Fitness geared members read ASAP!

[Username]

Someone sent an email using our email system that has the W32.Klez.H@mm worm. I don't know if it was intentionally sent to us or not. It is a very sneaky worm and my anti-virus deleted the damn email so fast I couldn't figure out where it came from. Everyone please run your anti-virus program. If you don't have one there is a great online virus scan you can use. Here are the links.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...klez.h@mm.html Info on the worm

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ Scan your computer for free!

[gearedup]

I get those emails all the time in my ziplip, its a virus that emails people from your acct without you knowing!

[iamdwalrus]

Yep, one time I received an email from Small's ziplip addy with that virus and he didn't even know about it.

[Warrior]

Yeah - I delt with that shit all the time on my Web site - I hate them little pencil neck pricks who have nothing better to do than f' up everyones hard drive. Being on a Mac - I have no worries though

[Username]

Originally posted by iamdwalrus
Yep, one time I received an email from Small's ziplip addy with that virus and he didn't even know about it.

This is the thing. This worm can make it look like someone sent it but that person really doesn't have the virus

Email spoofing
This worm often uses a technique known as "spoofing." When it performs its email routine. it can use a randomly chosen address that it finds on an infected computer as the "From:" address, numerous cases have been reported in which users of uninfected computers received complaints that they sent an infected message to someone else.

For example, Linda Anderson is using a computer that is infected with W32.Klez.H@mm. Linda is not using a antivirus program or does not have current virus definitions. When W32.Klez.H@mm performs its emailing routine, it finds the email address of Harold Logan. It inserts Harold's email address into the "From:" portion of an infected message that it then sends to Janet Bishop. Janet then contacts Harold and complains that he sent her an infected message, but when Harold scans his computer, Norton AntiVirus does not find anything--as would be expected--because his computer is not infected.

[bigjim33]

thanks for the info bro

[ken]

I'm gonna share this with A.P. thanks again Username.

[Drveejay11]

I have been getting this a LOT on my elite email. Thanks for the tips/info

[kaze]

I've gotten two in the last 2 days... but I spotted them pretty fast.

[XBiker]

Originally posted by Username
This is the thing. This worm can make it look like someone sent it but that person really doesn't have the virus

Email spoofing
This worm often uses a technique known as "spoofing." When it performs its email routine. it can use a randomly chosen address that it finds on an infected computer as the "From:" address, numerous cases have been reported in which users of uninfected computers received complaints that they sent an infected message to someone else.

For example, Linda Anderson is using a computer that is infected with W32.Klez.H@mm. Linda is not using a antivirus program or does not have current virus definitions. When W32.Klez.H@mm performs its emailing routine, it finds the email address of Harold Logan. It inserts Harold's email address into the "From:" portion of an infected message that it then sends to Janet Bishop. Janet then contacts Harold and complains that he sent her an infected message, but when Harold scans his computer, Norton AntiVirus does not find anything--as would be expected--because his computer is not infected.

This is true, it will mask itself and make it look like it has infected a system when it has not.

[ChicagoMuscle]

Originally posted by Warrior
Yeah - I delt with that shit all the time on my Web site - I hate them little pencil neck pricks who have nothing better to do than f' up everyones hard drive. Being on a Mac - I have no worries though

Me too!
Thought i was the only Apple person that even knew what a free weight is.
I am NOT one of the "switchers" tho.
Been with Macs since day one.....if i was that old.
;-)

Peace,

CM

[Warrior]

Originally posted by ChicagoMuscle
Me too!
Thought i was the only Apple person that even knew what a free weight is.
I am NOT one of the "switchers" tho.
Been with Macs since day one.....if i was that old.
;-)

Peace,

CM

Yeah - I've been w/ it since Quadra - some shops make ya use a PC from time to time, but Mac is my favorite platform and what I use at home.

[angel]

Re: Fitness geared members read ASAP!

Originally posted by Username
Someone sent an email using our email system that has the W32.Klez.H@mm worm. I don't know if it was intentionally sent to us or not. It is a very sneaky worm and my anti-virus deleted the damn email so fast I couldn't figure out where it came from. Everyone please run your anti-virus program. If you don't have one there is a great online virus scan you can use. Here are the links.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...klez.h@mm.html Info on the worm

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ Scan your computer for free!

Thanks, I already have 3 so far (I used the 'houseCall' anti-virus), I guess for some reason my computer did not detect it...damn...

Thanks for the heads up.

PS. I seem to be getting A LOT of emails lately that definitely look like viruses, all with the same message, luckily the attachment is already deleted by my anti-virus.

[BigMikeJ]

Thanks for the info

Bump

[Mudge]

I haven't used it, but here is a free AV program

http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.htm?session=16a304c435d411ec235d3a72e42ae054