January 31, 200620 yr you might want to read about it from microsoft's website here:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/904420.mspx What is the potential damage? On the third day of every month, beginning Friday February 3, this variant of the malware resets the content of files that have specific file name extensions. It searches for files on the hard disk that have the following file name extensions and replaces their contents with "DATA Error [47 0F 94 93 F4 K5]": ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .doc ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .xls ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .mdb ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .mde ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .ppt ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .pps ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .zip ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .rar ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .pdf ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .psd ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãââ .dmp For more information, see the Microsoft Virus Encyclopedia. Will my antivirus software help protect me from exploitation of this malware? The following members of the Virus Information Alliance have indicated that their antivirus software helps provide protection from exploitation of the Mywife malware. Aladdin Computer Associates F-Secure Kaspersky McAfee Norman Panda Symantec Trend Micro ESET link to ms virus info library. http://www.microsoft.com/security/encyclopedia/details.aspx?Name=Win32/Mywife.E@mm quotes from M$ library. Circulating Yes Affected operating systems Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows ME Windows 98 Infection rating Medium Recovery difficulty Moderate Damage rating High (the info might change over time) IMHO quite destructive if you have any important files (homeworks, reports, financial reports whatever). If you update your antivirus then i think you'll be fine for the time being. Also seriously be careful with dodgy attachments and emails. Just a little warning for those of you who have important things inside your pc. edit: typo and added link.
January 31, 200620 yr Looking at the filenames the attachment comes in you deserve to get the virus hehe. Symantec only gives it a threat rating of 2. Its really easy to get rid of and really easy to avoid infection especially with up to date AV. There are far worse viruses in the wild right now. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
February 8, 200620 yr Uhoh...My avast isnt on the list.. Oh, well...I'm pretty safe...Havnt had a spyware or virus in at least 4 months. Or maybe they're hideing... Although, as colt may know, my friend isnt too safe =p
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