Re: Warning about online virusscanners

Dear friends,


Now is the time NOT to use any online virusscanners
because this virus infects MIME headers of viruses and
websites. This anti-viral website could very likely be
infected too, that is why I always only use the McAfee
anti-virus software (at the company that invented
antiviral software in the first place - www.nai.com)
with the highest security possible.

By the way: my webserverlogs were 3 times as big as
usual today - could there be some activity here? I
don't think that I have a possibility of infection on
my webserver as I use Unix-Zeus serversoftware hosted
at Verio.com. Only M$ got hit, right?

If I am wrong, could anyone tell me and also point me
out where I could encounter any infected files?


Thanks
Bjorn Van Simaeys
www.bvsenterprises.com

--- Joseph Nagy <joseph_a_nagy_jr(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Also, if you can't/don't want McAffee, try
> http://housecall.antivirus.com,
> it's a free online scanner from the makers of
> PC-Cillin (my antivirus of
> choice).
> Joseph A Nagy Jr
> Web Master
> http://www.geocities.com/ppletech/
> http://megaversaldispatch.tripod.com
> http://OMNIKEN2.tripod.com
> http://nebula_web_design.tripod.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bjorn Van Simaeys" <cyberplasma(at)yahoo.com>
> To: <hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, 20 September, 2001 08:59
> Subject: Files to watch for in case of virus attack
> 
> 
> > Dear colleagues,
> >
> >
> > Yesterday, I was surfing on tutorial websites and
> a
> > virus downloaded automatically on my computer.
> Luckily
> > it couldn't do any further harm because I have a
> > firewall installed (ZoneAlarm, freeware - download
> at
> > www.zonelabs.com)
> >
> > Search your computer for filenames starting with
> > 'MEP', I had a couple of them with extension .EXE
> and
> > .TMP, located under c:\windows\system
> >
> > If you do find those, you might have the new virus
> on
> > your computer. Download McAfee to clean it. There
> is a
> > brand new Virus Datafile online since yesterday on
> > www.nai.com
> >
> >
> > Take care!
> > Bjorn Van Simaeys
> > www.bvsenterprises.com
> >
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