It's known as the W32.Badtrans.B virus. It tries to pop up some kind of control panel for something and then hangs. But it is really trying to access your email list to replicate itself. My wife's machine got it last week although she didn't see it. However those are the same symptoms. In my case I saw it come in and try to make me install the Win Media module which I squashed. then I switched Outlook to offline mode and figured out which message it was and then finally got around to reinstalling the AV package I have and didn't bother in my last HD upgrade. Had to upgrade to the latest PC-cillin 2000 to get it because it won't show up in a file scan of the drive as it is imbedded in the Outlook mail box as an undetectable attachment (JavaScript). Had to use the PC2K special feature of scanning the Outlook attachments to find it. Then set the scanner to check email as I opened it. This had to be done because after rebooting and going back on line all my last 400+ messages were redownloaded again to my desktop. this means it is affecting the status of the Deleted Item list in Outlook. This time when downloaded it caught it immediately. So keep your AV tools updated. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Rittenhouse Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 7:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Viruses & Worms Everywhere The one that got me was, I think, a script embedded in an e-mail. When I selected the e-mail to delete it, it ran. It gave me a "script cannot complete" message. Norton did not detect it. --graywolf ----- Original Message ----- From: Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 7:18 PM Subject: Re: Viruses & Worms Everywhere > Shel, > > Were they in attachments or embedded in HTML? I'd just like to know > what to watch out for. > > Regards, > Anthony Farr > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I don't know about you all, but in the last three days I've received > > eleven email messages that contained a virus or a worm. Be careful > out > > there ... > > -- > > Shel Belinkoff > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
