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redsnail
4th Nov 2000, 14:59
I know this isn't the computer forum but not many go there.
Today I was hit by the Win32.Mtx virus. It came on an attachment on an email.
The attachment read "I_wanna_see_YOU.TXT.pif"
Rather annoyed. :mad:
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reddo...feral animal!
mriya225
5th Nov 2000, 09:53
Hi redsnail,
Sounds like it could be a variant of the Sonic worm virus. Copies itself into your system regisrty; the text portion is actually a relay to find the latest version of the virus from geocities.
I highly recommend frequent pit stops to http://www.zdnet.com for the latest in virus protection.
Sorry to hear this one got you.
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The diva with many talents.
ExSimGuy
5th Nov 2000, 10:27
Reddo,
Surely you didn't run the attachment - especially with a ".pif" at the end???
I'm not saying I'm perfect, but I'm pretty careful about running anything, even from "trusted" correspondants - it's amazing how many times I get sent emails that McAfee doesn't like, from people who didn't know they were infected.
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---- "Per Ardua ad Mixas" ----
(Through hardship to the bars)
PaulDeGearup
6th Nov 2000, 18:40
Reddo,
You were suckered by the apparent double suffix. If you have your Windows set not to show file extensions (suffixes) any that appear like xxxxx.txt have a hidden extension and show be considered extremely dodgy.
The latest virus doing the round comes with several attachments of various names; it gets in to your address book and sends mail with no subject line to everyone. Try this link for a fix http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w95.mtx.html
redsnail
7th Nov 2000, 01:34
Thanks for the advice people. I have now got it sorted out. The av programme I had didn't grab it so I have a new one from www.cai.com. (http://www.cai.com.) (basicly a free VET av programme)
The email and the attachment came from some one I had trusted before. Oh well. I learnt something! :)
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reddo...feral animal!
reddo,
Virii always come from someone you know. Computer virii also come from someone you know. The more you trust someone/exchange email with someone, the more likely they are to send you a virus without them knowing. The rule to follow is NEVER open an attachment which has a suffix which runs a micro$oft program (.pif, .exe, .vbs, etc. etc. etc.) Make bloody sure that you have windoze set up to show you the whole filename of attachments.
Mik