Is there a way to tell if you are "infected"? My virus scan
won't work, and it won't let me uninstall it & re-install.
Don't have much time to fool withg it, leaving for the salt in
the AM
Ed
---- Original message ----
>Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 17:29:46 -0700
>From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
>Subject: Re: w32.busbear virus
>To: Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com>
>Cc: Marge and/or Dave Thomssen <mdthom@radiks.net>,
Land-speed Racers <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>
>List,
>
>This is likely the same type of virus that has been going
around for
>several months. I have DSL at the shop and a Winproxy
firewall. I also
>have Norton on my computer. The firewall catches an average
of three or
>four messages each day. Once the virus is in your computer,
it takes
>addresses from your address file and sends you an email. (The
real tip
>off is getting a message, such as porno, from someone that
you would not
>suspect would send such a message.) This means you have the
virus in
>your system. Just because the sending address is Jim Dincau,
Tom Bryant,
>or ??? does not mean that it came from us.
>
>Take it from me, if you don't have a good anti virus program,
GET ONE
>and keep it updated. Viruses can ruin your day or your month(s),
>depending on how long it takes to rid your system of the
intruder. We
>have eleven computers on a network at our shop. Getting a
virus in the
>system can be a nightmare. I know I have been there.
>
>Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC (leaving for the Salt Tuesday AM)
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