Re: Bagle Virus Alert - NO FIX YET W32.bagle@mm!zip

From: zippy (zippywonder_at_nospamearthlink.net)
Date: 07/22/04


Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:26:12 GMT

Yes, as with all viruses, before doing a scan you need to disable system
restore, or else everything you do is for nothing.

"LMNOP" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:21a401c46ff6$f1aad840$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I have this virus you were talking about should i use
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ to fix it, i have a fire
> wall winXP and norton w/ auto updates....still pops up, is
> turning off system restore the answer?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Ya, I meant to reply to the original sender as he was
> driving me nuts
> >stating there was no fix, which there is if he/she knew
> what they were
> >doing. But I have OE set to hide all read messages and I
> left then decided
> >to reply and got too lazy to go thru the settings, sorry.
> >
> >"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> ><lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com
> > wrote in message
> >news:%23aqyKE3bEHA.4064@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> Well, I didn't do any of these things, as I'm not the
> original poster and
> >> don't have any of these problems. I think you meant to
> reply to him/her
> >> directly, no? :-)
> >>
> >> >
> >> >> XP User wrote:
> >> >>> July 21, 2004
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Dear MSN:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> AOL is announcing an alert for subject virus
> >> >>> for MS XP users. The "fix" describes getting
> >> >>> latest XP patches.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> News: I had all of the critical fixes and security
> >> >>> updates on Friday, July 16 and still got the virus
> on
> >> >>> July 19th.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Please look into this problem. The attackers are
> >> >>> continuing to send the trojan.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Best regards,
> >> >>> XP User
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >



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