Re: VIRUS APOLOGY (what to do from Bev Elischer's techy son)
- Subject: Re: VIRUS APOLOGY (what to do from Bev Elischer's techy son)
- From: S* O*
- Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 08:32:00 -0800
At 07:23 PM 4/1/2002, Julian Elischer wrote:
>Julian ELischer here, (Bev's son)
>
>If you DID click on the attachment on my mother's email
>here are some steps...
>
> If you are running a MAC or UNIX, forget it.
>they are generally virus immune.
>
>If you are running A Micro$oft product, and you have not disable ruinning
>of programs from the mail program, then you MAY have become infected if
>you clicked on the attachments.
>
>Information:
>It appears to be a version of the W32/Magistr-B Virus.
>
>It selects random paragraphs of previously sent
>emails as teh body of the email in an effort to make it
>look legitimate. It also selects an intersting (I have no idea
>how it defines "interesting") line for the subject.
>The associated virus program sometimes appeas to be a GIF image and
>sometimes other types of programs. 'clicking' on this attachment
>is what does the damage if you allow your mail program to run programs.
>
>Action:
>Get a nearby computer type, and give them this, or try it yourself..
>
>You can get further information on this virus from:
>http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=PE_MAGISTR.A
>and
>http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=PE_MAGISTR.B
>
>if you have been infected, download and run both the 'cleaners'
>They seemed to do a reasonable job on our Mother's computer..
>
>If any programs have been infected they will be removed.
>If they were important this could be a problem..
>some applications may stop working and may need reinstalling..
>
>
>last but least.. get a MAC.. or run Linux or freeBSD
>and forget about virusses :-)
>
>
>regards, Julian Elischer
No. Calif. Branch of the Mediterranean Garden Society
Seán A. O'Hara - Branch co-chair
(510) 987-0577; fax (707) 667-1173; sean@support.net
710 Jean Street, Oakland, California 94610-1459, U.S.A.
http://www.MediterraneanGardenSociety.org/branches_CANo.html
