New Email Virus Going Around?

JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
I've been recieving alot of emails from people latley with the message "important bill!" and a file called "bill.zip" attatched.

I assume it's a virus? Thing is i one from someone on these forums so i presume they're infected =\

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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Poor Bill, getting his name slandered all the time.
  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    <a href='http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/w32.netsky.z@mm.html' target='_blank'>Huzzah for google... includes removal tool</a>
  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    *ooh* netsky ... not fun

    on a side note: bm had to disinfect a computer with mydoom.f ... total infected filecount: ~30k
  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    edited May 2004
    Some advice:

    NEVER _EVER_ open attachements.

    Will save the world! some problems....stupid ppl that opened the I Love You Virus...-_-

    Or just only open attachments from ppl you know huh, or you know from that they were going to send a mail...
  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Jimmeh+May 14 2004, 07:16 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jimmeh @ May 14 2004, 07:16 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I assume it's a virus? Thing is i one from someone on these forums so i presume they're infected =\ <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    This has nothing to say in the days of spoofable E-Mail adresses. My PC, for example, is clean and has been so for the last two years, but I nonetheless get tons of 'You are infected' warning mails from anti-virus software that found virii in mails with my adress on them.
    This stopped to surprise me when I read that many new virii check peoples webcaches for spoofable adresses, and realized that my adress can be found on NS.orgs frontpage - the fun thing about it is that nemesiszero@natural-selection.org is an IMAP account, so I couldn't <i>send</i> virusmails from it if I tried <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Nemesis Zero+May 14 2004, 04:37 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ May 14 2004, 04:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Jimmeh+May 14 2004, 07:16 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jimmeh @ May 14 2004, 07:16 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I assume it's a virus? Thing is i one from someone on these forums so i presume they're infected =\ <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    This has nothing to say in the days of spoofable E-Mail adresses. My PC, for example, is clean and has been so for the last two years, but I nonetheless get tons of 'You are infected' warning mails from anti-virus software that found virii in mails with my adress on them.
    This stopped to surprise me when I read that many new virii check peoples webcaches for spoofable adresses, and realized that my adress can be found on NS.orgs frontpage - the fun thing about it is that nemesiszero@natural-selection.org is an IMAP account, so I couldn't <i>send</i> virusmails from it if I tried <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hehehe,

    *OMG OMG I GOT A VIRUS FROM Nemesis Zero!1!1!!!!!!*

    stupid filters.....>_<
    but hey, they at least do SOMETHING about the spam/****
  • JragonJragon Join Date: 2004-02-23 Member: 26820Members
    I keep getting information.zip. its a trojan type thingie i know but how do i ghet rid?
    norton sux0r
  • CobyCoby Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8210Members
    Yup it is a virus: Netsky.Z (the bill.zip that is) I got it yesterday into my trash folder, I checked it out and go "hey maybe this is a virus" then I grabbed the Attachement in hotmail and tested if the "hotmail virus check" works. So, the mcafee addon in hotmail told me "the file is safe from viruses" so I dl it and check it with avast! and whoopee: Netsky.Z worm, delete. What do we learn: Never, EVER trust the hotmail attachement checking! <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • RobRob Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
    I get emails from Yahoo (I use yahoo mail) all the time, saying they need me to run a "Virus Cleaner" they're sending me. Hehe.
  • raz0rraz0r Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18395Members
    the hotmail attatchment scanner caught mine
  • Kenichi-SNKKenichi-SNK Join Date: 2003-12-21 Member: 24617Members
    If its from someone you dont know or is a mail about Virus found and toget the anti-virus here! DONT READ IT, IT ITSELF "WILL" BE THE VIRUS.
  • PetcoPetco Join Date: 2003-07-27 Member: 18478Members, Constellation
    Their are two type of computers. One the non infected one. Two the infected one with 100 viruses (Which happened to my bros comp once) but It didn't do much played wc3 and so fine
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