Warning - E-mail Virus Alert

[sneakyhacker420]

within the past few minutes, i have received numerous viruses through my e-mail with a single .zip file attached to them, containing a worm or sorts

i'm alerting any AO who gets similar messages from an unknown source that they SHOULD NOT open the .zip attachment - and that they should promptly delete the e-mail from their inbox and also delete it from their trash can


here is an screenshot of the 3 e-mails that i have received so far that contain the infected .ZIP files

http://www.fragtek.com/sneaky/virusalert.jpg


here's the yahoo news report on it:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040127/wr_nm/tech_internet_worm_dc_2

thank god that Trend Micro, my virus software was updated just minuted before i received the first e-mail containing an infected file :eek:

[FragTek]

I'm getting em too...

*delete* *delete* *delete* *delete* lol... getting annoying!

Someone launched a full scale e-mail attack upon the world! hehe

[sneakyhacker420]

*sniff* *sniff*

i smell communism!



no... but i think i sense an attack being launched against the pie revolution forum :eek: :( :mad:

[Fixion]

Woohoo, it doesn't affect me :p.

I use Thunderbird and Linux :D (as opposed to microshaft windoze and outlook). Go Linux!!!

[Lone Wolf2]

i scanned it wit AVG and it said virus scanning not available.

[FragTek]

Herez my list....

http://www.fragtek.com/pix/viruses.jpg

[DiSoRdeR]

Wow, Iee been getting these for days. Thought some one was trying to sell something lol. Good thing I deleted them, and my comp updates it anti-virus every time i go on :D

[fire1811]

man i have literally got 20 of these infected emails in the last hour. i just posted a thread before i saw this one think i will leave it open though hopefully it will help someone


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1212&e=2&u=/washpost/20040127/tc_washpost/a53096_2004jan27&sid=96168964

[DiSoRdeR]

They keep sending me more!!! It never ends :mad: Tired of deleting them all.

[fire1811]

Originally posted by DiSoRdeR
They keep sending me more!!! It never ends :mad: Tired of deleting them all.

man you arnt kidding getting very old already :mad:

[Cryer]

I've got 15 or so over the course of today.


Also, I've got some returned mail: user unknown messages
I reda those and it looks like my email addy is sending stuff out like that, too.

How do I stop that?

[fire1811]

pretty much all you can do is block sender and that isnt going to do much at all.

just keep your antivirus updated and hope it goes away soon.

[sneakyhacker420]

thos unreturned mail things are not you sending them out, its another virus e-mail that was sent to you along with the others

just another way to mess with your head and make you open the infected e-mail

[.tMan]

What I just wanted everyone to know my birthday...








Just Kidding

on a side note:
One of our teachers opened one and the school systems computers went to hell. Grades are going to be later

[DiSoRdeR]

Originally posted by Tanner Johnson
What I just wanted everyone to know my birthday...
LMAO :D


Originally posted by sneakyhacker420
thos unreturned mail things are not you sending them out, its another virus e-mail that was sent to you along with the others
Yeah I figured that out when I never sent any thing. Now I just delete anything from people I dont know. On a side note I think its starting to die down, only gotten 1 more since about 5 hours ago. Hopefully its over now...

[viper_ssc]

HA! i haven't gotten any yet :D

[FragTek]

Yeah, I just got another one probably 1-2 hours ago but it's slowing down gradually....

That initial pic that I took in the 4th or 5th post was just from 30 mins. of getting tons of them... Since then I have probably gotten another 15 or so.

STUPID LITTLE KIDDIES ON THEIR DADDIES COMPS!!!!! GO AWAY! hehe

[FragTek]

SCO (the targeted company of this worm attack) has issued a $250,000 bounty for anyone that can provide enough information about the people behind this to lead to an arrest.

Sooooo... If u know who it is, make a quick buck dawg! :D

[DiSoRdeR]

Originally posted by FragTek
has issued a $250,000 bounty
Time to get out the old Bounty Hunter suit :D