Virus warning

[digital-d]

I got this as an e-mail so I thought I would hit up everyone with it by posting it here.


Subject: FW: PLEASE READ--IMPORTANT!
> >Please Be Extremely Careful Especially if using Internet mail such as
> >Yahoo, Hotmail and so on. This information arrived this morning from
> >Microsoft and Norton.
> >Please send it to everybody you know who accesses the Internet.
> >You may receive an apparently harmless email with a Power Point
> >presentation "Life is beautiful. pps". If you receive it DO NOT OPEN
> THE
> >FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, and delete it immediately.
> >If you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying:
> "It
> >is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful", subsequently you
> >will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to you will
> >gain access to your name, e-mail and password.
> >This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon.
> WE
> >NEED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO STOP THIS VIRUS. AOL has
> >already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus Softs are not
> capable
> >of destroying it. The virus has been created by a hacker who calls
> >himself "life owner".
> >PLEASE MAKE A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
> >PASS IT ON

[thenige]

a hoax.. ignore it..



Symantec Hoax Details

[Josh]

it is simple do not open anything that is sent to you from anyone you do not know.

[Jigga9JayZ]

Originally posted by thenige
a hoax.. ignore it..



Symantec Hoax Details

umm maybe that one is but there is a new worm out......


Marshall University Computing Services (UCS) would like to make our users aware of a new virus, the W32/Mydoom@MM. This new virus is a mass-mailing type of virus that arrives as an e-mail attachment. If the attachment is launched, it may allow access to your computer from a remote individual.

If your computer becomes infected, the worm creates a "backdoor" for attackers to remotely access your computer, files and network resources. In addition, the "backdoor" has the ability to download and execute arbitrary files onto your computer.

Further information on this virus/worm can be found on the following link:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...varg.a@mm.html

[digital-d]

Originally posted by GAGT2NV
it is simple do not open anything that is sent to you from anyone you do not know.

I don't open e-mail from people I don't know which is almost everything that gets sent to my hotmail account :rolleyes:

[ce_gandolfo]

Yeah, as already posted there is a new virus out. We got this at work today.


UI Computer Users,

Microsoft has issued a warning of a serious security vulnerability in all of the current versions of Windows that not only allows an attacker to run code on vulnerable machines, but also enables them to install software and change or delete data. This vulnerability is being labeled as one of the most serious flaws yet to be discovered in Windows. If interested, you can read more at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../winfeb04.asp. Attackers exploiting the weakness essentially would have free reign over compromised machines, which likely would give them access to whatever networks those PCs are on as well.

There is no workaround for the vulnerability at this point, but Microsoft has released a fix (or patch). Since this vulnerability resides in most versions of Windows (Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003), it is important that all UI computer users running Windows patch your machine. To update Windows, you may visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and follow the directions, or contact the ITS Help Desk at *******


Thank you,

ITS Administration