Earl my OE5 does not have your options (see gif)? What level are you using? (included this time) don ewers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earl Adamy" <eadamy@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [RT] VIRUS WARNING > Yes, it worked, the save/open dialog gave me an opportunity to avoid the > virus when I selected the message in the preview pane. I will add that > IE5>Tools>Options>Security: "Internet" is set to Medium. Also, my Critical > Updates are kept current and I have the MS Critical Update Notification > installed on all computers. > > Earl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Ewers" <dbewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 3:19 PM > Subject: Re: [RT] VIRUS WARNING > > > > Peter, et all > > Thanks for the "House Call" site. Interestingly when I went there and > > scanned my computer nothing was found too? > > > > I then read the file under the "Virus Info tab" for the "WORM_BADTRANS.B > > (click on it) and did the search they recommended under the solution (I > > could not get %System%\CP_25389.NLS to run but just CP_25389>NLS did find > a > > file). I deleted it as instructed, as well as the file under regedit they > > recommend then restarted the computer. > > > > I then went back in and ran the free scan and "this time" five > WORM_BADTRAN > > files were found which I deleted (not sure why they did not show the first > > time, perhaps the NLS file covers them up)? > > > > It now says I am Virus free. I like Earl do not run anti-virus software > due > > to the problems I have had with it slowing down the PC's substantially. I > > too am extremely carefull about what I open. As mentioned on the yahoo > post > > on this worm it opens itself. I did however discover my OE5 was "not" set > > to the highest setting under Tool >Option>Security as I thought it was and > > that has been corrected (Earl's advice several times to this list) which > he > > feels would have stopped it I believe (correct me if I am wrong Earl, it > did > > stop it on yours)? > > > > It might be helpful if all on the list search for the above file and if > > found go through the process or update their virus software. > > > > One other note, Lee the !0000 did not stop the spread, I understand, so > not > > a cure-all? > > > > My guess it came from that early email BL and Clyde saw a virus on? > Problem > > being there is no way to delete it since it opens as soon as the message > is > > tabbed down to. > > don ewers > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Gialames" <investor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 1:49 PM > > Subject: RE: [RT] VIRUS WARNING > > > > > > > Trend Micro PC-cillin antivirus scanner (web based). I have used it, > but > > > have never found any viruses (good for me - bad for the program if I > > > actually do have a virus). > > > > > > Also, Script Sentry does a good job of intercepting rogue > > > scripts/applications/macros. It actually just intercepted an email from > > > this list sent to me privately. > > > > > > Peter Gialames > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Michael Ferguson [mailto:wl7bdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 2:43 PM > > > To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: [RT] VIRUS WARNING > > > > > > > > > Peter, > > > > > > What exactly is that site? I am a little nervous about clicking > something > > > that looks so unusual. > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Peter Gialames" <investor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 13:32 > > > Subject: RE: [RT] VIRUS WARNING > > > > > > > > > > http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_pcc.asp will help. > > > > > > > > Peter Gialames > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Don Ewers [mailto:dbewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 2:15 PM > > > > To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: Re: [RT] VIRUS WARNING > > > > > > > > > > > > I think those that have used that trick in your address book !0000 as > > the > > > > first email address keeps it from spreading , but it still resides on > > our > > > > computers? > > > > > > > > Now what do we do?? > > > > don ewers > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "John Nelson" <trader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 1:10 PM > > > > Subject: RE: [RT] VIRUS WARNING > > > > > > > > > > > > > You don't even have to open the attachment on this one!!!! > > > > > > > > > > http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/011126/n26355186_2.html > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: I4Lothian@xxxxxxx [mailto:I4Lothian@xxxxxxx] > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 2:05 PM > > > > > To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Subject: Re: [RT] VIRUS WARNING > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The virus I received from Tom had a MP3.pif name on it with some > > other > > > > > name before the MP3 part. I also received another .pif file 5 > minutes > > > > > before from someone else with an MP3.pif component on it. > > > > > > > > > > Looks like the title of the file may morph. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > John J. Lothian > > > > > > > > > > Futures trading involves financial risk, lots of it! > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 11/26/2001 12:27:23 PM Central Standard Time, > > > > > eadamy@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Filename was HAMSTER.DOC.pif. I've noticed that a number of > virus' > > > are > > > > > now > > > > > using double dot file names, quite likely to fool the unwary > into > > > > > opening > > > > > the file based on the "first extension". > > > > > > > > > > Earl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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