@Genie and c/d members.

[Nitrous]

I just got an E-mail from you, Subject tiltle (none) with a 04meg attached file, only this file was a W32/Netsky.p@MM Virus. Hotmail and Norton both picked up on this as a virus and I just thought I should warn the rest of you who dont use hotmail and dont have an anti virus program. Also Genie you may want to check out your PC to see if it has the Netsky virus.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place mods but i just thought I should let you all know.

[The Genie]

No, my Pc is clean. realy.

Virusses scan pages on peoples local computer and send email in my name. I cannot do a thing about this.

[cHilli]

Now now if you dont like members just ban them haha=):P

[DayleJ]

thanks for the warnin....just b vigilant in all e-mails u get, i hav had similar ones

[Cid Highwind]

You should NEVER open attachements unless you know about them..

[The Genie]

There's an option in outlook express ( if you use that ) to 'grey out' attachments. Be also very carefull with executing .exe files that you get or download.

[Killirbob.Exe]

yeah you are right genie it helps... it helped me when i got the email.

[Laguna Loire]

Stupid virus....I got a flood of emails containing attachments and these attachments were this virus. I think they came in a Winzip format...

[cHilli]

Dont unzip em so=):P

[Oddball]

I dont use Hotmail. Yahoo pwns all!! YEEYEEAH!

[Laguna Loire]

Lol, dude I am not a dumba$$. Of course I did not unzip them. :D They just annoyed me. Lol.

[Psych]

my dad got it and he said it looked like he got it from a friend

[Nitrous]

Yep some how this Netsky virus looks through all you contacts on your PC and then send them an E-mail to make it look like it a mate that sent it.

For some reason the Netsky virus has come back alive as it seemed as if it was dead for a long time but Norton Anti-virus keeps on picking them out.

[Gou Shi]

i recently explored my C: drive and i found all sorts of sh*t, viruses, pop up programs, install programs for viruses, it took forever to clean em out.

[Cid Highwind]

I once got a virus that created 5/6 files that were each about 1 gig of size..

When I deleted them they kept coming back after some time..

Nasty..

[Redgore]

The usual vigilance always helps. Get a anti-virus program as it is always needed in the current computing environment. If you dont have one already go to www.grisoft.com and download the free version of AVG, it deletes virus infected emails automatically if you use outlook or outlook express.

[Laguna Loire]

Ah. I have AVG. It's good. Anyone who does not already have an anti-virus program should try AVG.

[Sister of Metal]

AVG?? AVG s*cks! It can't even get my virusses off ( maybe becuz it doesn't have a remedy yet against netsky.Q?) it just keeps coming back all the time :confused:

[Gou Shi]

i think it deletes ur emails when they come, not scan for viruses sister..........i think

[Oddball]

AGV F****d my computer. I will never use that again!

[Cid Highwind]

yeah, it's not good at all

[Forsaken]

agreed.. I've used it since I have been using XP home (laughs)

and yeah my computer has been FUBAR more times than u could imagine

compared to me old beastly 220 which is still running..... never been wiped and formatted, it's like my little time capsule

[Laguna Loire]

Hm. Alright. Well AVG seems to be ok with my computer. Put it never seems to pick up any viruses. Perhaps that's because their are none on my computer or perhaps it's just b*llocks like you say....

[Cid Highwind]

hehe I believe ya ;)

[Shadowfax]

If you can, get Norton. Best anti-virus software to me (Detected the Sasser Worm faster than the other companies...and the patch was made by it)
It is only for 50 dollars (if you go to Amazon, there is one for about $16!!! Brand new)

Good thing I have no contacts...unless it searches Instant Messenger contacts.
I do not think that I have ever gotten it (no one has me as a contact :( )

[Laguna Loire]

I heard it's fairly good but it just takes LOADS of space on your computer.

[Nitrous]

Norton only takes up about 30MB on a hard drive but if you have anything lower than 256MB of ram it can slow the loading speed of your PC. Other than that I think Norton is the best anti-virus program there is.

[Redgore]

If you can, get Norton. Best anti-virus software to me (Detected the Sasser Worm faster than the other companies...and the patch was made by it)
It is only for 50 dollars (if you go to Amazon, there is one for about $16!!! Brand new)

Good thing I have no contacts...unless it searches Instant Messenger contacts.
I do not think that I have ever gotten it (no one has me as a contact :( )
Norton is very high footprint on your system, also as it is one of the most used AV products many virii will stop it from working (yes this can be done). In the end it all depends on your system and how much you are willing to pay.

[Shadowfax]

Yes...but how many viruses have actually surpassed it?

[Redgore]

Let me just finish my virus and I wil tell you :P im joking here BTW.
it is about 5 at last count if I remember correctly

[Shadowfax]

Out of about a billion. Tell me another software taht has less, and still is around for that long.

[Hylian Swordsman]

I think I got a virus from some stupid popups, and I didn't even open 'em!!!
The popups were ****o garbage! I knew they would have messed up the computor!Even Norton's not pickin' anything up, though...


:mad: stupid popup-makers... :mad: GRRRRR...

[Forsaken]

welll.... stay outta pr0n sites kiddo

put Daddy's credit card back

[Cid Highwind]

lol , indeed ;)

[~Felly~]

and Action Gamer isnt the only 1 ive gotten 2 this year from pop ups

[Laguna Loire]

welll.... stay outta pr0n sites kiddo

put Daddy's credit card back

Hah! :D Them pop-ups are maybe Spyware or Adware. Darn Spyware.

[Nitrous]

I don't get any pop-ups because I have Norton Internet security with the pop-up blocker and firewall turned on. Getting Norton Anti-virus and Internet security cost me a lot of money at the time but it has been well worth it.

[~Felly~]

I think I got a virus from some stupid popups, and I didn't even open 'em!!!
The popups were ****o garbage! I knew they would have messed up the computor!Even Norton's not pickin' anything up, though...


:mad: stupid popup-makers... :mad: GRRRRR...

i know it suks its just some of that ****o trash

[Shadowfax]

Do you have Norton 2004 (i do not think that it matters) with all the virus definitions updated?

[~Felly~]

no ive never herd of it