[TheForge] klez is a hoax ?

[Dave Brown]

At 09:36 09/27/02 -0400, you wrote:
>That was supposed to be question.  I was told by our DP folks that this worm
>was a hoax.  What exactly does it do?

Klez is a real virus.  However, NOTE:  There is a hoax that attempts to add 
credibility by referring to the W32.Klez.gen@mm worm. While W32.Klez.gen@mm 
is a very real and wide-spread threat, some of these email messages are, 
themselves, hoaxes

Check out the McAfee virus profile site at:
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99455
Where it says, among other things, fhe following:
>W32/Klez.h@MM makes use of Incorrect MIME Header Can Cause IE to Execute 
>E-mail Attachment vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer (ver 5.01 
>or 5.5 without SP2).
>the worm has the ability to spoof the From: field (often set to an address 
>found on the victim's machine).
>the worm attempts to unload several processes (antivirus programs) from memory

So, when in doubt, use Google or other search engine and put in the name of 
the suspect virus/hoax and you will got many links to help clear up the matter.


Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI
ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG

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