Worm swen.a

From: BoyImScrewed (boyimscrewed_at_swen.com)
Date: 09/23/03


Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:35:33 -0700


Well, Pauline, you are really screwed. Yep, you did a
stupid thing. Has nothing to do with Blaster.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w3
2.swen.a@mm.html

>-----Original Message-----
>did a studid thing yesterday and opened an email from
>allegedly microsoft saying it was a security patch
>download. After downloeading and installing I received
>the worm swen.a virus and I can't get ri of the dam
>thing. I have run PC Cillin 2003 which gave me the name
>of the virus but it cannot quarantine it. I have
>downloaded and installed the worm blaster patch and the
>XPKB824146 patch re booted a number of times but no
good.
>PCCillin recommend I stop internet traffic but to do
that
>I can't sort this out. PLEASE HELP ANYONE
>.
>



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