Virus Alert!!!

indiana dave · 03-03-2004, 08:19 AM

I received a virus from this site... My Road Runner caught it, but I thought I'd warn you.

Here's a copy of the email I got

ALERT!!!
This e-mail in its original form contained one or more attached files that were infected with a virus or worm, or contained another type of security threat.

The following attachments were infected and have been repaired:
No attachments are in this category.

The following attachments were deleted due to an inability to clean them:
1. Mary-Anne.scr: W32.Beagle.F@mm

------------ Original message text follows ------------

My hobbies include crochet, sewing, painting lead figures and playing AD&D. Favorite activities include fishing and camping. I love cats, unicorns(go figure), and fantasy in general.

302 LX Eric · 03-03-2004, 08:43 AM

I got the same one this morning and luckily my Norton Anitvirus picked it up and deleted it too.

Dan - any idea what happened?

E

DevusM · 03-03-2004, 11:31 AM

Hey me too! I never post on this site, just lurk every once and awhile and I saw this email in my in box this morning. I got the EXACT same one.

Anyone know what's up?

StangFlyer · 03-03-2004, 12:34 PM

Yesterday a virus spoofed one of our MW addresses, from somewhere outside our network, and sent an email that our members mailing list accepted. It therefore started delivering it to our membership list. We caught it soon after, it was halted in process, and all the remaining spooled messages were deleted. Therefore, it was not delivered to everyone... but, many did receive the email before we stopped it.

We have now placed extra security on our list. Previously, it was set to allow only the moderator address to send to the list (that was the address the virus spoofed). Now no address can send to the list without an additional password, so this should not happen again. Furthermore, I am not sure why the virus got through to our email server in the first place to be sent, as all our incoming SMTP traffic is filtered in real time for viruses. However, it may be that the virus was something new that was not in our virus definitions yet, and just happened to come through since the last time our filtering system's definitions were updated.

In any event, anyone who received the email with the attached .scr file and actually opened or ran the attachment, should do a complete system scan with Norton, McAfee, or another similar virus scanner with updated virus definitions. If you do not have a virus scanner (using the Internet you should, along with ad-ware/spyware scanning tools like Ad-Aware).

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Norton trial download: http://nct.symantecstore.com/fulfill/0001.107
McAfee download: http://download.mcafee.com/us/?cid=9046
AVG Free Edition: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php

Ad-Aware (Ad-ware/Spyware removal tool):
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10...tml?part=69274

302 LX Eric · 03-03-2004, 01:57 PM

Thanks for the information, Dan.

Sounds like everything is ok now.

E

joe4speed · 03-04-2004, 03:15 AM

Our board was affected by it too, and so was The Corral, LS1.com, LS2.com, Sportbikeworld.com, and from what I see here, a bunch more.

Losers who create viruses suck.

mustangII460 · 03-04-2004, 07:38 PM

I feel left out.

03-03-2004, 08:19 AM	#1
indiana dave Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 12	Virus Alert!!! I received a virus from this site... My Road Runner caught it, but I thought I'd warn you. Here's a copy of the email I got ALERT!!! This e-mail in its original form contained one or more attached files that were infected with a virus or worm, or contained another type of security threat. The following attachments were infected and have been repaired: No attachments are in this category. The following attachments were deleted due to an inability to clean them: 1. Mary-Anne.scr: W32.Beagle.F@mm ------------ Original message text follows ------------ My hobbies include crochet, sewing, painting lead figures and playing AD&D. Favorite activities include fishing and camping. I love cats, unicorns(go figure), and fantasy in general. __________________ Come join me in indy for the Indy Mustang Stampede at Putnam Park... Oct. 26th & 27th... Very reasonable prices!!! see www.indymustangclub.com for info.

03-03-2004, 08:43 AM	#2
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	I got the same one this morning and luckily my Norton Anitvirus picked it up and deleted it too. Dan - any idea what happened? E __________________ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 40,750 miles 331 cu. in. / Tremec 3550 / BFG Drag Radials 12.22 @ 114.31 mph - w/1.89 60'

03-03-2004, 12:34 PM	#4
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	Yesterday a virus spoofed one of our MW addresses, from somewhere outside our network, and sent an email that our members mailing list accepted. It therefore started delivering it to our membership list. We caught it soon after, it was halted in process, and all the remaining spooled messages were deleted. Therefore, it was not delivered to everyone... but, many did receive the email before we stopped it. We have now placed extra security on our list. Previously, it was set to allow only the moderator address to send to the list (that was the address the virus spoofed). Now no address can send to the list without an additional password, so this should not happen again. Furthermore, I am not sure why the virus got through to our email server in the first place to be sent, as all our incoming SMTP traffic is filtered in real time for viruses. However, it may be that the virus was something new that was not in our virus definitions yet, and just happened to come through since the last time our filtering system's definitions were updated. In any event, anyone who received the email with the attached .scr file and actually opened or ran the attachment, should do a complete system scan with Norton, McAfee, or another similar virus scanner with updated virus definitions. If you do not have a virus scanner (using the Internet you should, along with ad-ware/spyware scanning tools like Ad-Aware). We apologize for any inconvenience. Norton trial download: http://nct.symantecstore.com/fulfill/0001.107 McAfee download: http://download.mcafee.com/us/?cid=9046 AVG Free Edition: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php Ad-Aware (Ad-ware/Spyware removal tool): http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10...tml?part=69274 __________________ StangFlyer 1991 Mustang GT - Supercharged 377 Stroker 2000 Ford Lightning - Project Lightning Hauler Media Center Gallery - View my member photos

03-04-2004, 03:15 AM	#6
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	Our board was affected by it too, and so was The Corral, LS1.com, LS2.com, Sportbikeworld.com, and from what I see here, a bunch more. Losers who create viruses suck. __________________ *Joe!* 1988 GT, 13.58@101mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com

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03-03-2004, 11:31 AM	#3
DevusM Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Granite Bay, Ca Posts: 1	Hey me too! I never post on this site, just lurk every once and awhile and I saw this email in my in box this morning. I got the EXACT same one. Anyone know what's up?

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302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	Thanks for the information, Dan. Sounds like everything is ok now. E

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