RE: sircam virus

To all who may read this, I just got hit with the Sircam virus. It got through a virus scan on my system prior to my opening of said email, and this was on my backup machine, a standalone unit, but hooked to the internet.

A apologise for any problems I may have caused to anyone, it appears to have picked up lots of email addy’s I didn’t even have on my address book, maybe captured while surfing, then sent out the attachment to all including the ones on my email list.

baldy


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Isnt the sircam "virus" actually just a worm?

I read an article somewhere about that, what is the difference between them?

I also heard there is a fix available that cures sircam in case you're infected.

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PC Chips M756MRT MOBO w/SiS 630 Chipset
PIII 800EBMhz Processor
Windows Me
128 MB PC133 CAS2 PNY SDRAM
VOODOO 3 3000 PCI 16 MB
SoundBlaster 16 Ensoniq
30 GB Maxtor HD @ 7200RPM
40 GB Western Digital HD@7200RPM
52x CD-ROM drive
56K 3Com Modem
19" Sony Trinitron Multiscan 200ES monitor
Yamaha Pro Speakers
Logitech USB Optical mouse

"Well I was dreamin' I was awake, then I woke up and found myself asleep!"
-Stan Laurel- "Oliver the Eighth"

go here for the cleanup proggie

http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/vir...t.asp?cid=2360



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I am gettin too old for all this sh.t!

Jeff Muise here https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/5.gif

Did you know you had the virus before reading my mail? If you went to the link I gave you it says:

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This is a HIGH RISK virus that is spread to email recipients found in the Windows Address Book and addresses found in cached files.

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So by visiting forums you will pick up a lot of e-mail addresses in Temporary Internet Files.

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Jeff.

No, I didn't know I had it until I fired her up this afternoon, then when I checked my mail I was inundated with all sorts of stuff, then I followed your link provided and removed virus from both machines (I think only one had it, but I got all the replys on my main machine, so I just started on that machine, then on to the other.

Yeah, I wondered about the emails to people I had never mailed to before, nor had in my address book.

baldy

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I am gettin too old for all this sh.t!