Sory about that Dave had our admin warned us at an earlier time I would have posted I hope you were able to save or backed up your PC. Mike
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:47:57 -0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: catalina27-talk: FW: Please DO NOT OPEN emails with subject like: UPS Tracking Number ###### I got caught with this one, so watch out. I ended up doing a complete restore. Kill it!Dave HoyWYANOKEE #6295Camden, Mainemichael mcvey wrote: Subject: FW: Please DO NOT OPEN emails with subject like: UPS Tracking Number ######Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:25:01 -0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-----From: PAR MessengerSent: Thu 8/28/2008 4:08 PMTo: PTC; PTI; PGSC; RRCCc: Roger Marcoux; [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Please DO NOT OPEN emails with subject like: UPS Tracking Number ######We apologize for another repeat of this message. However we have recently had several users contaminate their PCs with the UPS virus. Again please DO NOT OPEN any emails that appear to come from United Parcel Service [UPS]. The email contains a trojan style virus and may require a complete and painful rebuild of your PC to eliminate. Mcafee details are below.Up-to-date McAfee VirusScan users with DAT 5348 or higher and minimum scan engine of 5100 are protected from this threat. To check your VirusScan version, right click the 'V' shield in your system tray (lower right hand corner of your display); left click on 'About VirusScan Enterprise'. The Scan Engine Version and DAT Version will be listed in the window. If you need any assistance in updating your McAfee software please contact your local Help Desk. The virus attachment will have been removed by our Exchange mail servers before the message reaches your mailbox. But as always, any e-mail attachments should be handled with caution.Characteristics -UPS has issued a warning about a new computer virus circulating as an attachment to emails purporting to originate from the 'UPS Packet Service.' The warning is authentic. The virus is real and is a new variant of Spy-Agent.bw. It can connect to the following website to communicate stolen data, log actions and receive instructions:* blatundalqik.ru The subject line of the email message that contains the virus will be in the form of UPS tracking code/number (such as UPS Tracking Number 9686554756) or something similar.The bogus Packet Service messages claim a parcel sent by the user was undeliverable due to an incorrect address. The user is instructed to open an attachment containing a copy of the invoice. The attachment on the email message is usually a zipped file that once opened will deploy braviax.exe and burito.exe on your system. These two programs will run and continue to download other dangerous programs to your computer. We have also noticed that the programs disable antivirus programs that may be installed on the user's computer. Properly updated antivirus programs prevent this from happening. Spy_Agent.bw is a trojan. Unlike viruses, trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.As a general rule, users should always be wary of opening unknown file attachments, and maintain up-to-date antivirus protection on their computers at all times.Thank you in advance for your cooperation.This is the alert UPS is sending out about the virus. They have also posted it on their web site:Attention Virus WarningWe have become aware there is a fraudulent email being sent that says it is coming from UPS and leads the reader to believe that a UPS shipment could not be delivered. The reader is advised to open an attachment reportedly containing a waybill for the shipment to be picked up.This e-mail attachment contains a virus. We recommend that you do not open the attachment, but delete the email immediately.UPS may send official notification messages on occasion, but they rarely include attachments. If you receive a notification message that includes an attachment and are in doubt about its authenticity, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] note that UPS takes its customer relationships very seriously, but cannot take responsibility for the unauthorized actions of third parties.Thank you for your attention. Talk to your Yahoo! Friends via Windows Live Messenger. Find Out How _________________________________________________________________ Get thousands of games on your PC, your mobile phone, and the web with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588800/direct/01/
