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Fri 03/01/03 at 14:33
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Posts: 787
Happy new year everyone.

Anyway, I decided to download a screensaver via Hotmail today. As everyone who uses it knows, Hotmail scans for viruses in attachments using McAfee and up to now, I completely trusted it. But not anymore! As soon as the file was downloaded, this pop up appeared:

Virus Identified I-Worm/Yaha.K

is found in file (file location)

I only knew about this virus because of AVG - but what of the thousands of others who trust Hotmail's virus checking system? No doubt they will probably have viruses on their system.

On a releated matter, I can't find the file - the pop up windows says it's in the Temp Internet Files folder in the COntent.IE5 folder, but there was no such folder (or any, for that matter) in the Temp Internet files. Anyone have an idea where it's stored?
Sat 04/01/03 at 18:55
Posts: 15,443
Heh, I haven't restarted my PC for weeks now - just put the thing into hibernation and it's sorted. I don't think I've closed my Internet Explorer windows for some time, either.
Sat 04/01/03 at 18:20
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"http://fabio2003.tk"
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THAT F**ing virus! I got that virus! ANYONE THAT GETS THE VIRUS! DO NOT RESTART YOUR PC< IF YOU HAVE A VIRUS CHECKER
Sat 04/01/03 at 17:50
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"It goes so quickly"
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:)
Sat 04/01/03 at 17:50
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"It goes so quickly"
Posts: 4,083
No, it's that Norton one.
Sat 04/01/03 at 17:50
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"IT'S ALIVE!!"
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:p
Sat 04/01/03 at 17:49
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"IT'S ALIVE!!"
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Isn't it McAfee's Anti-Virus on Hotmail? possibly the best virus scanning software ever..(if kept updated)
Sat 04/01/03 at 17:45
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"It goes so quickly"
Posts: 4,083
No, it's that McAfee one.
Sat 04/01/03 at 17:43
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"IT'S ALIVE!!"
Posts: 4,741
Isn't it Norton's Anti-Virus on Hotmail? possibly the best virus scanning software ever..(if kept updated)
I don't think it's possible to stop every single virus 24/7 but you only need 1 to mess up your system.
Sat 04/01/03 at 16:43
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"cachoo"
Posts: 7,037
Primal wrote:
> Why do people spend their time sending these things out? Pointless...

My guess would be 'cos they've got nothing better to do with their lives... =)
Sat 04/01/03 at 16:34
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"Kill all Hippies"
Posts: 437
Got two yesterday both were 47k so I searched for the subject line on Google and realised it's a virus.

Why do people spend their time sending these things out? Pointless...

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