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Posted by Heather on June 21, 2009, 1:53 pm
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> | Got the following from a friend.......and she is not a novice. From
> | what I see on Google, this is either a rogue spyware or a real
> | virus.....can someone tell me which one??
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> | She has 2 or 3 computers and I suggested she download MBAM and give
> it a
> | go.
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> | Thoughts, anyone?? I haven't seen it mentioned on here.
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> | Thanks...Heather
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> | Been having virus problems - got a pop up re: Win32.Brontok being
> | blocked by the firewall. Have run all the virus software, done a
> | clean, etc, and can't get the firewall popup about disabling this to
> | go away and stay away.
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> | Any thoughts? Is the "firewall" popup actually the virus?
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> Hi Figgs:
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> This is worm that propogates throught email and net shares and can
> perform a DoS > on hard coaded tragets.
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> As a worm it is trageted by anti virus software. I can't speak of
> MBAM and SAS working on it as they tend to traget trojans and not
> viruses and worms. Albeit they may target some worms.
>
> You said your friend "Have run all the virus software..."
> Plaese have her/him define WHAT anti virus software had been used.
>
> Note that the McAfee and Sophos modules of my Multi AV should do well
> to remove > this threat.
Thanks David. I heard from her early this morning and they have run a
couple more a-v programs, but she didn't name them. Both she and her
husband are IT professionals (how embarrassing) and she alone has 2
servers that she downloads her mail from. Unfortunately, because the
servers have virus and malware protection, she is not running an active
antivirus proggie.
She sent a pic of the warning and it is the "Security Centre Alert" box
naming the subject worm and asking her if she wants to block it and/or
download and run protection.
She is away for the day, but I will hear from her this evening. I sent
her your explanation and she will see that. I told her to d/l and run
MBAM and Superantispyware last night, so not sure if those are the
programs that her husband ran, along with antivirus ones.
I will get back to you once I know, but it was late last night when she
wrote me and I couldn't see what I considered "valid information" on
Google other than what I said. I assumed it was the rogue
program....wrong. But I hadn't noticed any mention of it on here or the
MS group.
Don't know if it is the worm or just server things I am not aware of,
but often our emails are held up for hours. Perhaps it is the latter.
I only proofread a couple of websites for her......she does the hard
stuff. (G)
Cheers....Figgs
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