my doom

[phrankco]

A new computer worm is reeking havoc.
It's being called "My Doom" or "Novarg" by anti-virus companies.
It shows up as an e-mail error message, with a small file attached.
When the file is launched on computers running Microsoft Windows, it can send out one-hundred infected e-mails within thirty-seconds.
The worm was first noticed yesterday and quickly clogged networks with thousands of e-mails.
Infected file attachments include the extensions ".exe," ".scr," ".cmd," ".pif," and ".zip."
If you receive an e-mail from an unfamiliar sender containing one of these extensions, or containing the text... "This message contains unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment," delete it immediately.
Anit-virus software can help prevent infection, and Microsoft offers a patch for its outlook e-mail software to warn users before they open some attachments.

Free online virus scan;
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

[Slayer]

A new computer worm is reeking havoc.
It's being called "My Doom" or "Novarg" by anti-virus companies.
It shows up as an e-mail error message, with a small file attached.
When the file is launched on computers running Microsoft Windows, it can send out one-hundred infected e-mails within thirty-seconds.
The worm was first noticed yesterday and quickly clogged networks with thousands of e-mails.
Infected file attachments include the extensions ".exe," ".scr," ".cmd," ".pif," and ".zip."
If you receive an e-mail from an unfamiliar sender containing one of these extensions, or containing the text... "This message contains unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment," delete it immediately.
Anit-virus software can help prevent infection, and Microsoft offers a patch for its outlook e-mail software to warn users before they open some attachments.

Free online virus scan;
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Yay! Another one. :D

Now we just sit and wait for thousands of Tech forums to be clogged up with people shouting "I HAve teh MY DoOM VyRus!!1111 HElP!!1111"

Don't you just love Worms?

Thanks for the link Phranko. :)

- Rocker -

[David Lindon]

Thanks for the warning. Anyone infected yet?

[phrankco]

Absolutely.

Lots of people infected from what I hear, I have had 4 of these emails that I deleted.

[David Lindon]

Wow, I haven't had anything yet.

[andrewuk]

No. I haven't had anything either. But all my mail comes via a SPAMCOP account which filters virus and SPAM and then forwards it to a POP account for me.

Then I keep my firewall and virus checker on auto update. So typically, I'm OK. I've only actually received 1 virus since using this setup.

[David Lindon]

I just keep my email secret!

[phrankco]

yeah I use web mail accts. for websites- they are getting slammed with this-my catch all box for one site has gotten 30 infected emails today

[David Lindon]

Yeah, catch all are a good catch for spam!

[phrankco]

yeah got to have one when using published webmail addresses

[phrankco]

yeah got to have one when using published webmail addresses

well glad to hear this newest worm hasn't been a bother over there

oh I see I must wait 200 seconds between posts

hmmm don't know how I did that well anyway... later

[phrankco]

this from ziff davis thought you would like this

MyDoom Worm Mutates, Keeps Spreading
Can you believe it? MyDoom is still spreading—and now it's been reverse-engineered and a new variant has been released into the wild. If you're connected to the Web, it's almost guaranteed that you've received worm-laden e-mails. There's more than just the worldwide infection going on in the Doom-space, though. The worm is scheduled to start attacking SCO's Web site on Sunday, but it appears to have started early. SCO's not happy—they've offered a bounty to track down and indict MyDoom's author—and it ain't chump change either. Keep up on all the MyDoom developments with our ongoing coverage.

Internet Explorer Vulnerable Too
With all the Worm hoopla, you might have missed another major security liability uncovered this week. A huge hole has been discovered in Internet Explorer that could let an attacker hide the extension of a file download, masking a virus or spyware file as a movie, song or PDF, for example. While Microsoft works on the fix, be careful—you're at risk! We've got more details in our report and we'll let you know about a fix as soon as Microsoft releases one.

Cash reward-
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1472501,00.asp

Securing Windows-
http://www.eweek.com/category2/0,4148,1252525,00.asp

[David Lindon]

Wow, 200 seconds are you sure?

[phrankco]

yes that was the error message I got - I wanted to edit the message and that's what I got...but all seems working fine again

did you see the bounty on my doom author?

[David Lindon]

No, I didn't.

[phrankco]

Cash reward-
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1472501,00.asp

[Novartic_]

if you want a tool witch mullers the worm virus thing go to symantecs home site.

[David Lindon]

A free one is available from grisoft.com !

[Novartic_]

aloing with the virus as well i prosum lol.

[David Lindon]

No, they are a reliable checker, I have tried then :)

[Novartic_]

but symantecs r still better tho!

[Ace9286]

http://www.securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mydoom.a@mm.html

[At0m1x]

Turn on html code ..

[David Lindon]

Turn on html code ..
Are you having a laugh?

[Novartic_]

i agre now. are you having a laugh. thats the worst thing dave could do is turn it on. think of all the girls he might disapoint

[Lord Kalthorn]

Girls he might disapoint? :D

Turning the HTML Code on would be dreadful - bad enough on a Forum that doesn't have all of its users as Mad Genius' but on here the things that could be done would be terrifying. Even vBulletin recommends you don't turn HTML on.

[Novartic_]

i totaly agree. with html comes asp php etc... and with that you can hack crack and muller there site to bits and mabe get to the main server of everyone!!

[Lord Kalthorn]

Hmmm, maybe! :rolleyes:

[At0m1x]

I hav da worm vyrus plese help me, any 1?

[noephaze]

hehe if this forum allowed HTML... mwhaha.

[Lord Kalthorn]

For the MyDoom Virus Removal Tool: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C14BFBE4-3D50-464D-A26C-9C287F8A08C5&displaylang=en

God help us if there was HTML on this Site!

[At0m1x]

God is here. <At0m1x>

[Lord Kalthorn]

What?

[At0m1x]

Nvm, Homo ; )

[Lord Kalthorn]

You've gone a little mad not being on here haven't you?

[Novartic_]

if you want the new virus on your pc let me know iv got it in a safe place. lol ha ha ha ha