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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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 Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:20 pm Post subject: Netsky-V virus |
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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/Sci_Tech/story_56059.asp
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Home computer users were warned about a new virus which launches an automatic attack.
Most viruses rely on the user double-clicking on an attachment sent with an e-mail to infect the computer.
But a new virus, called Netsky-V, is rare in that it starts to infect the computer after the user clicks on the subject line of the e-mail just once. |
interesting that you don't have to open the attachment... dangerous too. |
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kiwiboy_nz_99
Joined: 05 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Everyone should sweep with a variety of security tools regularly. If a virus resists the standard tools, find out it's name, and download a removal tool specifically for that virus ... |
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baldrick
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone heard of the hotdog virus........
I am getting a strange window appear every now and then with something like 'Hotdog2x' written on it.
Computer is definitly moodier than usual as well. |
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kiwiboy_nz_99
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baldrick
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 3:31 am Post subject: |
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Nice one kiwiboy - you may have saved my life. This is the second time I've buggered the only computer at the hogwan. I have been getting loads of emails (seen a post on it) with no titles, mostly they get filtered into my junk mail but some get through. I do delete all of them but.........when i first started getting them I think I may have clicked one.  |
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kiwiboy_nz_99
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| Let me know how it goes ... |
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