New Virus?

Recently I have received two emails that attempt to use the "Automatic execution of MIME types" flaw in Outlook Express

Of course, I'm running KMail (which does not have this flaw), the virus is a Windows virus and I have HTML turned off for my inbox (and any other mail folder that doesn't need it). So all I see is a set of HTML tags including the exploit itself.

Just wondering if this is a new virus, or an old one. If it's a new one all you Windows/Outlook users may have to worry.

Forgot to mention, email names take a form like

"Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\aabbccdesktopdesktopdesktop"

No, but im getting a problem with the forums all of a sudden where i have to keep refreshing.

anyone else getting this?

my bloody kazza and lime wire keep shutting down automaticly
giving me the shits

Hmm, I wonder if I should bash it open with a decompiler.

See what nasty things it tries to do.

the only bad stuff im getting is hotmail telling me that i have an incorrect java something a rather.. which means i have to close the window and re-load it.. i heard some other people were having trouble... it only come about for me cause of the jdk's that i installed... *shrug*

In other words, you installed the proper version of Java but they only want to let you use their tainted version of it.

Typical M$.

Quote from Aravi Nemiji:
Forgot to mention, email names take a form like

"Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\aabbccdesktopdesktopdesktop"
I got this one as well, but my Nortons 2002 picked it up :) so tis cool .. :lol:

My mum received an email the other day from [email]postmaster@optushome.com[/email] and my anti-virus program threw it into the vault cos it was the klez worm.

Quote from tn1:
I got this one as well, but my Nortons 2002 picked it up :) so tis cool .. :lol:

What was it, out of curiosity? I just see the HTML code and an executable embedded with a mime type describing it as a wav-file.

I know it's a virus, why would anything else try to auto-execute itself.

i just got one in the email, which is odd because i dont get any emails
width.pif
tried to auto open, no idea how successful it was
one of those pretend email address thingies again
ah well

IS there a virus going around that kills security certificates and fixes cookie acceptance?

On friday I suddenly had a problem where I had to refresh to see any new posts on GU after friday. Then last night my computer crashed for its first time ever. Probably due to being on for 4 days straight and trying to run BF1942 on a 56k modem. So I restarted yada yada yada and my refresh problem was gone. Not only that but any one who has ever seen my evil computer knows my security certs are screwed and just keep popping up like when you go into hotmail and shit. Not to mention I couldnt accept any cookies for the last year.
Now there certs arent popping up any more and Im accepting all the cookies.. Its so weird. Does this mean its good to crash your computer?
Or have I been invaded by a sexy virus.

*Coff*, reinstall ..... :wink:

lol, hmm my xp dloaded a fix for that very virus....
I think it just lowered the security settings for ur browser to accept cookies, this is normally done manually.
This virus seems to be aimed at larger companies that rely on security certificates

Im keeping it they can delete all my pron remotely if they want.

lol, thats right aravi.. go MicroSoft =P

please, dont get the klez virus.. ive seen computers comp into work with them.. pretty muchfucked over.. like, disabling, or getting rid of anti-virus programs and such.. whomever made it is pretty damn good, just... its wasted effort really.. they should have made something decent =P

http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99455
theres how to get rid of it, if anyone needs it..

hehe, spero, it certainly sounds like you got a damned cool virus.. see, why cant there be more of those! =P

Quote from SperO:
Im keeping it they can delete all my pron remotely if they want.

how come u have naughty stuff liek that and u are a female?