First of all, my apologies in advance...
Somehow a nasty little virus invaded my email box yesterday and sent out
multiple emails from me containing a file attachment containing a virus
called TROJ_NAVIDAD.A
If you clicked on that attachment and if you use MS Outlook as your email
client, then you also have been infected with this virus (AOL users are in
the clear)
Internet Worm In-the-Wild -- TROJ_BADTRANS.A
TROJ_BADTRANS.A is a memory-resident, Internet worm that propagates via
email clients that use Windows sockets such as Microsoft Outlook and Outlook
Express. Upon execution, it replies to all unread email messages with itself
attached to the email. The email sent by the worm has the same subject
header and message body as the original email. The name of the sender will
be the name of the user who is currently logged on to the infected computer.
The worm also modifies WIN.INI so that it is executed at the next re-boot.
If you received such an email and if you use Outlook/Outlook Express, and
if you tried to open the accompanying e-mail attachment and if you are not
protected by an up-to-date anti-virus or e-mail-firewall application
software, then the possibility exists that you were infected by this
TROJ_NAVIDAD.A worm. Additionally; if all of the above occurred, then you
likely helped spread this worm to others via your address book.
Information on this worm is located here:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=98881
An UNDO.REG (and also MANUAL REMOVAL instructions), provided by McAfee, are
located here:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusRemovalInstructions.asp?virus_k=98881
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