New Virus !

[francois]

a new virus appeared recently ... UPDATE YOUR ANTIVIRUS !!

Sober. C is a virus which propagates by email.it appears under

the shape of a message which title is random and of which the

attached-file contains an extension .BAT.COM.CMD.EXE.PIF or .SCR,

notably by trying be been supposed to be for an alert virus or

for a warning further to the discovery of illegal files

on the computer of the victim. If the attached file is run,

virus sends to the present correspondents in the Windows-address book

as well as at the addresses collected in miscellaneous other files.

Systems concerned;

Windows 95

Windows 98

Windows Me

Windows NT

Windows 2000

Windows XP

Windows 2003

[web-translated]

francois

protect yourself

[dr_Pat_Pong]

However do they find the time to do it ?

[ThaiAdventure]

Most mail virii are VBS scripts (Sober.C isn't though) and very easy to do thats why we get so many 'cos the monkeys are everywhere.

TIP.

Most people don't need to manualy execute VBS scripts so.......

Start\Settings\Control panel\folder options.

Select "File Types" Page.

Find VBS under Registered file types.

Select VBS and click on the advanced "advanced" button.

Make sure "Always show extension is checked and set "Edit" as the default.

Now when you get a VBS virus and accidentally clicked on it it will open it for editing in notepad instead of trashing your system!.

ADITIONALLY.

Don't use Outlook and the virri cannot get your e-mail addresses. I personally use Opera. Don't you just love Microsoft!