***virus Alert***

[Marine]

They come as an attachment and are also in the message body. They attempt to run if you open the e-mail in Outlook Express even if you don't click the attachment. McAffee virusscan has stopped them on our computer. All I did was try and look at the e-mail only.
I repeat don't even open the e-mail these viruses will run without clicking (running)the attachment, and turn off the "preview pane" option in Outlook Express.

I've got at least a dozen of these in the last three days.

Same virus different names.

Card.pif
docs.scr
fun.pif
hamster.ZIP.scr
Humor.TXT.pif
images.pif
New_Napster_Site.DOC.scr
news_doc.scr
Me_nude.AVI.pif
Pics.ZIP.scr
README.TXT.pif
s3msong.MP3.pif
searchURL.scr
SETUP.pif
Sorry_about_yesterday.DOC.pif
YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif

The McAffee web site doesn't warn that these viruses will run just by opening these e-mails in Outlook Express, but they will!!!


I picked this up at a news forum, sounds bad.
So becareful.

[jody]

thanx for telling us marine:) i read my emails not caring. i'll be careful now:nervous: :nervous: :nervous:

[Nate]

I guess in oreder to get the virus ya have to check your email right? :smirk:

Thanx 4 zee wooning


:greedy:
(What? :p Just wanted to use da face for once!)

[manu_georgine]

Do they only work on OE?

Miss Mu

[Marine]

As far as I know, yes.

[benperkins]

Thank god I don't use OE :D

Ben

[Matt]

When these viruses come up, they seem to usually target Outlook and Outlook Express. I wonder why that is. I wonder if they're more vulnerable than other email programs and why.

Maybe the people who make these viruses just target either Outlook or Outlook Express because a lot of people use them and they have a chance to "infect" more computers.

[Curti]

if they wanted to infect more comps they should have tried hotmail......:rolleyes::uhh: :nervous: :eek: