I know this ‘I Love You’ virus is a bit old, but can anyone help me with this email?
It’s from ‘Newletter200403@btcomms.com‘ and says:
‘This message had an attachment which was found to contain the following virus: w32.netsky.p@mm’ (ID36326)’.
I’m a bit confused as to if that means that I have it or not. My computer decides to crash regularly and I’m fed up with it.
I use the usual XP firewall and zonealarm (basic). What should I do? Any advice appreciated.
By: Seafuryfan - 20th September 2004 at 21:45
Thank you all for taking time to reply – all very useful information. I am downloading the anti-virus program now. Adaware has already identified and removed (I hope) the virus for me.
Cheers: your help on this Gen. Discussion forum has once again been a great help for me!
By: whalebone - 19th September 2004 at 01:16
The w32netsky has been around for ages but new variants do appear from time to time. Your existing anti virus software of you keep it up to date and run regular scans should do the trick but the golden rule is never ever open an email that you are not expecting or do not recognise the senders address how ever plausable they seem.
Zone alarm is a great free fire wall and
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
will get you a good free Anti virus.
I occasionally run this alongside the Norton AV and firewall that I have on my pc and the free AVG from Grisoft picks up a lot of the older stuff that Norton misses.
Get and run Adaware SE and Spybot ( both are free downloads) to rid yourself of spyware, this could be a cause of your crashes.
By: mixtec - 19th September 2004 at 01:12
If youre using Outlook, switch to Thunderbird, a free mail client by Mozzila.
By: Rincewind - 19th September 2004 at 00:26
Some providers scan their subscribers e-mails for viruses. When a virus is detected the e-mail concerned is deleted and a message notifying you of this is sent to you. My guess is that’s what happened.
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