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176302 2003-09-18 22:29:00 I very rarely receive viruses via email, but since I received four today purporting to be from Microsoft Internet Security and to install a security patch for IE, O and OE (deleted by IHUG's ISpy) I thought I would warn everyone to be vigilant. I am not sure what the virus was but two of the file names were upgrade465.exe and gdall.exe.

Oxie (Lyn)
Oxie (1318)
176303 2003-09-18 23:06:00 Well, now I have received six emails in a matter of hours. The virus doing the rounds is Worm_Swen.a. Read about it here (www.symantec.com) Oxie (1318)
176304 2003-09-19 03:01:00 As a matter of interest is anyone else receiving these viruses, or is it just me? I have had at least 12 today.

Oxie (Lyn)
Oxie (1318)
176305 2003-09-19 04:00:00 Yes, I've had at leasy twenty since 6 am. today. The funny thing is that the first ones did not contain a virus. The last ten or so have. Luckily Norton picked them up.
Jack
JJJJJ (528)
176306 2003-09-19 04:22:00 JJJJJ

Yes only half of mine contained the virus and the other dozen didn't. I wonder when they are going to stop coming.

Lyn (Oxie)
Oxie (1318)
176307 2003-09-19 04:28:00 Hi Oxie,

Looks like AVG was a little late to catch that I-worm Swen.a,as they only updated at mid-night(our time)

Symantec on the otherhand,as always updated their ref-files a day earlier!

Bad luck eh?

Cheers,Kiwitas,;-)
Kiwitas (514)
176308 2003-09-19 04:38:00 Wow, that is bad luck. I am thankful I updated yesterday and I must say I am impressed that IHUG's ISPY has picked it up all day which means they do keep up-to-date.

Oxie (Lyn)
Oxie (1318)
176309 2003-09-19 05:17:00 I received 3 yesterday and they all picked up by NAV. Surprisingly Xtra did not pick them up!


Cheers
bk T (215)
176310 2003-09-19 05:35:00 They are being received in Australia too. Everyone on the news group is complaining JJJJJ (528)
176311 2003-09-19 09:48:00 Just turned my computer back on. It's been off since 5 pm.
15 newe virus e-mails.
JJJJJ (528)
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