Re: Email-Notification Virus!!!

From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 09/30/03


Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:15:50 -0400


Use the resources Rob has referenced.

Swen, like many recent viruses, spreads across networks.

The first action required, then, is to PULL THE PLUG--remove every infected
machine from network access immediately.

You need to get one machine clean, and connected to the Internet, to
download the tools to clean the rest.

"BongMen" <bongmen23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0b7801c38763$a5b48890$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> We have now infected and continuely receiving messages
> from bogus Microsoft Updates with attached virus.
> One of the client in our Network open the attched file
> that is our network are now infected.
> So, My inquiry is how should resolve this virus in our
> whole network.
>
> Unfortunately to say, we dont have a Firewall or Proxy in
> our network. We jst have installed Windows as our ICS
> server with MS outlook as messaging tool.
>
> Your immediate actions whose already infected and fixed
> their Virus Notification virus is highly appreciated.
>
> thanks and best regars
>
> BongMEn(network support)



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