[Fists] Fw: The Latest Email Viruses - Important Information! - MORE

Sat, 20 Sep 2003 22:52:24 -0400

Well, I just ran Panda and it missed one. Norton found it. And it is now =
gone. Worse, Panda's price for one machine is $20 for 6 months, or $40 a =
year. I have Norton for $35 for a full year and it is installed on two =
computers. I check daily with Norton. If a problem exists, it finds it. =
If left to update itself, it does so once a week. I opt to check it =
daily, and often get 3 new patterns a week during busy times. AVG free =
version is inferior. Am not in a contest here, just pointing out some =
interesting observations from personal experience. Oh, Panda is slower =
than death compared with Norton 2004. Why I do not know. (I am not =
counting the initial download, I am counting the actual scan. Some files =
it did NOT scan and I have no idea why - I selected everything on Drive =
C:. It scanned about 92,000 files. Norton found 134,000 files on Drive =
C:.=20
NY2V
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Casey=20
  To: [email protected]=20
  Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 9:26 PM
  Subject: RE: [Fists] Fw: The Latest Email Viruses - Important =
Information! - MORE

  AVG is very good also and has a free version. Built in updating, too. =
See
  www.grisoft.com

  73,

  Casey, KS7J

  -----Original Message-----
  From: [email protected] =
[mailto:[email protected]]On
  Behalf Of David E. Shelton
  Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 8:26 AM
  To: [email protected]; [email protected]
  Subject: RE: [Fists] Fw: The Latest Email Viruses - Important
  Information! - MORE

  Norton antivirus is not the best antivirus by far, check out panda
  antivirus, pandasoftware.com. I have no affiliation with panda I just =
no it
  catches viruses, worms and Trojan horse viruses that neither Norton's =
or
  McAffee will catch.

  73,
  Des, N4IN
  [email protected]
  [email protected]

  -----Original Message-----
  From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] =
On
  Behalf Of [email protected]
  Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 9:51 PM
  To: [email protected]
  Subject: [Fists] Fw: The Latest Email Viruses - Important Information! =
-
  MORE
  Importance: High

  Hey Guys,

  Please read everything below.  A NEW virus threat is on the loose.

  73,
  WA5PB
  Bill Allen

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: <[email protected]>
  To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <[email protected]>
  Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 20:41 PM
  Subject: Re: The Latest Email Viruses - Important Information! - MORE

  Guys,

  The following link will take you to an information page at Symantec =
with all
  the details you need about this new mass mailing worm/trojan.  Even if =
your
  Norton antivirus was up to date as of yesterday, it may not detect =
this
  virus properly without the beta definition update now available.  That =
was
  what I had to install to detect this bug, the regular Live Update for =
Norton
  Antivirus did NOT.

  =
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]=
l

  73,
  WA5PB
  Bill Allen

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: <[email protected]>
  To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <[email protected]>
  Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 20:26 PM
  Subject: RE: The Latest Email Viruses - Important Information!

  Guys,

  I submitted the file to the Symantec folks and received the following
  response.  They also sent me a file to run.  Probably can download it =
from
  the www.symantec.com website.

  73
  WA5PB
  Bill Allen

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: <[email protected]>
  To: <[email protected]>
  Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 20:18 PM
  Subject: [CLOSING]: Symantec Security Response Automation: Tracking =
#3205302

  This message is an automatically generated reply.  This system is =
designed
  to analyze and process virus submissions into the Symantec Security =
Response
  and cannot accept correspondence or inquiries.
  Please contact your Technical Support representative if more detailed
  information about your submission is required.  Do not reply to this
  message.

  Below is a status update on your virus submission:

  Date: September 18, 2003

  Bill Allen
  1007 Meadowlark
  Stephenville  TX 76401

  Dear Bill Allen,

  We have analyzed your submission.  The following is a report of our
  findings for each file you have submitted:

  filename: D:\zoo\djdiq.exe
  machine: BILLALLE
  result: This file is infected with W32.Swen.A@mm

  Developer notes:
  D:\zoo\djdiq.exe is non-repairable threat.  NAV with the latest beta
  definition detects this.  Please delete this file and replace it if
  neccessary.  Please follow the instruction at the end of this email =
message
  to install the latest beta definitions.

  Symantec Security Response has determined that the sample(s) that you
  provided are infected with a virus, worm, or Trojan. We have created =
beta
  definitions that will detect this threat. Please follow the =
instruction at
  the end of this email message to download and install the latest beta
  definitions.
  Installing The Beta Definition Instructions:
  1. Save the attached beta definitions updater.
  2. Double-click the saved file and follow the prompts.
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  This message was generated by Symantec Security Response automation

  Should you have any questions about your submission, please contact
  our regional technical support from the Symantec website
  (http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/)
  and give them the tracking number in the subject of this message.

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