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bjf

04-26-2004, 12:11 PM

I have a

virus that uses my computer to send spam email from my email account. It is the \"W32.Netsky.B@mm\" virus.

I

used Panda Anti Virus to try and get rid of it, only it never took care of it for some reason. I so Norton Anti

Virus covers it, so I tried to download NAV, but when it was unzipping it was telling me the files couldn\'t be

uncompressed.

Then I tried \"Sting\" from Network Associates. Whenever I run it, it sits forever on one

certain file (which probably has a virus) but it doesn\'t do anything about it. I can leave it for an hour, and I

come back, the thing isn\'t doing any scanning or hasn\'t stung any virus.

Anyone who knows about this stuff,

I\'d appreciate help getting W32.Netsky.B@mm (\"W32.Netsky.B@mm\") off my pc.

BJF

Pancho1188

04-26-2004, 12:22 PM

http://housecall.antivirus.com (\"http://housecall.antivirus.com\")

This\'ll get rid of anything

you may have on your PC.

DrSmellThis

04-26-2004, 12:26 PM

Do

you have winzip or another good decompressor? I think there are about 20 versions of the virus, so you might have to

be sure which you are dealing with. You can google your way to an individual fix, if that\'s really what you have.

I had a similar problem, but I think NAV got rid of it. I\'m not sure Housecall can get it.

koolking1

04-26-2004, 01:19 PM

as

a last resort you can always reformat your hard drive and re-install your software.

belgareth

04-26-2004, 02:50 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
as a last resort you can always reformat your hard

drive and re-install your software.

<hr /></blockquote>

That\'s pretty

drastic. You end up losing a lot of important stuff that way.

Some of the later viruses try to defend

themselves ny making it more difficult to download fixes. Bastards are getting cleverer every day. Have somebody

else download the anti virus software, unzip it and burn it onto a CD for you. A lot of public and college libraries

will do that. Then run it from the CD.

bjf

04-26-2004, 03:08 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
Do you have winzip or another good decompressor? I

think there are about 20 versions of the virus, so you might have to be sure which you are dealing with. You can

google your way to an individual fix, if that\'s really what you have. I had a similar problem, but I think NAV

got rid of it. I\'m not sure Housecall can get it.

<hr /></blockquote>

I have

winzip but its been wierd unzipping file as I don\'t seem to alway be able to recover the file.

Anyway, thanks

for all your help. I ran Panda Anti Virus again, this time including my zip drive, and it seems to have made it

impossible to save on the zip disk again and I also lost important inventory files.

Piece of crap. As for the

specific virus I had, I downloaded the removal tool for the specific virus I had (that version of it) and it didnt

find

squat!

http://www.bitdefender

.com/bd/site/virusinfo.php?menu_id=1&v_id=194# (\"http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/virusinfo.php?menu_id=1&v_id=194#\")

I am wondering, should I turn off \"systems

restore.\"? Problem is, if I do this, I will really dig myself in a hole if something goes wrong. The only reason

whyI am worried about this harmless virus to begin with is my ICP has sent letters threatening to stop service if

the spam from my IP doesn\'t stop. Having alreadly lost files crucial to the business, I don\'t care to lose

anymore trying to get this f-cken virus off. But I also don\'t want my ICP to cease service.

bjf

04-26-2004, 03:18 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr

/>
http://housecall.antivirus.com (\"http://housecall.antivirus.com\")

This\'ll get rid of anything

you may have on your PC.

<hr /></blockquote>

Thanks Pancho. I went to that one

before and couldn\'t figure out how to use it because of my own stupidity. I am trying it now though and it seems

to be work. Let\'s see if it can get anything.

tallmacky

04-26-2004, 03:24 PM

Don\'t want a virus? Then don\'t accept blowjobs from Tyrone the Crackhead.

You are in NYC, eh?

bjf if

you need a copy of a antivirus contact me and I will hook you up with the best....

Mtnjim

04-26-2004, 03:30 PM

What OS

are you running??
If it is W2K or XP, go into the \"services\" control panel and stop and disable the \"SMTP\"

service. This should stop your computer from sending the e mails(SMTP= Simple Mail Transport Protocol)

bjf

04-26-2004, 03:32 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
What OS are you running??
If it is W2K or XP, go

into the \"services\" control panel and stop and disable the \"SMTP\" service. This should stop your computer

from sending the e mails(SMTP= Simple Mail Transport Protocol)

<hr /></blockquote>

Will it stop it from sending emails that I mean to send?

I have XP, no

\"services\" in control panel, just the following:

accesobility
add hardware
add or remove

prog
adminsitative tools
date and time
display
folder options
fonts
game controllers
internet

options
java plug in
keyboard
mouse
networkconnections
P2P Networking
Phone and Modem
Power

Options
Print and Faxes
Quicktime
Real Player
Regional and Language
Scanners and Cameras
Scheduled

Tasks
Sounds and Audio
Speech
Systen
Taskbar and Start
User Accounts

bjf

04-26-2004, 03:39 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
Don\'t want a virus? Then don\'t accept

blowjobs from Tyrone the Crackhead.

