E-Mail Worm Virus!

[5150]

Work got hit hard today, looks like a new variant on and old virus - mail subject "Here you have" with a hyperlink inside that looks like a .pdf but isn't. I just deleted nearly 1000 copies of the mail after it hit the global address books, mail lists etc, spread in a matter of minutes.

If you get this, delete do not touch the link with a gaff hook even.

 

[lenney]

cheers for that mate i got hit with a virus last week took me 2 hours to get control of my laptop

 

[5150]

I've been following various forums worldwide, not sure why it hasn't hit the news - from when we got it the boards started getting messages about it from countries everywhere in minutes, some major companies whacked hard with it - saw Morgan Stanley mentioned on one, some place in Brazil on another.

 

[lenney]

i have read about this in the paper we have also been warned about it at work

 

[5150]

If anyone clicked on the link in that “here you have” mail then your pc will be infected. There’s a repair tool on mcafee’s website here - https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB69857&actp=LIST in section 2, called the ‘stinger’ tool. Full instructions on the page. The virus has been named ‘W32/VBMania@MM’ and there are already new variants turning up.