How can I identify the new virus?

[La_Serpiente]

I think I have an e-mail that may be it. What does it say in the subject line?

[RC]

1. Don't know

Can't read your e-mail.

Start here

http://www.symantec.com/

or here

http://us.mcafee.com/

[Clark4Prez]

2. It has a random heading

The virus--known as MyDoom, Novarg and as a variant of the Mimail virus by different antivirus companies--arrives in an in-box with one of several different random subject lines, such as "Mail Delivery System," "Test" or "Mail Transaction Failed." The body of the e-mail contains an executable file and a statement such as: "The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment."

[La_Serpiente]

5. Yup, I have the viruses

I have four of them in my Inbox.

[La_Serpiente]

3. Oh dear, this one sounds pretty serious

http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/content.cfm?articleid=3274

Both Network Associates and Symantec agree that when the attached file is executed, the worm scans the system for e-mail addresses and starts forwarding itself to those addresses. If the victim has a copy of the Kazaa file-sharing application installed, it will also drop several files in the shared files folder in an attempt to spread that way.

Symantec also identified more malicious acts. The worm will install a "key logger" that can capture anything that is entered, including passwords and credit card numbers, Ruckman said. Furthermore, the worm will start sending requests for data to www.sco.com, the Web site of The SCO Group, which could result in the Web site going down if enough requests are sent, she said.

Maybe I should shut down my Kazaa.

[roughsatori]

4. I just got one but scanned it and caught it before opening

The subject line said: Hello. It was from a Hotmail account. I thought it was from a friend. It had an attachment that said it could not read ASCII so open the attachment. I checked it and it had a .bat then scanned and was told not to open that it was a "worm."

[La_Serpiente]

6. Would I have to open the attatchment for it to infect my computer?

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. Check this post, - - it's all there

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