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Another nuisance virus

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  • 10-09-2003 10:58am
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭


    just ran the latest version of Mcafee.
    I've been getting a horrendous abount of Spap mail to an e mail address that is fairly private and my IE browser has been hacked.

    Anyhow Mcafee told me this:

    The Exploit-Mime.gen.exe virus has been detected and and deleted to complete the cleaning process.

    Apparently this .exe will run upon simply opening the e-mail.
    It does not require a clicking.
    Indeed in the spammage i never saw any file attached.

    These guys are pure nasty and should be thrown into a turkish prison and used as Rat feed:mad:

    Anyone else have this??

    mm


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    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    Yep, it can run by the message just being viewed.
    Instructions for removal here.


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    #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Yeah saw that.
    Thing is though, I am ( or rather was!!) using ie 6 and OE6 and the patches are for ie 5!! and says I don't need them:confused:
    Yet I get visited by that mime thingy:confused:

    mm


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    LastIrishMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 630 ✭✭✭LastIrishMonkey


    i used mcafee for ages till i was getting viruses i couldnt get rid off then i switch to noron av i dunno m8 i just switch and i dont get any troubles now :)


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    suppafly
    Registered Users Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭suppafly


    how does the virus run by just reading the message?


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    Dalamar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 178 ✭✭Dalamar


    If you're using outlook express, that's your problem there, it likes running attachments automaticly it seems.


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    moridin
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭moridin


    "IFrame.Exploit is an exploit contained within a body of HTML and is typically used in email. The exploit allows malicious code to be executed by reading or previewing files containing this code. This exploit deceives the HTML viewer into executing viral code that the viewer thinks is an Audio or a Video component of the body of HTML. "

    http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/iframe.exploit.html


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