[Towertalk] Klez

[Pete Smith]

At 03:15 PM 5/7/02 -0600, mcduffie@actcom.net wrote:
>Just because you receive the klez virus/worm, doesn't mean you are infected.
>I receive 2-3 of them a day (except for the last couple of days for some
>reason).  DON'T OPEN THE ATTACHMENT, JUST DELETE IT.

Like Gary, I get at least 2-3 a day, and always delete the attachment 
first.  However, the virus protection sites all warn that this worm is 
capable of infecting your PC even without your opening the attachment, if 
you are running Internet Explorer 5.5 or before, or the associated Outlook 
Express, and if you have not installed a security patch available from 
Microsoft.com.  Until the patch is installed, simply previewing the message 
carrying the bug can be enough to cause you to become infected.

So whatever else you do, if you are using Internet Explorer or Outlook 
Express, be sure you've closed this loophole.  The consequences of 
infection can be really severe.  I talked to a woman yesterday at a 
charitable organization in Louisiana whose computer system has been 
virtually paralyzed by klez.  It drops one of 3 or 4 different viruses 
inside your PC that try to rename files, unload virus-checking software, 
and cause all sorts of mischief.

73, Pete N4ZR

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