Mydoom virus

[wdwmagic]

Keep your eyes peeled for this everyone, a lot of people appear to be affected.
To check your system go here for a free online full virus scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/


Details on Mydoom:

From: random e-mail address

To: address of the recipient

Subject: random words

Message body: several different mail error messages, such as: Mail transaction failed. Partial message is available

Attachment (with a textfile icon): random name ending with ZIP, BAT, CMD, EXE, PIF or SCR extension

When a user clicks on the attachment, the worm will start Notepad, filled with random characters

 

[General Grizz]

Thanks, Steve. I'm doing a computer search right now.

This means I'll have to keep this computer off all day. (Never can tell what the family opens in email! :lookaroun )

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Originally posted by General Grizz
Thanks, Steve. I'm doing a computer search right now.

This means I'll have to keep this computer off all day. (Never can tell what the family opens in email! :lookaroun )

Steve...thanks!

(Not only for giving us that "info" on the virus...but for also making it all up to keep Grizz off the boards for a day :lookaroun jk)

 

[pinkrose]

Thanks Steve I'm going to do the scan on my computer as well.

 

[SpongeScott]

Thanks, Steve. 71,000 files scanned, 5 infected files.

 

[AliciaLuvzDizne]

i got a weird email from something "official" sounding saying that it was a returned email that didnt work or something
anyways i never sent an email to these people at all so i just deleted it

maybe that was a virus?

thanks for the warning!!

 

[AliciaLuvzDizne]

Originally posted by AliciaLuvzDizne
i got a weird email from something "official" sounding saying that it was a returned email that didnt work or something
anyways i never sent an email to these people at all so i just deleted it

maybe that was a virus?

thanks for the warning!!

ohh yeah
and there was an attachment

 

[SpongeScott]

that was a virus.