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durtydog
GenIII
 
9/19/2001
17:20:08
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 Subject: BEWARE !!!!! NEW WORM VIRUSES ON THE LOO
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The 'Nimda' virus or worm appeared online Tuesday, Sept 18th for the first time and is currently spreading across the Internet, and we want you to be alerted, informed and armed with the tools needed for protection against this harmful virus.
If you are using Windows 95, 98, Millennium, NT, or 2000 software, you are vulnerable to the Nimda virus. Your computer can be infected with the virus by 1) downloading email attachments; 2) visiting Web sites infected with the virus; and 3) through other computers infected with the virus on a network system.
Email: The Nimda virus can arrive by email as an attachment reportedly named readme.exe, or sometimes readme.eml. Do not download this file. Remember, an email with the virus can come from friends as well as people that you do not know, so you should check all email that you receive.
Web Visits: Your computer can also become infected by visiting a web site that has been hit with the virus. To avoid infection while browsing the Web, you should immediately update your anti-virus software.
Be alert for the Hybris computer virus, also known as the Full Moon Virus or Worm, W32/Hybris.gen@MM, W95.Hybris.gen, and other variations of the Hybris name. The virus replicates itself by watching for e-mail addresses in incoming and outgoing e-mails and then sending itself, in the form of a mail attachment, to those addresses. This virus infects Windows systems only, including Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, and 2000. Your computer becomes infected when you open the attachment.
If your computer is infected, anyone with whom you exchange e-mails may receive unexpected e-mails with the virus attachment, from your screen name. The e-mails may have the subject line, "Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs - The Real Story," and an attachment with a name of "sexy virgin.scr" or "joke.exe" or "midgets.scr" or "dwarf4you.exe." Some variations of this e-mail and virus may have different subject lines and/or attachment names. If you receive an email with this heading, DO NOT download the attachment.
What does the Hybris virus do?
The Hybris virus downloads a variety of plug-ins from the Internet, and each plug-in could affect your computer differently. The most common plug-in displays a spiral graphic on your computer and prevents you from using Windows. The virus follows an internal clock, and downloads plug-ins on days when the moon is full.
The virus usually infects the Wsock32.dll file in Windows, and may corrupt and damage this file during each full moon. If your Wsock32.dll file becomes damaged, you may be unable to reach the Web, and you may experience Windows errors like General Protection Faults in Modules "," "Wsock32.dll," and "Kernel32.dll." While most of the damage may happen on or around the full moon, the virus may create problems any time.
The Hybris virus is also known by the names: W32/Hybris.gen@MM, W95.Hybris.gen, and other variations of the Hybris name. This virus infects Windows systems only, including Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, and 2000.
What can I do?
An infected computer may lock up and have other operating problems. If you suspect you are infected with the Hybris virus, update your anti-virus software and scan your hard drive, following the software manufacturer's instructions. Recently updated anti-virus software should detect and remove the virus.
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Lesley
GenIII
9/19/2001
18:04:52
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He He... the tag line for that post really triggered some startling imagery. LOL
We Mac users are fairly safe from viruses.
(said not at all smugly... well, maybe a little)
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black
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