New Beagle worm

Viruses and worms
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Hi All,

there is a new Beagle variant out there and it seems to have pretty fresh start. The latest database detects it as a Win32:Beagle-Y.

Pavel

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this came through the F-Secure Virus News Module of FSAV

New Bagle variant (Bagle.Y) has been found. This variant sends variable emails with EXE/COM/SCR/VBS/HTA/CPL/ZIP attachments, and might include pictures of girls or a poem to the mails it sends.
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this came through the F-Secure Virus News Module of FSAV

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New Bagle variant (Bagle.Y) has been found. This variant sends variable emails with EXE/COM/SCR/VBS/HTA/CPL/ZIP attachments, and might include pictures of girls or a poem to the mails it sends.

How can iI get rid of this dam*ed Thing???

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So… your system is infected by Beagle.Y?

In that case, it’s easiest to download and run the avast! Virus Cleaner – our free tool that will get you rid of the virus - instantly.

http://www.avast.com/i_idt_1060.html

Hope this helps,
Vlk

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I’m a new user of avast and it can’t get rid of the old beagle worm for me! It has identified it in windows irun4.exe files The original files cannot be removed. ( when I initially ran the removal/cleaner the computer froze numerious times.) I did a search to isolate the corrupt files, copied them to my desktop and tried to repair but they still have the virus. any suggestions?

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use the avast virus cleaner

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Question re Win32:Beagle-Z [Wrm]
I received an email (message below between the lines) regarding mail supposedly sent from myself to myself, with an attachment – which I of course did not open. I’ve gotten a bunch lately that masquerade as something I’ve sent someone, or someone at my association has sent me – NOT.

Once I got an email from someone I do know with I subject I did send; and the email said I supposedly had a virus. I ignored and tossed the email because I’m on a router and am antivirused daily (Nortons).

Warning: antivirus system report
The following message has been detected by the antivirus system
The original message was received at Tue, 04 May 2004 15:28:10 -0400
The message was sent from: “Sylvia” sylvia_willis@rvda.ca
The message was sent to: “SYLVIA” SYLVIA_WILLIS@RVDA.CA
The virus found was: Win32:Beagle-Z [Wrm]

In trying to find out what the virus is about I got:
“Win32:Beagle is a massmailing worm which will be active only till 28th January 2004. It installs the backdoor into the operating system”

I’m guessing this means someone externally can access my OS. Am I right?
How can I check my system without causing problems?

Thanks for any information / assist.

Sylvia
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Receiving an email alert stating that the virus came from your email address is NOT an indication that you are infected
as the virus forges the “from” address:

  • somewhere in the infinite reaches of the universe/internet, a PC is infected with netsky AND has your Email-adress saved somewhere.
    The Worm then sends out itself with fake sender-adress; a Mailserver-Scanner then wrongly interprets this virus-mail as coming from you, and sends you the above (inappropriate and useless) reply.

what does a full scan with updated AV-Scanner say ?
if it says your PC is clean, it most probably is
:wink:

Read the virusinfos (see below) on BEagle
For the future:
apply all Windowsupdates, and configure your Mail-Program and Web-Browser more securely (see board-search above)
:slight_smile:

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Thanks for the info and reassurance.

Cheers,

Sylvia ;D

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What’s a llama - in the context of this board?

S.