Re: Virus Attacks
From: Larry Samuels MS-MVP XP \(Shell/User\) (larry_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/20/03
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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 20:03:28 -0400
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 most recent is W32/Swen@MM which can be removed with Stinger
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
The others circulating are 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
-- 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 "Chris" <cncorbit@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:04a001c37ee3$4ee7dcc0$a401280a@phx.gbl... > We have received more than 20 emails in the past two > days, stating that they came from MicroSoft and > containing attachments. I did not open them. My > question: Would you want me to forward two or three of > them to Microsoft so that you can see where they come > from and then take suiteable action?
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