Nasty Virus

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Jonathan (99jolegg)

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Joined: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 4112 Location: UK

Asked Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:43 pm

Hey all,

Theres a very harmful virus going around at the moment:

➡

Ireland Online wrote:

Published Date: 03 February 2006
A DESTRUCTIVE time-bomb computer virus is set to detonate today, users are being warned.
The bug, known as BlackWorm, Kama Sutra, Mywife or CME-24, has spread through e-mail attachments.

If an attachment is opened the computer becomes infected, and on the third day of every month it will seek and delete certain file types on Windows computers, including Adobe PDFs and Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. It also tries to disable anti-virus software that is out of date.

BlackWorm's spread is said to be relatively low compared to other viruses.

Make sure your virus software programs are up to date and running normally to avoid it 😉

Answer 1 · Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:09 pm

Greekman72

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Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 5418 Location: Hellas

Answered Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:09 pm

Thanks for the info Jon. 👍

Answer 2 · Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:26 pm

Kareem El-Sadi (crosscheck9)

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Joined: Oct 07, 2005 Posts: 804

Answered Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:26 pm

Appreciate the heads up 😉

Answer 3 · Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:53 pm

Micah

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Joined: Mar 06, 2004 Posts: 512 Location: West Sussex, England

Answered Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:53 pm

i have heard about this virus and apparently it deletes all of the files on your pc. It infuriates me!! What do the people who spread these viruses get from it!!

AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

Micah Evil or Very Mad

Answer 4 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:30 am

jarred_01

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Joined: Aug 29, 2005 Posts: 938 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand (NZHN)

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:30 am

Thanks for the info Jon. 👍

Answer 5 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:33 am

RadarMan

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Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17928 Location: U.S.A

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:33 am

Low to medium but if you get it your in trouble. Here is what the virus e-mail looks like.

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-022006.html

Radar

Answer 6 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:57 am

CrashGordon

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Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 3821

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:57 am

What make me curious is that it has been circulating for over two weeks, but the media didn't pick up on it until yesterday. I guess it was a slow news day. 🙄

Answer 7 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:53 am

Tailhook

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Joined: Oct 12, 2005 Posts: 7013 Location: El Dorado

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:53 am

CrashGordon wrote:

What make me curious is that it has been circulating for over two weeks, but the media didn't pick up on it until yesterday. I guess it was a slow news day. 🙄

That's about the size of it - just another 'fill the gap'.

The bug, know as BlackWorm, Kama Sutra, Mywife or CME-24, has spread through email attachments promising pornography, with subjects like “Hot Movie” and “Miss Lebanon 2006“.

What's new??

Computer giant Microsoft has warned customers to make sure they have the latest anti-virus software and that it is turned on.

Who said Microsoft doesn't look after their customers??

ROFL ROFL ROFL

What a waste of time and resources.

Answer 8 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:44 am

CrashGordon

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Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 3821

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:44 am

The only thing I can't comprehend is what part of, "Don't open attachments", don't people understand?

Answer 9 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:01 am

Tailhook

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Joined: Oct 12, 2005 Posts: 7013 Location: El Dorado

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:01 am

I didn't know people paid any attention to 'warnings' of this kind - or most other kinds for that matter, let alone understand the meaning.

Answer 10 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:10 am

Tartanaviation

First Officer

Joined: Oct 10, 2003 Posts: 223 Location: Scotland, UK

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:10 am

Thanks for letting us know about this. Hopefully we, (our computers) will all avoid catching this virus.

Answer 11 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:30 am

hms_endeavour

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Joined: Nov 03, 2004 Posts: 1351 Location: In the sky

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:30 am

As usual,mac is laughing itself to death;''another virus we don't need to care about''! 🙄

Answer 12 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:50 am

Tailhook

Chief Captain

Joined: Oct 12, 2005 Posts: 7013 Location: El Dorado

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:50 am

Yeah, you win some, you lose some.

Have you ever tried running FS on a Mac?

Answer 13 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:11 pm

Zach (ranald)

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Joined: Oct 12, 2004 Posts: 555

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:11 pm

hms_endeavour wrote:

As usual,mac is laughing itself to death;''another virus we don't need to care about''! 🙄

I want a Mac for myself and just use FS on windows that would be great.

Thanks for the warning

Answer 14 · Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:21 pm

hms_endeavour

Chief Captain

Joined: Nov 03, 2004 Posts: 1351 Location: In the sky

Answered Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:21 pm

Tailhook wrote:

Have you ever tried running FS on a Mac?

Can you???? ❓ ❓

Answer 15 · Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:57 am

Tailhook

Chief Captain

Joined: Oct 12, 2005 Posts: 7013 Location: El Dorado

Answered Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:57 am

hms_endeavour wrote:

Tailhook wrote:

Have you ever tried running FS on a Mac?

Can you???? ❓ ❓

I'm digging into the cobweb covered recesses of my memory. Years ago, Apple computers released a piece of software that would emulate the MS Windows environment. Which meant that you could run any software originally written for MS Windows on a Mac.
A friend who was a Mac-man at the time told me that it works flawlessly, except you would notice a little sluggishness all around.
No problem so far, but what about framrate hits in FS?
My friend didn't know - him being a hardcore Maccer.

The end of it all, FS being one of my priorities, I'm still using MS Windows based systems.

Answer 16 · Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:59 pm

MilanNN

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Joined: Feb 09, 2006 Posts: 39 Location: Russia-Nizhny Novgorod(UWGG)

Answered Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:59 pm

Tanks!!!

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