Nyxem - Watch Out For This Guy. He's Deadlu

[marretas 0]

Its already started the count down to 3 febuary. This malicious software it's programmed to delete Word, powerpoint, excel e acrobat files, in infected pc's of course. Its the latest global treath in computers world and the anti-virus companies estimate 300 000 comnputers over the world are already infected, and may loss 11 difreent types of files, in 3 febuary.According BBC, Nymex start is job at January 16º thru email propagation using porno content. This kind of emails brings an attachment and spread the virus when the user open it.This new virus its also know as : Blackmal , MyWife, Kama Sutra, Grew and CME-24 Virus.It has the capability to unactivae anitvirus, mouse, and keyboard and was designed to eliminate 11 appz well know by us such as Oracle and Access, word and Zip files.I recommend that if you suspects that u are infected, please update your AntiVirus software , if you dont have one , download it and install it . Dont forget its before 3 FEBUARY . PS: If not removed this software is programmated to act every 3 day of each month. SO watch out guys :)Os utilizadores que suspeitem que os computadores estão infectados devem proceder à actualização de antivírus ou efectuar um diagnóstico do estado do computador. De preferência, antes de 3 de Fevereiro

[qwijibow 0]

Yet anouther Visual Basic Script, and low level threat according to synmatic

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

It removes anti-virus enteries in the registry, attempts to spread via email and MSN messenger

and will attempt a DDOS attack on http://www.cmegroup.com/

[jipman 0]

Seeing that most computer newbies will fall for that pr0n it probably promises I suppose quite a number of people will have problems.Most people should have learned by now and won't fall for such tricks anymore.

[sparx 0]

jipman: Unfortunately, it isn't a perfect world we live in. Users will continue to disregard safe computing practices and click on things they never ought to have in the first place. More so with the current disturbing trend that malware has of spoofing email addresses to make a naïve person believe that it's come from someone they know and trust.Continuously hammering them with the right procedures is the only way people will learn. Keep repeating things etc.In any case, thanks for the heads-up! <-- marretas: this means you.

[jipman 0]

Just realized I contradict myself LOL.

I suppose quite a number of people will have problems.

and

Most people should have learned by now and won't fall for such tricks anymore.

...

Anyway, Since just a while I've been getting quite irritated at news-articles stating that another pr0n-promising virus has been sighted. And still there seems to be people falling for m, this has leading me to the conclusion that people who are still being naive and click everything in sight are just plain retared, for which I have the following arguments:

1. Since the I Love You virus i-dont-know-how-long ago there have been constants news items over new discovered virusses and WARNINGS to watch out with those.

2. Even if you did get virussed once by mistake or whatever, you should've learned from your mistakes.

3. Even if you get a virus, most people call in some computer-whizz they know and have them fix it. Such lazy assed approach won't help you learn from your mistakes.

4. Getting virusses isn't really a shame, since some just exploit some bugs in windows. But 99,9% of them are still depending on the user to activate so catching that kind of virus everytime over and over is just... plain... dumb... pardon my french.

ps. Are there other guys who are starting to get pissed at people for still falling for the same old traps again?

[qwijibow 0]

ps. Are there other guys who are starting to get pissed at people for still falling for the same old traps again?

not really, it doesnt affect me at all.

by definition of *average* there will always be intelligent, and dumb people.

and every now and again there will be someone sufficiantly intelligent to socially engineer dumb people into doing somthing.... well.. dumb.

then, when you facter computers into the equation, where new users (even the most intelligent) are usually computer dumb.. well....

The only real solution to those 99.9% is either constant mass education..
OR to protect the users from themselves with some kind of password..

but following the later up will just lead to anouther windows vs Unix argument.. LOL.