Microsoft Virus warning!

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Mon May 19, 2003 10:22 pm

There is a new virus making its way around

Watch out for emails from support@microsoft.com or similar, with titles like

re: my details
re: your application
re: accepted
re: microsoft serial

I had several come through at work but luckily mr norton grabbed them!

CB · Post by CB » Mon May 19, 2003 10:25 pm

Graham Norton? What did he do? Slap them with a feather duster while mincing around and saying "ooh behave"....

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Mon May 19, 2003 10:26 pm

You clown shoe!!!

:rolleyes:

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Mon May 19, 2003 10:36 pm

I got one the other day from them, entitled "Security Vulnerability Notification".

I get them all the time.

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Tue May 20, 2003 12:39 pm

Thought there would be some techy people here!

There is also a screensaver email being sent to people asking them to open the attachment. DONT OPEN IT!!!!!!!

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Tue May 20, 2003 12:43 pm

I'm no techie Julia but the warning I got from Eversham a couple of days back was for:

VIRUS: 32.hllw.hankx@mm

The W32.HLLW.Mankx@mm virus is a mass-mailing worm that will send itself to all e-mail addresses it finds in files. The e-mail message will have the following characteristics:
From:

support@microsoft.com
Subject:

Your details
Approved (Ref: 38446-263)
Re: Approved (Ref: 3394-65467)
Your password
Re: My details
Screensaver
Cool screensaver
Re: Movie
Re: My application

If you receive this mail delete it immediately.

Robbie.

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Tue May 20, 2003 1:13 pm

Oh dear, all our machines here have a Microsoft virus called "Windows XP".

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Tue May 20, 2003 1:18 pm

Hey, I told you what it was called - what more do you want - blood?

Nah I got my own rare type of blood thank you!

CB · Post by CB » Tue May 20, 2003 1:19 pm

Its not that rare...I'm O Negative too

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Tue May 20, 2003 1:20 pm

Alright smart ass I meant "unique"

tiranova · Post by **tiranova** » Wed May 28, 2003 8:23 pm

Oh dear, all our machines here have a Microsoft virus called "Windows XP".