MS Windows - Bagle-A Virus Alert - 18 Jan 2004

[Geoff Cotton]

MS Windows Virus Alert

F.Y.I.

Our IT guys have just issued the following warning.

-----Original Message-----

Sent: 19 January 2004 09:23

Subject: VIRUS ALERT

All,

If you receive a warning that you have received a virus called W32.Beagle.A@mm, you will notice that there will be an email titled ‘hi’ in your inbox. Please delete this email(s) and do not open it.

 

[Claes Gefvenberg]

Re: Virus Alert

Thank's Geoff. That warning seems like a good idea.

Symantec provides the following info:

Discovered on: January 18, 2004 W32.Beagle.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm that will only work until 28th of January. This worm will insert several files and registry keys on the system. It will also access remote websites, and email all contacts it can find. The emails sent by this worm will have the following characteristics:
Subject: Hi
Message:Test =)
<Random characters>
--
Test, yep.
Filename: <Random>.exe
Filesize: 16Kbytes

Also Known As:I-Worm.Bagle [Kaspersky], WORM_BAGLE.A [Trend]

Type: Worm

Infection Length:16 Kbytes

Systems Affected:Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Systems Not Affected:DOS, Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft IIS, OS/2, UNIX, Windows 3.x

/Claes

 

[Atul Khandekar]

Re: Virus Alert

I received ( and deleted) 8 of those in the mail today.

 

[Cari Spears]

Re: Virus Alert - 18 January 2004

Yikes! Had you seen an alert already? Or do you just delete unrecognized emails?

 

[db]

Re: Virus Alert - 18 January 2004

Yikes! Had you seen an alert already? Or do you just delete unrecognized emails?

I'm up to about 1000 emails a day. Most go directly to the "Deleted" folder through message rules. I have long shut off my preview frame. The rest, I look through, and any that don't sound like real emails get deleted without opening.

 

[Wes Bucey]

Re: Virus Alert - 18 January 2004

I'm up to about 1000 emails a day. Most go directly to the "Deleted" folder through message rules. I have long shut off my preview frame. The rest, I look through, and any that don't sound like real emails get deleted without opening.

I may be in the market for a refresher course on mail rules. I can't seem to keep ahead of the spammers and con artists no matter how many rules I employ.

Any tips for the rest of us also approaching 1,000 incoming messages/day?

 

[Marc]

Re: MS Windows Virus Alert

It should be noted this virus ONLY affects computers running MS Windows OS and Microsoft e-mail software. No other OS platform or their programs are affected, as usual.

 

[db]

Re: MS Windows Virus Alert

... as usual.

Is this a fact, or an editorial?

 

[Marc]

Re: Virus Alert - 18 January 2004

I may be in the market for a refresher course on mail rules. I can't seem to keep ahead of the spammers and con artists no matter how many rules I employ.

Any tips for the rest of us also approaching 1,000 incoming messages/day?

Multiple e-mail addresses and server control. I've got mine down from a couple thousand a day to maybe 5 or 10 a day. A bad day is 20. I also have a SpamCop account which I use to screen all e-mail before I pop from that account.

For most people, good luck. The key for me has mainly been multiple e-mail accounts, but I couldn't do without SpamCop. I RARELY give out my 'Real' e-mail address. I even took all e-mail links, other than some graphics here and there, off this site. Now the person is directed to https://elsmar.com/elsmarqualityforum/sendmessage.php to send me e-mail.

 

[Sue]

Spam

Hi Wes,

My service provider offers a spam & virus protection for an extra $4 a month - $2 for each service - both are great! I have received very little spam since signing on. Perhaps you could make a suggestion that your provider use it - www.postini.com.

Sue