The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #49033   Message #755023
Posted By: Lonesome EJ
26-Jul-02 - 12:39 PM
Thread Name: Caution: new outbreak of computer worm
Subject: RE: Caution: new outbreak of computer worm
I recently received an e-mail with attachment. I clicked on the e-mail (not trying to open the attachment), and immediately got a "you have attempted an illegal action" message. My AVG detector also put a warning on screen. I ran the scan and the detector found the virus already on the harddrive and removed it. This email is so toxic it can't even be deleted...as soon as you highlight the post, it loads the virus. It now resides in my dleted mail file, but any attempt to clear it completely loads the virus. I've never seen a virus that could be activated without even opening the attachment.