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Evil e-mail tricks PC users: 'Klez' disguises self with variety of subjects, senders
WorldNetDaily.com ^
| Thursday, April 25, 2002
| By Joe Kovacs
Posted on 04/24/2002 11:41:24 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: AppyPappy
Great pointers.
To: TLBSHOW
it does work and kills old klezYup, it's what I used and ran it 4 times for good measure.
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posted on
04/26/2002 4:23:33 AM PDT
by
Carolina
To: Carolina
Bump to the end of Klez!
23
posted on
04/26/2002 5:42:28 AM PDT
by
TLBSHOW
To: Liberty Belle
ping
To: JohnHuang2
I got one the other day, the subject line having something to do with PayPal. Inside were two attachments, one of them labeled as some sort of porno item. Fortunately, I was using PINE on a Mac and, so, was protected.
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posted on
04/26/2002 6:06:28 AM PDT
by
aruanan
To: Salvation
Mine did too, then I just emptied the Quarantine folder. It said the file was unrepairable, as well.
To: MarMema
I've said it before and I'll say it again. One of the best ways to protect yourselves from e-mail viruses is to access your mail via mail2web.com. Just go there and log in using your e-mail address and password. Most of the major ISP e-mails can be accessed from that site. Also you can access your e-mail from other computers. Any messages that I don't recognize, I delete and it never shows up in my Outlook Express.
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posted on
04/26/2002 6:18:44 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
To: JohnHuang2
Note to self: Don't use "so cool a flash,enjoy it" in the subject line in next e-mail to boss.
To: Larry Lucido
mail2web is an Internet based email client that allows you to pick up your email from almost any POP3 or IMAP4 email server. Instead of offering another web based email service like Hotmail© or Yahoo Mail©, mail2web lets you use your present present email account. You simply enter your email address and password to access your inbox. You can then read, reply and forward your messages. You can even delete large attachments without first downloading them!
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posted on
04/26/2002 6:24:42 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
To: AppyPappy
Click on the folder, click on View and click on Preview Pane to turn it off and on.I don't have a 'preview' pane in 'view'
I'm using OE6.
wassup?
30
posted on
04/26/2002 6:32:25 AM PDT
by
JimVT
To: JimVT
This is for Outlook. For OE, View, Layout, turn off Show Preview Pane
To: diotima
This is what probably got your computer infected.
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posted on
05/01/2002 9:20:22 AM PDT
by
anymouse
To: anymouse; all
I thought so too. I scanned my computer with Norton Anti Virus and it found nothing. Then I downloaded Klez virus cleaner and it said it found nothing also. Hmm....any more suggestions?
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posted on
05/01/2002 9:33:02 AM PDT
by
diotima
To: diotima
The problem is that you downloaded this phoney virus checker 'Klez', which actually installed that virus.
Download the latest NAV virus definitions and then run NAV again. I bet if will show the 'Klez' virus is infecting your computer. Best to do a NAV scan from the emergency boot disk after the windows-based NAV scan just to make sure it really is completely gone. Otherwise follow the instructions in my FReepmail.
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posted on
05/01/2002 9:55:14 AM PDT
by
anymouse
To: anymouse
i ran a copy of KLEZ through a binary editor and extracted the following set of strings from it...if these are activated as windows commands, this little critter will do nasty things to an infected computer...
NoFileUrl
NoFolderOptions
NoChangeStartMenu
NoWindowsUpdate
NoSetActiveDesktop
NoForgetSoftwareUpdate
NoMSAppLogo5ChannelNotify
ForceCopyACLWithFile
NoResolveTrack
NoResolveSearch
NoEditingComponents
NoMovingBands
NoCloseDragDropBands
NoClosingComponents
NoDeletingComponents
NoAddingComponents
NoComponents
NoChangingWallPaper
NoHTMLWallPaper
ActiveDesktop
NoCustomizeWebView
ClassicShell
ClearRecentDocsOnExit
NoFavoritesMenu
NoActiveDesktopChanges
NoActiveDesktop
NoRecentDocsMenu
NoRecentDocsHistory
NoInternetIcon
NoSettingsWizards
NoLogoff
NoNetConnectDisconnect
NoViewContextMenu
NoTrayContextMenu
NoWebMenu
LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo
NoCommonGroups
EnforceShellExtensionSecurity
NoRealMode
WinOldApp
MyDocsOnNet
NoStartMenuSubFolders
NoAddPrinter
NoDeletePrinter
NoPrinterTabs
RestrictRun
NoStartBanner
NoNetHood
NoDriveTypeAutoRun
NoDriveAutoRun
NoDrives
NoFind
NoDesktop
NoSetTaskbar
NoSetFolders
NoFileMenu
NoSaveSettings
NoClose
NoRun
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posted on
05/01/2002 11:54:49 AM PDT
by
atafak
To: JohnHuang2
Virus creators are getting lazier by the day. If virus creators had any marbles, they would create viruses for Linux and Macs instead of Windows. I mean there is almost NO challenge in creating a virus for Windows, but Linux and Macs would be tougher to do.
To: atafak; diotima
Atafak, thanks for the confirmation of 'Klez' virus creation rather than deletion.
diotima, hopefully NAV can save most of your data and wipe this filth from your machine.
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posted on
05/01/2002 2:37:36 PM PDT
by
anymouse
To: Taxman
ping
To: diotima
Dio, Klez showed up in my computer Tuesday. I have had a time trying to get it out. It disquises itself extremely well. I tried everything that was suggested. This critter will kill any anti-virus program you have.
Also, it would not let me install any anti-virus programs. Ate them as soon as I tried install them. I was at the point that I was ready to find magnet and run it over the hard drive and then take it out and shoot it. Put it out of my misery. I have had a very short fuse for the last two days.
The only thing that has worked was the Symantec link above. It was in my registry. I can't access my email program. It is a very virulent nasty bug.
It has mess with a lot of stuff in my 'puter and I can't access several things right now, but the bug is gone (fingers crossed, knock on wood, and several thousand prayers), I hope for good.
To: dixie sass
Now I am getting ready to install Norton's 2002 and hopefully...
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