Re: from my internet provider on the new virus
From: Lin (j.vermey@xtra.co.nz)
Wed Dec 5 13:39:44 2001
At Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Jean Long wrote:
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>This is what I received from my internet provider on the new virus:
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>Unfortunately, there is another virus making the rounds on the
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>Internet. We are already blocking this virus at the server level
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>for e-mail, but some may have slipped through before the block
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>was established. "You may also become affected via ICQ and/or MIRC
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>chat, which we cannot block".
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>--
>-----------
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>GONER VIRUS
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>OPERATING SYSTEMS AFFECTED:
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>WINDOWS 95, 98 & ME, and possibly other Windows versions,
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>such as 2000 and XP. Macintosh NOT affected.
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>DESCRIPTION:
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>There is a new virus in the "wild" that was identified yesterday named
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>W32.Goner.A@mm, or just "Goner." This one is a mass-mailing worm that is
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>written in Visual Basic.
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>The virus comes through as an attachment called "Gone.scr." The subject of
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>the message is "Hi" and the body of the message says:
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>"How are you? When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought about
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>you. I am in a hurry, I promise you will love it!"
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>When the attachment is clicked, you will get a little window with a
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>greeting for you. The virus then sends itself to everyone in your Address
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>Book. The virus will then attempt to delete any antivirus programs and
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>firewall programs on your computer and also attempts to delete essential
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>Windows\System files.
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>Finally, the virus will spread to others through an ICQ network and a
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>MIRC connection, if those programs are present on your computer. This
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>virus will only infect your computer if the attachment is opened.
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>This means that you can safely click on the message itself and delete it.
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>You can read Symantec's in-depth analysis of this virus at
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>http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.goner.a@mm.html
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>There is also a removal tool available at this same link.
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>Happy Holidays,
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>Larry Corsa & The Staff@Enter.Net
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> JEAN
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>"OLD" IS WHEN..... Your sweetie says, "Let's go upstairs and make love," and
>you answer,
>"Pick one, I can't do both!"
>
--
This morning I down loaded my e-mails - as I said yesterday I got those three
files too.
Now I can't use Microsoft Outlook Express - John says he will re-install
windows tonight - hopefully that will fix it. My computer is acting quite
weird. We ran the virus checker again last night after John downloaded the
latest virus stuff.
In the mean time I have gone thru the net to see all the messages.
What a bother!
Lin