Boy did I screw up!!!

[Paul F. Longson]

I got a VERY offical looking e-mail from Microsoft telling me I needed to
upgrade my XP software and virus protection. I did so and got a virus or
worm that as soon as Outlook Explore opens, it starts downloading and
sending e-mails NON-STOP. I tried unstalling it from the programs
uninstaller and restoring to a point in time when it was clean.....but I
still have it. Anybody else caught this and how do I get rid of it. It looks
like it is listed as Internet Explorer Q822925

 

[Frank]

Go to symantec.com and read the documentation on the virus and where it
installs various files.

 

[Nicholas]

For expert Outlook Express advice:

Please visit the experts in the Outlook Express newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

or

Please visit the Virus experts in this newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.security.virus


Please take a moment to read the following article:

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin E-mails
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp

--
Nicholas

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| I got a VERY offical looking e-mail from Microsoft telling me I needed to
| upgrade my XP software and virus protection. I did so and got a virus or
| worm that as soon as Outlook Explore opens, it starts downloading and
| sending e-mails NON-STOP. I tried unstalling it from the programs
| uninstaller and restoring to a point in time when it was clean.....but I
| still have it. Anybody else caught this and how do I get rid of it. It looks
| like it is listed as Internet Explorer Q822925
|
|

 

[auch Mcfadden]

as a general rule... no company sends emails like that,
not microsoft, not pay pal..or ebay, or your bank or ISP.

and if they do... don't click on any link in an email, go
to the supposed websites official webpage using a
websearch engine or something.

the old.. "you need to update (insert misc something or
other thing) or else blah blah blah will happen" is one
of the oldest tricks in the book.

...just incase ya dinnae know.