I am getting 2-3 weird emails per day since last week, always different address that I don't know with all kind of subject lines: Hi!; re: undeliverable mail; info etc. Most of those have attachment . I just deleted them without opening them even those without attachments. However I am curious, each time I want to open it to see what it is. I have a web- based email account. Usually I have to click on the attachment to download it and save . Can this stuff install itself without clicking on the attachment? Even on a email like Yahoo! or Hotmail?
It's a new virus, don't open the attachment, that's what installs the virus. In other words, reading the email doesn't install the virus, curiosity does. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.novarg.a@mm.html
MyDoom Targets Linux Antagonist http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,62058,00.html?tw=wn_techhead_5 Worm Slowing, but Still Dangerous http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,62073,00.html?tw=wn_techhead_2
Isnt microsoft working on a way for people to open email without exposing the whole system to a virus? It should have been done ages ago.
From Yahoo! Computers running any of the latest versions of Microsoft's Windows operating system e-mail program are at risk of being infected, although the worm doesn't exploit any flaws in Windows or software. Instead, MyDoom is designed to entice the recipient of an e-mail to open an attachment with an .exe, .scr, .zip or .pif extension. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040128/wr_nm/tech_worm_dc_25 I guess that means you are safe with a web-based email account
Trade-Ya: Follow these steps off of Symantec Site! I do not like to get too deep in my registry, so I would pay them $30 to walk you through, or talk to your IT guy to do it. My internet provider has been filtering me well for this garbage. Make sure you have updated version of Nortons/McAfee once fixed. Good Luck. ebo http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.novarg.a@mm.removal.tool.html