turbo Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 just read about a virus which will mess your pc right upif u recive anything saying a "a card for you" even if its from a mate don't open it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
next_year_I_hope Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 its a hoax look at mcafee main page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Thanks for the warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiw30 Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe moore (city til i die) Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 theres also 1 tht says sumit like this could change your life or for the best for u or sumit!it takes over your pc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo1980 Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 better be careful then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desso Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 theres also 1 tht says sumit like this could change your life or for the best for u or sumit!it takes over your pc!Looks like it's already got you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo1980 Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Just got an e-mail from Mcafee titiled VIRUS ADVISORY: W32/Sober.r@MM any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Just got an e-mail from Mcafee titiled VIRUS ADVISORY: W32/Sober.r@MM any ideas?It's a medium effect virus and here is the list from Sophos Anti-Virus agency.....The worm has duped some computer users with its ability to check the domain of the recipient's email address and change the text language accordingly. If it is '.de' (Germany), '.li' (Liechtenstein), '.at' (Austria) or '.ch' (Switzerland), the subject line and message text are displayed in German. All other recipient addresses receive an English subject and body text. If an infected email attachment is opened, the Sober worm starts to spread by collecting email addresses found on the infected user's computer and sending itself to each of them.The displayed text uses sophisticated techniques to convince the user to double-click on the attachment, such as pretending to be an operating system patch to safeguard the recipient's computer or anti-virus protection to protect the user against viruses. In one instance, the virus writer praises the Sobig worm's author with the following text:"Congratulations!! Your Sobig Worms are very good!!!You are a very good programmer!Yours faithfullyOdin alias Anon""Sober-A is the latest in a string of recent worms to trick Windows users by pretending to be attachments that deal with security," said Carole Theriault, security consultant at Sophos. "These worms play on computer users' fears and can be difficult to spot with email subject lines and messages chosen at random. The message is simple - treat all unsolicited emails with caution and keep your anti-virus software up to date to stop these worms dead in their tracks."Sophos advises users never to accept security updates that arrive as email attachments, and to use pro-active threat reduction technology to block dangerous file types at the email gateway.asically, do not accept any update via email and you should be OK. Any email with an attachment saying 'Sober'.If you do open any email or email attachments, it will infect your PC and send the virus to everyone in Outlook.The 'A Card for You' is harmless and is a hoax.Hope this helps.MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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