Warning!
 

If you recieve email from Spark with the attachment "osiqfw.zip", or anything like that, DO NOT OPEN IT!

It is the mydoom.A virus. I don't know if it is Spark that has it or some dope is sending it with a spoofed email address. Inside the zip is a .doc file that is opened as an EXE. Again, do NOT open this file.

In ZIP format, this virus is ~ 22-23 kB.

Oh, cool! ;)

what will they think of next? :rolleyes:

Hopefully not something intelligent.

+_+
So much for anti-virus. I guess it stops it but still lets it send it on.
Anyway I dont send file attachments. If you have already opened it then run anti-virus if you dont have one here is a good free one:

http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php (update after downloading)

or use trend micro housecall.

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Virus making ****ies. I sware.......

I have gotten 4 ADoom emails already in the past 2 weeks. It's a shame it never gets past my Anti-Virus program. ;)

You make it sound as if you WANT the virus.;)

Well I joked with my friends the other day saying ''Obviously im not important enough to get it'' then I got it when I get home... maybe its of them :eek:

I'm lucky, I aint got one :)

Some informations about MyDoom.A (and apply also to MyDoom.B) :

- The virus is transmitted by mail. The subject and the content of the mail is random.
- There is always an attached file of type : .pif .cmd .exe .zip .bat etc... (any dangerous attachement)
- When you open the virus, you'll see a notepad document with random binary characters

When you run the virus, it will open all text, html, etc.. files on your computer (Internet Explorer cache too) and try to send himself to all email addresses found. The "from" and "to" fields are random. If Spark have his email address on many webpages he will have more chances to be in one of the two fields.

I personally got more than 100 copies of MyDoom.A during the first hour of infection. I had to block all mails with .zip, .exe, etc.. files in order to protect me.

It has been reported by some companies that their mail server (managing only one domain name) were getting more than 3000 emails per minute.

Another reminder kiddys dont ever open emails with attachments from people you dont know.

Incorrect.

Especiallly don't open them from people you do know.

Becouse they often send out through your address book to all your friends.

I just dont use address book, its easier.

Can they send .nw/.graal levels (as attachments)?

They can send anything as attachments.

Well sending a .txt document would be pointless to spread a virus. And sending .nw/.graal also pointless because not as many would open it.

.nw/.graal is a non executable, Wouldnt do any damage. But remeber MyDoom will try to trick with like


document.txt .exe

and Outlookpress wont show it all (It will when you click on it)

It will show it all if you have the folder option "Hide extentions for known file types" Disabled.

Uhh yea right , I was being sarcastic by that statement. Just making a statement that I have good protection on my comp so it is unlikely ( not impossible mind you ) that I would get a virus.

hehe havent got one mydoom email...DONT EVEN THING ABOUT IT ;p

Speaking of viruses and stuff, I managed to pick up a "Microsoft Internet Explorer has experienced a problem and needs to close" type virus (probably because my dad was romping around for Janet Jackson stuff after the superbowl, retard) and now I'm using Avant Browser. Uh, anyone know anything of this?

Delete windows media players :).

I use it instead of winamp; you can speed the songs up :)!

I've gotten a few. I'm on linux though, so It doesn't bother me in the least bit.

Winamp5 can use WA2 stuff. I believe there is/was a plugin that allowed you to do that in winamp :)

For anyone who has contacted me at [email protected], you might get an email saying "hi" from me. This is one of those email worm things that I haven't gotten rid of yet. Do not download the attachment because it is an email worm and it will continue to spread using your email.

Pacemaker

the official site has calvin and hobbs on it.