support@microsoft.com virus alert

[TownBear]

Please be advised there is a new virus circulating that pretends to come from support@microsoft.com. If you receive any copies of this message, DELETE it immediately!

The following is from the Sophos Anti-Virus website regarding the W32/Palyh-A virus:

The worm appears to arrive as a .PIF attachment from support@microsoft.com. Emails containing W32/Palyh-A is combined with one of the following subject lines and attached filenames:

Subject lines:

Your details Approved (Ref: 38446-263)
Re: Approved (Ref: 3394-65467)
Your password
Screensaver
Re: My details
Cool screensaver
Re: Movie
Re: My application
Attached filenames:
your_details.pif
ref-394755.pif
approved.pif
password.pif
doc_details.pif
screen_temp.pif
screen_doc.pif
movie28.pif
application.pif

For further information, see:
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32palyha.html
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/palyh.html

[Jim]

Yup. norton caught it this morning :cool:

[Terri]

Wow.
Didn't get it here...phew.

[Bromy]

i did get it, and thats the 1'st time I have ever got one one in my rogers email account.

[Regenesis]

I ve been getting a variation of that one it comes in as support at microsoft. among others, even a McAfee update only its the Yaha virus.. and getting it like 20 times a day..
I ve sent a bunch off to sympatico abuse and they ve forwarded to the correct department but.. no replies on it yet
what a pain!

[TownBear]

i am amazed the people that i know, who've gotten this today!

i've gotten it twice cuz i'm extra specialhttp://members.rogers.com/smtownbear/smilies/flirt.gif

[Alex]

I got it too but I am immune from Windows viruses. :cool:

I'm not using Windows :D

[TownBear]

w0w, i really am special!! I've gotten it again!:D

[Alex]

I'm guessing CSS == Central Support System?

[Janet]

I got it twice this morning along with a few other viruses. I get a virused email at least once a day :rolleyes:

[Alex]

It's great that I don't have to worry about these things... and I don't even have a virus scanner. The last major Mac virus was in 1998, and that was spread on infected CDs.

[Alex]

ILOVEYOU Virus for the Mac

Congratulations! You now have the ILOVEYOU virus for the Macintosh!



This virus works on the honor system.



You will have to do the following:
1. Please randomly delete some of the files in your System Folder.
2. Forward this email to other Mac users.

[Alex]

Originally blurted out by TownBear
:confused: did you just get a virus alex?No lol, that was a joke... read it :p

You will have to do the following:
1. Please randomly delete some of the files in your System Folder.
2. Forward this email to other Mac users

[TownBear]

LOL

i didnt read past the

"ILOVEYOU Virus for the Mac

Congratulations! You now have the ILOVEYOU virus for the Macintosh! "

LOL

[Alex]

lol :D

[Mary]

I was getting so many of them at work I had to block the address. :mad:

[Alex]

I only got one. :D

[Mary]

Just checked my e-mail and had to delete another one. My e-mail is forwarded to a second account, I guess I have to block it on the second account as well as the first. :mad:

[Jules]

I have gotten this email twice as well avg caught it

[Mary]

That Microsoft virus is proliferating. I was getting minimum of 2 a day from support@microsoft.com, which of course I would delete without opening. Now I am getting similar viruses from other people who have obviously opened their "microsoft" e-mail and it is now being sent to everyone in their address book. The last two e-mails were from known contacts, the subject lines were "Re: 45443-343556" and "Cool screensaver" and there was an attachment. :mad:

[TownBear]

tx for the update

[Alex]

I only got one so far. :cool:

[TownBear]

Originally blurted out by Alex
I only got one so far. :cool: but i thought macs were immune

[Alex]

Originally blurted out by TownBear
but i thought macs were immune Immune to the virus but that doesn't mean I can't receive email lol

[TownBear]

Originally blurted out by Alex
Immune to the virus but that doesn't mean I can't receive email lol well you should send it back & tell them they're wasting their time sending it to you lolol