Re: Use pack from the M$ This post is infected with Worm.Automat.AHB and Norton Antivirus DOES NOT detected in usenet posts.

The original post in this thread has an attachment with the Worm.Automat.AHB
infection. Norton Antivirus DOES NOT detect this virus inusnet posts. IF
you have virus definitions 17SEP03 or later, Norton Antivirus will detect
the virus if you open the attachment. If you don't have this definition
update or later, YOU WILL BE INFECTED.

The pretty HTML message that looks exactly like a Microsoft e-mail is
completely bogus. Before yesterday evening I got an average of 5 infected
e-mails per WEEK. Since yesterday evening I've received over 300 infected
e-mail. All it takes to receive all this joy is for ONE person who has your
e-mail address and the Worm.Automat.AHB. There are two forms of infected
e-mail; the HTML bogus Microsoft security update and fake 'undeliverable
e-mail' messages that have the infection package embedded.

This is a serious DOS attack on Microsoft security resources, on the
bandwidth of the Internet, and on our computer resources. You don't have to
be infected to suffer - again, all it takes is ONE person with your e-mail
address and an infected system.

If you don't have a good, up-to-date antivirus program, Symantec has a free
remote virus inspection location at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/
(click on 'Free On-line Virus and Security Check'.)

Phil Weldon, pweldon@mindspring.com

"Phil Weldon" <pweldon@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:tKNab.39886$NM1.18822@newsread2.news.atl.eart hlink.net...
> The original post in this thread has an attachment with the
Worm.Automat.AHB
> infection. Norton Antivirus DOES NOT detect this virus inusnet posts. IF
> you have virus definitions 17SEP03 or later, Norton Antivirus will detect
> the virus if you open the attachment. If you don't have this definition
> update or later, YOU WILL BE INFECTED.
>
> The pretty HTML message that looks exactly like a Microsoft e-mail is
> completely bogus. Before yesterday evening I got an average of 5 infected
> e-mails per WEEK. Since yesterday evening I've received over 300 infected
> e-mail. All it takes to receive all this joy is for ONE person who has
your
> e-mail address and the Worm.Automat.AHB. There are two forms of infected
> e-mail; the HTML bogus Microsoft security update and fake 'undeliverable
> e-mail' messages that have the infection package embedded.
>
> This is a serious DOS attack on Microsoft security resources, on the
> bandwidth of the Internet, and on our computer resources. You don't have
to
> be infected to suffer - again, all it takes is ONE person with your e-mail
> address and an infected system.
>
> If you don't have a good, up-to-date antivirus program, Symantec has a
free
> remote virus inspection location at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/
> (click on 'Free On-line Virus and Security Check'.)
>
> Phil Weldon, pweldon@mindspring.com
>
>

I've been receiving that worm - Norton killed it in its track every time. I
also have outlook set to only use and read in plain text :-)
Ian.