Email virus crap again

[ROllerton]

there seems to be something going around lately, hijacked email with someone elses return address forged in it, etc.

Its a good time to update your virus dictionary, or buy a good virus scanner like Norton or McAfee or others and get it installed.

bob.

[Robert Lees]

Or the free AVG 6.0 available from Grisoft .

[ROllerton]

Security Bulletin - Virus Alert

W32.Novarg.A@mm, W32/Mydoom@MM or WORM_MIMAIL.R

This is a mass-mailing worm that arrives as an attachment in e-mail with the file extension .bat, .cmd, .exe, .pif, .scr, or .zip.



More details:

http://news.com.com/2100-7349-5147605.html?art=dht&tag=ntop

[Robert Lees]

It's coming through Topica. I have just received "Doc.Zip" from their "unsubscribe" function.

For everyone's reference, the dodgy attachments are titled one of the following:

Error
HELLO
Hi
Mail Delivery System
Mail Transaction Failed
Server Report
Status

and may contain a file called Doc.zip or readme.zip or doc.pif or similar. If in doubt, delete it, and then remove it from your "deleted items" folder.

[CraigH]

I started getting them yesterday. Like Robert said, the first one I received had "Mail Delivery System" in the subject line. Didn't appear to be from anything I had sent so it was quickly deleted.

[crispy critter]

I have gotten several of them like that Craig.I never opened them and they were deleted without being opened.I never open junk mail or mail from any unknown address.
I am not the smartest computer user out here,how would I know if the virus has infected my computer?

[CraigH]

Originally posted by crispy critter
I am not the smartest computer user out here,how would I know if the virus has infected my computer?

Best bet is to have good anti-virus software installed on your computer. I've had good luck with Norton, and have it installed on all the computers at the office as well.

[Buck]

Or just get a Macintosh! (Grin, Duck & Run!)