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Just came across this on another list I belong to....kinda interesting. jerry http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/11/26/badtrans.worm/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Virus information update > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > It only infects the file if you activated the virus by opening the file. You > activate the virus by opening the file. If you delete the email and do not > view it or open it then you are OK. Just as I say in previous email. Do Not > Open the attachment and you will be OK. Delete the email and you will be Ok > (Delete it from the Delete Folder also.) Open or View the email and you got > the viurs. Please read pass emails. > I am only trying to stop the virus from the email and specially from my > favorite Chevelle list. Everyone must readl the emails and follow the > instructions. The virus has been sent to many members of this list. DO NOT > OPEN ANY "SCR" FILE OR DOUBLE DOT FILE ((YOUR.CHEVELLE.PIC), > (PICTURE.CHEVELLE.DOC), (NEW.DOC.MP3) ETC) \ > Keith > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rodney." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Virus information update > > > > > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > But if you have Norton setup to scan your incoming email, it will scan the > > file and detect that it's badtrans. Then when you hit repair, it will say > > cannot repair. Then Norton asks if you want to quarantine it. When you > say > > yes, it takes the attatchment and moves it to quarantine so that you > cannot > > run the attachement from your email program. Thus, the virus was detected > > before you ran the program. So how could it have possibly infected the > > kernel32.exe file if the attachment was never run? It couldn't have. > > > > Rodney. > > 71 Chevelle > > Phoenix, AZ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Keith Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 6:58 PM > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Virus information update > > > > > > > > > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Your are right Rodney, Norton will detect the virus, but it can not > repair > > > it. You will have to delete the Kernel32.exe file and restore it from > the > > > CD. Check the date of the virus definition file. I got the virus because > > the > > > program was not updating the definition file. It was only updating the > > > program. See my email on Virue information update on where to manually > get > > > the new definition file if your program is not updating correctly. This > is > > a > > > bad virus. > > > The viruse DEFINITION file should be dated 11/24/01 > > > Keith > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Rodney." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:41 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Virus information update > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > My Norton 2002 has been detecting BadTrans just fine... 3 times in > fact. > > > > You might try updating your virus definitions more often. > > > > > > > > Rodney. > > > > 71 Chevelle > > > > Phoenix, AZ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Group, > > > > > > > > > > > > I have also located the noted virus on my computer. It is the > > > > > > W32.Badtrans.B@mm as mentioned by Keith. I have the current 2002 > > > > > > Norton software loaded and it does not clean or quarantine the > > virus. > > > > > > From what I am understanding it is or might be event triggered. > > > > > > Meaning, it could activate from your computers system clock etc. > It > > > > > > has been identified in the following files in my computers system. > > My > > > > > > system runs Windows 98. Does anyone know how or what we can do to > > > > > > correct these infected files since the current Norton's Anti-virus > > > > > > software cannot clean of quarantine the virus? > > > > > > > > > > > > C:\windows\system\Kernel32.exe > > > > > > C:\Windows\system\KDll.Dll > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to any or all that might reply to this email. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dwaine > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Check out my webpage at http://www.ProStreetCar.com > > > > > and my For Sale page at http://www.ProStreetCar.com/classifieds.html > > > > > Team Chevelle membership #178 (Gold) > > > > > Time Flies: "It's funny how you can watch a clock and time seems to > > > > > stand still. But turn away, and you have to measure time with a > > > > > calendar rather than a clock." mjp > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
