There's a new email virus out that I scanned before opening. It's an attachment titled: Name of File: PRELOAD.EXE Type of File: application/octet-stream Scan Result: Virus W32.Magistr.24876@mm found and cleaned. Don't open the attachment. I've gotten it twice tonight. Does anyone know of a free trial of virus protection?
TRASH ALL MAIL WITH ATTACHMENTS THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE SENDER... FREE VIRUS DETECTOR...I don't know... I don't think they are $100+ Aren't they like $19.95???
I assume you are talking about needing an AV download for other people since it appears you have AV protection...Norton will allow trial for NAV: http://nct1.symantecstore.com/fulfill/0001.14 -Peace, Dave
Erica, someone sent me that one last week, it's a doozy. Good thing you didn't open it. Free antivirus software: http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_downl.htm http://www.thefreesite.com/Free_Software/Anti_virus_freeware/ http://www.pandasoftware.com/ And zone alarm is free, but it's not anti-virus. it will stop an email trojan from mailing itself out, but magistr is more than just an email virus - after it mails itself out, it eats your system piece by piece until you finally crash.
And I shouldn't leave out this one - a bunch of free and shareware anti-virus programs http://www.tucows.com/system/virus95.html
No, for me. The virus was sent to Yahoo! Mail, where I have the option to scan the attachment before opening. It was also sent to my Outlook Express, but I have Hotmail set up to get those messages. I opened the email, but not the attachment in Hotmail. I thought I recognized the name, as it came from rochester.rr.com. (where my outlook express gets my mail from). But then when Yahoo got it too, I realized that I didn't. Thanks!
These things usually come from someone who has your name in their address book. The trojan part scans the victim's harddrive for email addresses, and then mails itself out to each one. Get it? You think this person sent it but they didn't. They won't know what you're talking about when you mention the attachment they sent you.
