VIRUS ALERT! (IRC/Stages.worm)

Posted in 2000

Dr Solomon's Virus Patrol — 07 Jul 2000 19:05:56 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

WARNING! A virus has been found in an article posted to the following newsgroup(s): comp.databases.informix Message header follows: >Message-Id: <8k58h1$kmd$1@news.xmission.com> >From: "Kalyan" <Kalyan.Addala@metamorgs.com> >Subject: Fw: Jokes text >Date: 07 Jul 2000 18:45:53 GMT Dr Solomon's FindVirus/VirusScan report follows: Dr Solomon's FindVirus IN-HOUSE version. Copyright (c) 1999 Network Associates Inc. Virus data file v9999 created Jul 06 2000 Scanning for 53067 viruses, trojans and variants. LIFE_STAGES.TXT.SHS ... Found the IRC/Stages.worm virus !!! You can download a free evaluation (yet fully functional) copy of the latest released version of Dr Solomon's FindVirus/VirusScan from the following locations: WWW: http://www.nai.com/asp_set/buy_try/introduction FTP: ftp://ftp.nai.com/pub/antivirus CompuServe: GO DRSOLOMON or GO MCAFEE AOL: SAFETYONLINE IMPORTANT! The virus has been detected by the latest IN-HOUSE version of Dr Solomon's FindVirus/VirusScan. As new viruses and trojans appear at the rate of several hundreds a month, the latest RELEASED version of FindVirus/VirusScan might be unable to detect this particular virus. If you have downloaded the above file and your copy of FindVirus/VirusScan does not detect the virus in it, contact Network Associates Technical support and ask for the extra driver to detect the IRC/Stages.worm virus. -- Dr Solomon's Virus Patrol UK Support: support@drsolomon.com NAI Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team US Support: support@nai.com WWW: http://www.mcafeeb2b.com UK Tel: +44 (0) 1296 318700 CompuServe: GO DRSOLOMON USA Tel: +1 408 988-3832

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Art S. Kagel — Fri, 07 Jul 2000 15:11:37 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

OOOOOHHHHH!!!! Now I get it! FWEW! Good thing I don't use MS products for email! ;-b Art S. Kagel Dr Solomon's Virus Patrol wrote: > > WARNING! A virus has been found in an article posted to > the following newsgroup(s): > comp.databases.informix > > Message header follows: > > >Message-Id: <8k58h1$kmd$1@news.xmission.com> > >From: "Kalyan" <Kalyan.Addala@metamorgs.com> > >Subject: Fw: Jokes text > >Date: 07 Jul 2000 18:45:53 GMT > > Dr Solomon's FindVirus/VirusScan report follows: > > Dr Solomon's FindVirus IN-HOUSE version. Copyright (c) 1999 Network Associates Inc. > Virus data file v9999 created Jul 06 2000 > Scanning for 53067 viruses, trojans and variants. > > LIFE_STAGES.TXT.SHS ... Found the IRC/Stages.worm virus !!! > > You can download a free evaluation (yet fully functional) copy of > the latest released version of Dr Solomon's FindVirus/VirusScan from > the following locations: > > WWW: http://www.nai.com/asp_set/buy_try/introduction > FTP: ftp://ftp.nai.com/pub/antivirus > CompuServe: GO DRSOLOMON or GO MCAFEE > AOL: SAFETYONLINE > > IMPORTANT! The virus has been detected by the latest IN-HOUSE version of > Dr Solomon's FindVirus/VirusScan. As new viruses and trojans appear at the rate > of several hundreds a month, the latest RELEASED version of FindVirus/VirusScan > might be unable to detect this particular virus. If you have downloaded the above > file and your copy of FindVirus/VirusScan does not detect the virus in it, > contact Network Associates Technical support and ask for the extra driver > to detect the IRC/Stages.worm virus. > > -- > Dr Solomon's Virus Patrol UK Support: support@drsolomon.com > NAI Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team US Support: support@nai.com > WWW: http://www.mcafeeb2b.com UK Tel: +44 (0) 1296 318700 > CompuServe: GO DRSOLOMON USA Tel: +1 408 988-3832