Re: Virus
From: gray day (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/28/04
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Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:21:55 -0800
Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>Wow - interesting post...
>
>1. TMP files are temporary files and *NEVER* need to
be replaced.
>
>2. You ask to email you but you didn't provide an
address !
>
>3. It is *GOOD* that you did not post an address !
>
>Here is why...
>If you post to UseNet with your TRUE, not a munged, email
address then you have invited the
>Swen Internet worm [aka; W32/Gibe-F] to visit you.
>
>The Swen is news spelled backwards. The reason it is
called this is because the Swen worm
>harvests email addresses from UseNet News Groups. It has
an engine that allows it to post
>itself to UseNet News Groups as well as it has its own
email engine. From the list of
>email addresses that it has harvested, it will then email
itself to those addresses.
>
>So if you did, you may be trading one virus for another !
>
>Dave
>
>
>
>"Gray Day" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:151f901c3fa36$485a6ed0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>| My McAfee picked up virus: Exploit-MIME.gen.exe on file
>| C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\TMP30F3.TMP and recommended clean or
>| delete and restore with back up file. McAfee couldn't
>| clean or delete the file and I couldn't find the file at
>| the path indicated, although it may be hidden. I would
be
>| grateful if someone would email me a clean TMP30F3.TMP
>| file to replace the infected one. I am not confident in
>| using my RESTORE disk that came with my machine.
>|
>| Thank you
>
>
>.
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