Apparent virus that arrived with e-mail
From: Pam (pflores_at_charter.net)
Date: 09/16/03
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 19:38:20 -0700
The following is a post from "Larry Samuels" at Microsoft
about the email you got:
...............................
Microsoft never sends unsolicited files by email.
DO NOT open the file--it is NOT from MS.
REPEAT:Microsoft NEVER sends unsolicited files by email.
It is a virus masquerading as MS security.
The current one circulating is dumaru.b
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32
.dumaru.b@mm.html
or a variant of the gibe worm.
Removal tool for gibe is at
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32
.gibe@mm.removal.tool.html
If by chance you did open the file:
>From a post by Bill Sanderson MVP:
Here's where to get the removal tool:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32
.dumaru@mm.removal.tool.html
Read the instructions completely, paying particular
attention to the part
about System Restore on XP and Me.
-- Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User) Associate Expert Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at http://home.earthlink.net/~larrysamuels/WS2003FAQ.htm Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >-----Original Message----- >Does anyone have experience/fix for a possible virus that >came with following (supposedly from Microsoft): >Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now! >There are dangerous virus in the Internet now! >More than 500.000 already infected! > > >It causes eratic operaton and slow response to commands, >so far, at least. Help! >. >
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