Spanish Hotmail virus

[detn8r]

This is NO rumour. The virus being spread is not detectable by McAfee Virus scanners. So therefore it can easily spread itself through hotmail accounts.

It is received from DAEMON-MAILER@hotmail.com. The email uses an MIME exploit which triggers the virus without having to download the attachment.

So dont open it and remove it immediately. Once the virus has installed itself into the computer it uses the msn SMTP server to propagate itself using any email addresses it can find on the local system.

Also if the virus finds Kazaa on the computer it will put itself into the Shared Folder, and enable file sharing.

For more information click here.

Chewybear
If you want some, come get some. If you don't like me..bite me.

[rafey_13]

Hey thanx very much for the information...
We do have to be carefull...
Thanx anyways<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

RAFEY

[zarg01]

hey masn thanx thats really cool thanx man

[VaderX]

well i got my junk mail filter to exclusive so anything useless goes to my junk mail and gets deleted... hehe
and BTW detn8r thanx for the info!


Edited by - VaderX on 09/06/2002 16:28:50

[Phil]

Yep ive been getting the exact same emails from my friends (posted in an old message) but the problem is, my junk mail filter does not select those messages because they are being received from people in my address book!! so thats annoyoing, but yeh, i no now that wheneva i get one of those emails, i just delete it....its bad tho...in the past i have actually opened it before i knew what it was <img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle> dunno whats happeend about that!

Phil <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

[rustedtight]

quote: This is NO rumour. The virus being spread is not detectable by McAfee Virus scanners. So therefore it can easily spread itself through hotmail accounts.

This garbage is part of a cut n paste from another forum. It has been debunked there n FYI tho Trend Micro may have only 'discovered' it in Jul2-02, McAfee were the original discoverer way back in Feb-02, therefore if your use McAffee or Norton AV software for protection this is a non event.
As an aside, how is the non detection by McAfee related to the ability to spread thru Hotmail? Somebody here is holding more than just loose change in his pockets.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>


rustedtight

[friendlyfox]

thnx detn8r for this info.
friendlyfox<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

[Phil]

Well i strangly got one of those emails from my old email account!! which cant be good...my bro seems to fink there aint much too worry bout at the mo...n e advice ? my virus scanner is uptodate and fine

Phil <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

[rustedtight]

quote: n e advice ? my virus scanner is uptodate and fine

Relax, this was dissarmed by McAfee in feb. dontcha read the earlier posts?<img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle>


rustedtight

[Phil]

sorry...i get ya now...its just annoying and weird how the emails are still being sent ! <img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>

Phil <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>