Anyone heard of a new computer virus/worm?............>>>

[Johnny SixPack]

I usually end up with 1-3 spam emails a day in my junk folder, but within the last three days I've been 20-30 a day and all of them with 75-76k attachments.

Of course I'm not opening the attachments, but I'm wondering if this is maybe the result of a new virus/worm going around.

Anyone here getting the same thing?


Johnny

[bull]

Norton had a popup on my computer a while back saying there is a virus outbreak (that they didn't name) and that I need to update my virus software immediately, which I did. They've done that before when there's been some big ones circulating so I always obey Norton and things work out fine.

[TruckDriver]

Norton had a popup on my computer a while back saying there is a virus outbreak (that they didn't name) and that I need to update my virus software immediately, which I did. They've done that before when there's been some big ones circulating so I always obey Norton and things work out fine.

I had a popup last night and had to update on my Nortons.

[PURTBOY]

YEAH IT IS THE SAME WORM COMING AROUND AGAIN. WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS WORM ALLOWS SOMEONE INTO YOUR COMPUTER, AND THEN THEY ARE SELLING OF PEOPLES ACCOUNTS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER IN THE BLACK MARKET TO GET PEOPLES INFO.

THIS WORM COMES IN ALL SORTS OF VARIATIONS.

YOUR REGISTRATION
YOUR PASSWORD
PARIS HILTON
FBI.COM
CIA.COM
LOOKING AT ILLEAGAL WEBSITES

AND THESE ARE ONLY A FEW. THEY SAY THIS WORM HAS SPREAD FASTER THAN EVER IMAGINED, BUT IF EVERYONE REALIZES NOT TO OPEN JUNK MAIL FROM UNKOWN SOURCES THAT THEY WILL BE OK!!!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!!

[Khyron]

There is also a crazy one that forces a Caps Lock Key on

[PURTBOY]

There is also a crazy one that forces a Caps Lock Key on

SORRY I HAVE ALWAYS TYPED THAT WAY MY FRIEND!!!

[Drache]

The email also comes as saying that you have a "returned" email that couldn't be sent. Of course you never sent any email... and the "email" that was sent is an attachment of a .zip file. I never download any .zip files from any people unless I know they are going to send me one first.

I'ev gotten about 20 of them in the past couple days and it's sorta getting annoying. Here's what mine all say:

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.

SMTP_Error []
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.

The full mail-text and header is attached!

Of course the mail-TEXT that is attached is not a .txt fil but a .zip file. The email is the WORM_SOBER.AG virus. As of yet there is no cure.

[Johnny SixPack]

Thanks, Dragon.

Yeah, I don't open any attachments unless I know the sender anymore.

Hell, even stuff friends send me I try and verify it.

[tin_soldier]

Heres a link to more info about that viruus.

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174401321   

[Johnny SixPack]

Yeah, never been bothered by any of the viruses/worms out lately, but I've been bombarded by this one.

Upgraded the firewall and anti-virus programs and it seems to be helping.

It was getting pretty ridiculous.

[Silver R/T]

I keep my mcafee updated

[Andrew]

I dont have any vuiruis protection on my main computer, so I make a policy of only downloading things from people I know or sources I trust.
You have also gotta be careful with popups, especially ones that tell you to download stuff, which is why I usually run 3 popup blockers.
Yahoo, which blocks everything, including links I click on (eg ebay)
Google, which does a marvelous job and blocks bad popups
and MSN which blocks only a few, but is still useful.

[Drache]

I keep my mcafee updated

Good idea except with THIS virus there is no fix for it.