[il-talk] [Iabs-talk] New Virus Alert, please watch out for this.

[David Andrews]

Please don't pass this stuff around.  It is generally a hoax, and the 
link provided is probably the virus itself.

David Andrews, List Owner

At 03:49 AM 5/12/2009, Araceli Avina wrote:
>Dear List members and friends,
>I am writing to you all to inform you about a new computer virus 
>that is going around.  It is a very nasty virus and you should all 
>take precautions and be very careful.  There is no fix for this 
>virus.  This virus messes with your computer software, namely 
>executable files.
>When you are infected with this nasty piece of work, any program you 
>try to open such as Microsoft word, Internet Explorer, Firefox, 
>winamp....  Any program you normally run on your computer for work 
>or entertainment will immediately tell you that it is not able to 
>open and that it has been infected.  Avast Antivirus will ask you 
>what you want to do with this corrupted/damaged/nonworking 
>file.  Unfortunately once you have this virus you will not be able 
>to get rid of it, even Avast will only be able to quarrantine it but 
>the damage has been done.  Your mp3 and doc and txt files will not 
>be hurt.  Only your executable programs and any programs that run 
>your operating system.  This is how you get this virus, so be very 
>careful........  If you are searching for sites that will let you 
>watch or download movies for free and they are not refutable sites 
>like youTube or Netflix LEAVE THOSE SITES IMMEDIATELY.  Those sites 
>will ask you to install some sort of codec to be able to watch a 
>movie or video on their site.  DON'T DO IT.  If you have kids, 
>please monitor their computer activities because in many cases, kids 
>don't realize what types of sites they're clicking on.  And yes, 
>Avast and Norton will catch this but by then your programs are 
>messed up and your computer will need some serious maintenance to 
>get it working again.  Even the antivirus software on your computer 
>is vulnerable to be infected but it is an .EXE file. So be very 
>careful and vigilant of the sites you visit.  For more information 
>on this nasty virus, please visit 
>http://savemybutt.com/blog/news/virus-win32vitro
>Or you can listen to Web Site Wednesday night from 11 Pm Central to 
>2:00 A.m on WGN Am 720.  If you are out of Chicago, you can tune in 
>online by going to their website.  http://www.wgnradio.com
>Thanks.  I hope this was informative and helpful.
>
>Araceli Avina, Secretary
>Illinois Association of Blind Students
>ISVI Advisory Council Member
>
>Sox win!!!!!!!
>
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