Virus alert: Fizzer worm

Rokenn · 05-13-2003, 11:13 AM

W32/Fizzer@MM

It is primary being spread via p2p services, but can also mail itself.

T/-/alali · 05-13-2003, 04:26 PM

I gotta shutdown Kazaa for now then

andrewas · 05-13-2003, 04:43 PM

Only if your downloading executables. Straight audio, videos, documents (apart from .doc, but even they cant be infected by a virus like this) and all that are perfectly safe.

And even if you do download executable files, scanning them with an updated scanner is standard procedure, right? So no problems there then. Viruses on p2p are nothing new, this one is a bit nastier than most, thats all.

05-13-2003, 11:13 AM	#1
Rokenn Galvatron Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: california wine country Age: 60 Posts: 2,193	W32/Fizzer@MM It is primary being spread via p2p services, but can also mail itself. __________________ “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)

05-13-2003, 04:26 PM	#2
T/-/alali Baaz Draconian Join Date: September 8, 2002 Location: Cornelius,NC Age: 36 Posts: 700	I gotta shutdown Kazaa for now then __________________ I am the Ferret king, master of the hordes, allied to Someguy\'s mighty pinguins, we will soon rule the world!

05-13-2003, 04:43 PM	#3
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	Only if your downloading executables. Straight audio, videos, documents (apart from .doc, but even they cant be infected by a virus like this) and all that are perfectly safe. And even if you do download executable files, scanning them with an updated scanner is standard procedure, right? So no problems there then. Viruses on p2p are nothing new, this one is a bit nastier than most, thats all. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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