You are in NYC, eh?

bjf if you need a copy of a antivirus contact me and I

will hook you up with the best....

<hr /></blockquote>

Thanks TM. I admit I do feel

like a filthy whore. And why is Tyrone the Crackhead jumping threads? He\'s my Tyrone, no one

else\'s.

I\'ll let you know if i need an anti virus program.

Mtnjim

04-26-2004, 03:40 PM

SMTP is

an e mail \"server\" that comes with the OS, it should come disabled by default (unless you are running an e mail

server) but that\'s not Micro$oft\'s way. It is not an e mail \"client\" that you use (Eudora, Outlook etc. )

to send e mail. So short answer \"no\"!

It should be noted that some viri come with their own SMTP servers

built in. So you will definately have to get rid of the virus. If I remember properly this particular virus also is

set to launch a DDOS attack against some specific sites (in Germany I think--the target has changed a couple of

times) at the end of April.

Good Luck!!

bjf

04-26-2004, 03:48 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
SMTP is an e mail \"server\" that comes with the

OS, it should come disabled by default (unless you are running an e mail server) but that\'s not Micro$oft\'s

way. It is not an e mail \"client\" that you use (Eudora, Outlook etc. ) to send e mail. So short answer

\"no\"!

It should be noted that some viri come with their own SMTP servers built in. So you will definately

have to get rid of the virus. If I remember properly this particular virus also is set to launch a DDOS attack

against some specific sites (in Germany I think--the target has changed a couple of times) at the end of

April.

Good Luck!!

<hr /></blockquote>

thanks for the help!

Elana

04-26-2004, 03:49 PM

This

tech stuff is boring. How can we bring penises into this thread?

Sexyredhead

04-26-2004, 03:51 PM

I

wonder if anyone ever got their penis caught in the cd rom? Ouch!

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Elana

04-26-2004, 03:54 PM

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I wonder if anyone ever got their penis caught in

the cd rom? Ouch! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

<hr /></blockquote>That would hurt! I

know that penises can get viruses just like computers.

bjf

04-26-2004, 03:54 PM

Mtnjim

04-26-2004, 03:55 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
This tech stuff is boring. How can we bring penises

into this thread?

<hr /></blockquote>

His computer is F_ed??

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/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Elana

04-26-2004, 03:56 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
This tech stuff is boring. How can we bring penises into this thread?

<hr /></blockquote>

His computer is F_ed??

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/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

<hr /></blockquote>

Good,

good........I like the direction this thread is heading /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

bjf

04-26-2004, 04:00 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
This tech

stuff is boring. How can we bring penises into this thread?

<hr /></blockquote>

His

computer is F_ed?? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

<hr

/></blockquote>

Good, good........I like the direction this thread is heading

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

<hr /></blockquote>

I don\'t

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Mtnjim

04-26-2004, 04:29 PM

Sorry,

I forgot to mention it\'s in \"adminsitative tools \"

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
What OS are

you running??
If it is W2K or XP, go into the \"services\" control panel and stop and disable the \"SMTP\"

service. This should stop your computer from sending the e mails(SMTP= Simple Mail Transport Protocol)

<hr

/></blockquote>

Will it stop it from sending emails that I mean to send?

I

have XP, no \"services\" in control panel, just the following:

accesobility
add hardware
add or remove

prog
adminsitative tools
date and time
display
folder options
fonts
game controllers
internet options
java

plug in
keyboard
mouse
networkconnections
P2P Networking
Phone and Modem
Power Options
Print and

Faxes
Quicktime
Real Player
Regional and Language
Scanners and Cameras
Scheduled Tasks
Sounds and Audio

Speech
Systen
Taskbar and Start
User Accounts

<hr /></blockquote>

Mtnjim

04-26-2004, 04:32 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
<blockquote>Quote:<hr

/>
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
This tech stuff is boring. How can we bring

penises into this thread?

<hr /></blockquote>

His computer is F_ed??

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

<hr /></blockquote>

Good,

good........I like the direction this thread is heading /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

<hr

/></blockquote>

I don\'t /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

<hr

/></blockquote>

<If I hold a piece of paper between the keyboard and screen Elana

won\'t be able to see what I write>

Psst, I was just trying to humor Elana, you know how girls and

tehnical stuff are!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

bjf

04-26-2004, 06:46 PM

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CptKipling

04-27-2004, 11:46 AM

Get

a firewall aswell. You might be surprised about the number of mysterious programs accessing the

internet.

erm...vulva

bjf

04-27-2004, 02:26 PM

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
Get a firewall aswell. You might be surprised about

the number of mysterious programs accessing the internet.

erm...vulva

<hr /></blockquote>

I believe Time Warner Cable (My ISP) has automatic firewall protection....at least that is what

they said on the commericial I saw yesterday. Hopefully it will due, but TM did refer me to a firewall

program.

Thanks!