Re: Virus !?! RE: Please Read This Announcement Everyone

by "Nancy Whittley" <NWHITTLEY(at)cinci.rr.com>

Date:	Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:26:10 -0400
To:	"Anthony L. Gloster, Jr." <alg2(at)alg2.com>, <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
References:	alg2
	todo: View Thread, Original

There is a couple of files for detection and removal  for this posted on
McAfees website.  Not sure if you have to have the McAfee virus scanner to
use it but it is downloadable.
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99209&

Make sure you put the & at the end of the url.

Nancy


> I have 3 messages in my Inbox dating back to Sunday September 16, 2001.
>
>
> From: Uncle Sam's Banker  Subject: Pick up your share now
> From: Treasures! Prizes! Iwin! Subject: $20,000 is yours
> From: Amazing Possibilities  Subject: Don't be an Idiot
>
>
> When these messages are highlighted in Outlook (without Auto preview) I
get
> an error message that OUTLOOK.EXE has performed an illegal operation and
the
> whole thing shuts down. When I restart Outlook, the messages are still
bold
> as if I hadn't looked at them at all.
>
> I cannot delete the messages because when I highlight them, Outlook
crashes.
>
> I can assure you that this is not a hoax. I am all ears on how to get
these
> messages off my machine.
>
> Anyone?
>
> ALG2
>

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