Speed Racer
01-29-2004, 01:46 PM
Hello everyone,
For those of you who don't already know, here is a bit more information on the MYDOOM Email Virus. It's spreading rapidly and creating quite a mess. You might want to take a moment and visit some of the following sites for information about the virus, and how to deal with it:
Article about what the virus is and what it's doing:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/01/27/HNdoomworm_1.html
Information from McAfee Security:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=helpCenter&hcName=mydoom&cid=9547
Information from Symantec (Norton Anti Virus):
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.novarg.a@mm.html
If you find that you have the virus, or suspect that you do, please use the following removal tool from Symantec:
1. Download the FxNovarg.exe file from: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxNovarg.exe
2. Save the file to a convenient location, such as your downloads folder or the Windows desktop, or removable media known to be uninfected.
3. To check the authenticity of the digital signature, refer to the "Digital signature" section of the Symantec site about the virus.
4. Close all the running programs before running the tool.
5. If you are on a network, or if you have a full-time connection to the Internet, disconnect the computer from the network and the Internet.
6. If you are running Windows Me or XP, then disable System Restore. Refer to the "System Restore option in Windows Me/XP" section later in this writeup for further details. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.novarg.a@mm.removal.tool.html
7. Double-click the FxNovarg.exe file to start the removal tool.
8. Click Start to begin the process, and then allow the tool to run.
9. Restart the computer.
10. Run the removal tool again to ensure that the system is clean.
11. If you are running Windows Me/XP, then reenable System Restore.
12. If you are using Active Desktop, you may need to restore it.
13. Run LiveUpdate to make sure that you are using the most current virus definitions.
Most of all, make sure whatever anti-virus program you're using has the latest definitions installed. You might want to pass this infol along to other people on your email list as well.
Best of luck...
Stephen
For those of you who don't already know, here is a bit more information on the MYDOOM Email Virus. It's spreading rapidly and creating quite a mess. You might want to take a moment and visit some of the following sites for information about the virus, and how to deal with it:
Article about what the virus is and what it's doing:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/01/27/HNdoomworm_1.html
Information from McAfee Security:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=helpCenter&hcName=mydoom&cid=9547
Information from Symantec (Norton Anti Virus):
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.novarg.a@mm.html
If you find that you have the virus, or suspect that you do, please use the following removal tool from Symantec:
1. Download the FxNovarg.exe file from: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxNovarg.exe
2. Save the file to a convenient location, such as your downloads folder or the Windows desktop, or removable media known to be uninfected.
3. To check the authenticity of the digital signature, refer to the "Digital signature" section of the Symantec site about the virus.
4. Close all the running programs before running the tool.
5. If you are on a network, or if you have a full-time connection to the Internet, disconnect the computer from the network and the Internet.
6. If you are running Windows Me or XP, then disable System Restore. Refer to the "System Restore option in Windows Me/XP" section later in this writeup for further details. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.novarg.a@mm.removal.tool.html
7. Double-click the FxNovarg.exe file to start the removal tool.
8. Click Start to begin the process, and then allow the tool to run.
9. Restart the computer.
10. Run the removal tool again to ensure that the system is clean.
11. If you are running Windows Me/XP, then reenable System Restore.
12. If you are using Active Desktop, you may need to restore it.
13. Run LiveUpdate to make sure that you are using the most current virus definitions.
Most of all, make sure whatever anti-virus program you're using has the latest definitions installed. You might want to pass this infol along to other people on your email list as well.
Best of luck...
Stephen