sorry, not me but a friend of mine had the virus and probably my name in his address book. he has rectified the situation!
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, InterMedia wrote: > > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virus Alert > - You have sent us message which contains The [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virus > - Update Your Virus Program & Scan Your Computer > See: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_101145.htm > See: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > Good Day, > > If you received this e-mail it means a message was received by our servers, > indicating it was sent from your e-mail address, by the Netsky Virus. > > If you did send us an e-mail with a virus free attachment, you need to > resend your message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > in order for it to be properly routed. > > You may need to review the information below in order to resolve the problem > being created on your e-mail account by the [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virus. > > Best Regards, > > InterMedia > The Internet Communications Network of Haiti > http://www.intermediahaiti.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > The [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virus and what you can do about it. > In short: > 1) Take the actions recommended here > 2) Forward this to everyone you know > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > The [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virus > http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_101145.htm > has become so highly prevalent on computers that, at the very least, it is > no doubt taking up a great deal of your time and energy to delete every day. > If your computer is infected you are creating an incredible amount of > trouble for your customary correspondents. > > If you are receiving several of these virus messages a day it means people > who have your e-mail address in their address book, or who have received > e-mail from you on their computers, have the virus. > > The only way to hopefully eliminate this virus is to advise all the people > in your e-mail address book of its characteristics and the measures which > need to be taken to remove it from their computers. > > The more people you advise, and the more people they advise, the better off > we will all be from this nuisance, and it will eventually be brought under > control. If not, you potentially face months of deleting tens or even > hundreds of messages every day. > > There are simple removal tools available for free at: > http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxNetsky.exe > > If you do not have an anti-virus program, or a current subscription allowing > you to update your virus definitions, we recommend you repeat this > debugging every week. > > Please take a moment to review what is below in order to verify your own > computer, and we recommend you forward this message to everyone you know, > because if you did not send us a message, the probability is high, someone > who has your address on their computer is infected. > > Best Regards, > > InterMedia > > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Removal Tool > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > Symantec Security Response has developed a removal tool to clean infections > of the following Netsky variants. > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > What the tool does? > The [EMAIL PROTECTED] Removal Tool does the following: > - Terminates the [EMAIL PROTECTED] viral processes > - Deletes the [EMAIL PROTECTED] files > - Deletes the registry values that the worm added > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Obtaining and running the tool > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > --- Download the FxNetsky.exe file from: > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxNetsky.exe. > --- Save the file to a convenient location on your computer. > --- Close all the running programs before running the tool. > --- If you are on a network or if you have a full-time connection to the > Internet, disconnect the computer from the network and the Internet. > > Caution: If you are running Windows Me or XP, First *** Disable System > Restore***. If you are running Windows Me/XP, we strongly recommend that you > do not skip this step. > --- Double-click the FxNetsky.exe file to start the removal tool. > --- Click Start to begin the process, and then allow the tool to run. > --- Restart the computer. > --- Run the removal tool again to ensure that the system is clean. > --- Then re-enable System Restore. > Note: The removal procedure may not be successful if Windows Me/XP System > Restore is not disabled as previously directed, because Windows prevents > outside programs from modifying System Restore. > > When the tool has finished running, you will see a message indicating > whether [EMAIL PROTECTED] infected the computer. In the case of a removal of the > worm, the program displays the following results: > --- Total number of scanned files > --- Number of deleted files > --- Number of repaired files > --- Number of terminated viral processes > --- Number of fixed registry entries > > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
