i got an email from this address and subject which had an automatically
opening attachment - have i just got myself a virus or is it just some
annoying spywere thing?

No one can tell if you have a virus, worm or Trojan based upon that terse post !

Please go to McAfee or Trend and perform an on-line scan and find out for yourself.

Dave


"jgmartin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| i got an email from this address and subject which had an automatically
| opening attachment - have i just got myself a virus or is it just some
| annoying spywere thing?
|
|

More than likely virus cause i been getting same thing and there infected
with the swen virus.So i reckon its likely..........
"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:YOiob.47967$(E-Mail Removed)...
> No one can tell if you have a virus, worm or Trojan based upon that terse
post !
>
> Please go to McAfee or Trend and perform an on-line scan and find out for
yourself.
>
> Dave
>
>
> "jgmartin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0Miob.443$(E-Mail Removed)...
> | i got an email from this address and subject which had an automatically
> | opening attachment - have i just got myself a virus or is it just some
> | annoying spywere thing?
> |
> |
>
>

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:11:43 -0000, jgmartin <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> i got an email from this address and subject which had an automatically
> opening attachment - have i just got myself a virus or is it just some
> annoying spywere thing?

Your computer is almost certainly infected.

From the headers of your post ...
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200

This outdated microsoft is open to what's called the i-frame exploit,
which as you found out, allows attachments to auto-execute.

Most likely, this is the swen virus, although it could be one of a
number of email worms.


Assuming it is swen, disconnect your computer from the net, and use another
to browse
http://(E-Mail Removed)
for more info, and revmoval instructions.

Once it's been removed, run a proper full virus scan, and update your
software. Also, see some of the other posts here, about reducing the
amount of swen being sent to you, by munging your email address, in
usenet posts.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

(posted, and emailed).

--
Change .invalid to .com to reply by email.

I was definitely too hasty on my response....

Dave L.


"David W. Hodgins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:11:43 -0000, jgmartin <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
| From the headers of your post ...
| X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200
|
| This outdated microsoft is open to what's called the i-frame exploit,
| which as you found out, allows attachments to auto-execute.