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>??? What's all this? I take it Klez is some sort of virus?
Yup, a 'mass-mailing' worm.
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>And what is a ".scr" file (I've never seen one.)?
".scr"=3D 'script file' and ".pif"=3D Program Information File' are sent =
to execute on MS' Outlook and Outlook Express.
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>Are you really saying that there's now
>a virus that can infect a Mac via e-mail? And if so, what OS?
>
>- Eric.
What happened is Virex missed these worms(on my Win.98SE Norton =
quarantined W32.Klez.H_at_mm virus, but it still sent a copy out) since the =
virus scanner was up-to-date and configured to scan email. As I =
opened(clicked) the email, it setup a hidden text file, had to use 'Unhide =
tools' to find the text files. Using the finder to get info. on the =
unknown file, there was no name, just a 'text' file, 107-147 MB. size. =
Using the desktop Virex drop-scan, the scanner froze, had to force quit. =
The dialog box said 'scanning unknown file'. The files on the Mac are =
fine, but those 'text files' were hiding on the Mac and sending copies on =
the second and fourth Friday of the month. At least I was able to unhide =
and delete the 'text files'.
D'oh, Daniel's computer sent me a 67KB. file with '.exe.pif' extensions, =
at least I checked with my Newt. first, :-)
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!ooW
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