Its not a virus actually, its falls into the "trojan horse" catagory. In this case deleting the file is all you have to do provided you didnt run it. Only viruses that attach themselves to exe's need to have a virus program fix them. Virus software for trojan horses can only detect and delete them and do their best to undo any damage. At 04:26 PM 2/12/01 -0600, you wrote: >how did you clean it? I downloaded the latest updates for our virus software and its not detecting anything... > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jason Sowers [SMTP:jsowers at osii.com] >Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 4:18 PM >To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >Subject: RE: [TCLUG] Show of hands for the virus > >We had it, cleaned it no biggie. > > > >____________________________________ >Jason Sowers >Network Engineer >Open Systems International >3600 Holly Lane North Suite 40 >Minneapolis, MN 55447-1286 >Phone: (763) 551-0559 >Fax: (763) 551-1750 >Email: jsowers at osii.com <mailto:jsowers at osii.com> >http: www.osii.com <http://www.osii.com> & www.e-scada.com ><http://www.e-scada.com> > > >-----Original Message----- >From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org >[mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Jason DeStefano >Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 4:12 PM >To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Show of hands for the virus > > >I use it for backup when I only have telnet access. I use >Eudora for windows mail. > >Show of hands everyone...who fell for this and opened it (if >you knew what you were opening before doing so then dont raise >your hand). Be honest now.... > >Jason > >At 01:08 PM 2/12/01 -0600, you wrote: >> >>USE PINE!! :) >>portable and fast, and no worries at all about this. >> >>...I hear a poll coming...people that use PINE for email/news? >> >>MK >> >>On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 dopp at acm.cs.umn.edu wrote: >> >>> Nice, Jaque, real nice :) About 1 minute before I got this email from >the >>> list, I got a virus advisory forwarded to me from someone else: >>> >>> > There is a new E-mail borne virus that is currently spreading >throughout >>> > the world. >>> > >>> > Information about this virus is still emerging. Current information >>> > names >>> > the virus VBS_KALAMAR.A, KALAMAR, and >>> > VBS/SST. >>> > >>> > The virus is reported to have an attachment named >ANNAKOURNIKOVA.JPG.VBS. >>> >>> Hilarious. Crazy Windows email clients :) >>> >>> Gabe >>> >> >>-- >>________________________________________________________ >>ReadyNET Go!, Inc. - Building your Business on the net >>________________________________________________________ >> >>Mark J. Kroska >>MIS Director >> >>320.656.0765 Voice >>888.447.3239 Toll Free >>320.203.7052 Fax >>http://www.readynetgo.com >>mailto:mkroska at readynetgo.com >>________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>tclug-list mailing list >>tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > >_______________________________________________ >tclug-list mailing list >tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >_______________________________________________ >tclug-list mailing list >tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >_______________________________________________ >tclug-list mailing list >tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >