Nasty Virus on the loose

[Elian Degen J.]

Yes, same here

positivley, it came in an email but my ISP cleaned it (thank God at last
they did something apart from increasing their fees)

Below their description, I made a short translation, and I am pointing out
were to get the removal tool and some more info



----- Original Message -----
From: <owner-pianotech-digest@toast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 14:48
Subject: pianotech-digest V2002 #1329



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                        NOTA IMPORTANTE DE cantv.net
****************************************************************************
Nuestro sistema de seguridad ha detectado las huellas de un virus u otra
amenaza en este mensaje. Para tu seguridad, hemos neutralizado los anexos
del mismo para reducir la probabilidad de que tu computador se contagie.

Hemos detectado las huellas descritas abajo:

TRANSLATION: Important notice: Our security system has detected a virus
prints and for your security
we neutralized the attachments to avoid damage to your computer
............... description below


W32.Klez.E@mm


            helpdesk@cantv.net
            0-800-CONEX-00 (800-26639-00)
    http://www.cantv.net/virus

.


all you ever wanted to know about tis virus at http://www.sarc.com/

Removal tool at
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.removal.tool.html

Elian


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 18:02
Subject: Re: Nasty Virus on the loose


> Didnt really come via pianotech... at least not in my case. Came from
something
> called "owner-pianotech-digest@toast.net"
>
> Clever as it got me to look closer... jerks anyways..
>
> RIcB
>
> Andy Rudoff wrote:
>
> > >Norton just picked one up on my machine Titled Agraffe holder bmp. Came
via
> > >pianotech.
> >
> > How did you determine it came via pianotech?  I too got the virus post
> > with the "Agraffe holder" attachment that was really a virus program,
but
> > it did not come through the pianotech list.  The pianotech archives do
not
> > show such a post via the list.  But if you think virus posts are getting
> > to you through pianotech, please forward them to admin@ptg.org and we
> > can try to adjust our filters to catch them.  I'm not aware of any that
> > have come through in the past couple years, but of course it could
happen
> > and you should use virus protection software to prevent it.
> >
> > Remember that the virus programs sift through your files, looking for
> > things to use as subject lines, names of attachments, To: and From:
> > headers, etc.  So it may seem like someone who watches the list is
> > preparing these nasty-grams, but it is just a stupid program using
> > our own words to try to trick us into clicking on the attachment and
> > running the virus.
> >
>
> Yes... well... this one seems to have too much that hangs too well
together for
> this kind of thing... but perhaps thats all it is.
>
>
> >
> > -andy
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
>
>
>
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> UiB, Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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>