your computer picked anything up. It sounds like you might of picked up a virus or something. Try the free scan and see if it picks up anything.
Good luck,
Maria
ChrissybabezNI
31 Jan 2004, 19:25
do you know if the virus would cause unstoppable popups. my comps ok for a wle then i get all these popups and i cant lose them the only way i can get rid is to ctrl alt delete andshut down explorer i have to type this quicly as i have had to come on to this site four times due to this, its reallyannoying me
My computer is now clean, picked up 4 Blasters and 1 virus beginning with W don't know what that was.
But computer running like new.
Chrissybabe, I would suggest you take above advice and run a virus scan to be safe. (I should talk, should have done it at the beginning of the week :oops:
LOOK OUT THERE'S A VIRUS ABOUT!!!!! :twisted:
Not sure which one this is:--
purports to be from 23520@www.mlukfc.com, with attachment - deleted straight away.
Knew somehow it wasn't a message from the board as I had never seen these figures in the front of the site address.
Keep your eyes peeled :!: :!:
Well, yet another virus found it's way onto my puter tonight. Apparently a variant on this Netsky Worm that is going around, and is now being picked apart by some very very dodgy, but nice to know people, that I know :lol:
I also have a programme on both systems, ad aware version 6. This can be found by searching on google for Lavasoft.com it's a free d/l and also you can update. It apparently picks up spyware from sites you have visted.
Ageing Bat
23 Mar 2004, 12:58
Beware! ..... More viruses doing the rounds:
One message was supposedly from 'support@symantec.com', believe it or not! The subject was Re: Your virus report. As we hadn't reported anything we knew it was iffy.
Another virus had the message 'Virus checked, File clean, install updated definitions' (something like that - deleted immediately, so going from memory).
I would advise that you only install updated definitions direct from your virus software website or from within the program itself.
black dog
23 Mar 2004, 22:40
We've had several iffy emails at work with addresses of people we deal with so aren't opening any attachments unless there is a proper email letter with it. Also had several non delivery reports for emails being sent from an incoming only email address. None of our computers are set to send emails under that address.
I had a whole load of that type of email in my Outlook Express addie but the strangest thing of all was that it was a different name at the beginning of each one, and each email had been bounced from AOL addies. I passed one onto my friend and he sent a malware notice for me yet again. He reckons either someone is playing silly beggars or it's the Netsky Worm Variant.
black dog
02 Apr 2004, 09:35
Was talking to Ageing Bat last night and her computers been hit by several viruses. She'd found 6 while I was talking to her on the phone.
That's why we haven't seen her about lately
My Virus protection has just run out so I might have to stay off the net for a couple of days til me dad comes over and installs his virus protection.
Do anyoff you use addaware to get rid of all the spywear, that is good fun seeing how much rubbish your computer has on it slowng it down.
DIZZY DRUMMER
02 Apr 2004, 13:08
I'm also getting lots of emails with viruses attached - luckily my computer picking them out
As I have hotmail, hotmail seems to know what attachments are viruses and right now I'm not opening anything with an attachment. Also my other email account is down while my dad sorts it out, don't know what he's doing.
Keb, I've got the Lavasoft Ad aware, version 6 installed on both systems, main pc and laptop and the first time i ran them after installing i was amazed at what they actually picked up on my system.
Hotmail is good as the virus scan they use is Macafee which doesn't let you open anything that is virused.
I've also got Nortons on both systems, but I think when it comes time for renewal I'll be looking around for a free one for one of the systems, as I am not going to be paying twice to renew Nortons someone told me AVG is a good one and it's free (at the moment).
Hi Caz,
Yeah my Dad came round and installed some stuff on my computer, AVG and also Add-a-ware, it shows you all the spy wear on your computer and gets rid of it, I had so much of it on my computer.
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