Puter shop says it was a Klez virus & to keep your anti-virus programs updated. Shop says it is not even necessary to open an attachment for it to do its dirty work.

My puter is back online now. Just a hiccup.

Mike

Mike
Glad you are up & running.
Rich Jake

Folks -
This virus thing is ugly. The worlds #1 computer chip company (who writes my check) has had some problem w/ Klez.

Do EVERYTHING you can including Windows and Office security patches. But do keep in mind, that when even the big companies with security staffs have problems, you will too.

I can go on and on with this, used to work the virus outbreaks, but I won't. It's in the same class as going to a race to see a wreck.

steve

REALLY ENCOURAGING, Steve.

Rethinking what I was told about the way the bug works, it may have just coincidentally come through the fellow's email that just so happened to innocently have Graybeard in the subject line. May not have been malicious at all. Still makes one wonder though. Results are the same regardless.

Mike

Yup, most likely coincidentally. As I type this, I'm working on my Mom's laptop. She got hit by w32/Yaha.g@MM. Came from someone they did an eBay deal with about 6 months ago.

There has been alot of viri activity out there lately.

I think the virus is INtentional!! I got one today from a Alh@something like yahoo..not sure..with Graybeard's in the subject line.
Sure its not graybeard but someone using Graybeard for a path.

Ok FURBALL

Well, from the way i read it, it is not sent by the user name at all. The virus just send itself from from the hosts puter and picks names to put on the e-mail....

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.a@mm.html
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.d@mm.html
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.e@mm.html
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.gen@mm.html
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.gen.html
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.h@mm.html

Here is the tool to remove it....

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.removal.tool.html

Magnum.....whats up with the 357 pistol. I see you have it for sale....thought you seemed excited about that one??? always wanted one.
Fireball

Fireball, yup! i WAS very excited about gettin it but i have a few other projects that i would like to start/finish and that is the only thing that is expendable as i have not gotten attached, LOL!