hello Edgar
Here's a message I received on another list, it explains some about the
virus. If you are infected, it sends mail out without your knowledge with
the virus attached as a file, asking the receiver to take a look at the
file.
There is an URL in the bottom of this message that may help.
To: <MSGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MSGEN] virus
> W32/Badtrans@MM Help Center
>
> DESCRIPTION - What virus is this?
>
> W32/Badtrans@MM is a Medium Risk mass-mailing worm that drops a
> remote access Trojan. The virus arrives via email in Microsoft Outlook
> and attempts to send itself by replying to unread email messages. The
> email may contain the text "Take a look to the attachment"
> in the message body and will contain an attachment that is
> 13,312 bytes in length and uses one of the following names:
>
> Card.pif
> docs.scr
> fun.pif
> hamster.ZIP.scr
> Humor.TXT.pif
> images.pif
> New_Napster_Site.DOC.scr
> news_doc.scr
> Me_nude.AVI.pif
> Pics.ZIP.scr
> README.TXT.pif
> s3msong.MP3.pif
> searchURL.scr
> SETUP.pif
> Sorry_about_yesterday.DOC.pif
> YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif
>
>
>
>
> At 11:31 AM 8/11/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >Yes - don't send out any more mail until you have cleaned your
computer.
> >
> >Go to
http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/viruses/badtrans/removal.asp for
> >info on
> >removal.
> >
> >Ellen
> >
> >At 10:32 AM 8/11/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Help! I have some kind of worm virus called W32/BadTrans@mm. Does
> > >anyone know anything about this??
> > >
> > >Melissa
> > >
>
>