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MYSTERY VIRAL PROBLEM
Name: Slim Gordo Date: February 6, 2002 at 01:01:17 Pacific
Comment:
I wonder if any of you good people could help me. I received an email with an attachment from a known and, I believe trusted source, containing a questionaire. I duly completed the questionaire and saved the result. When it was saved the suffix of the file changed from xxxx.doc to xxxx.doc.LNK. When I attempted to send the email, my virus protection(AVG) alerted me to the presence of a virus and put it in the virus vault. I don't know whether this is a fault with AVG because I have run two online scans and no virus was detected in either. I would certainly welcome your thoughts in this matter.
Name: Jimi_l Date: February 6, 2002 at 02:37:26 Pacific
Reply:
The Sircam Virus uses this extension,and creates some other files, when it is preparing to send itself out via your E-Mail program.It is possible you do have a new variant on a old virus or the hueristic scanning that AVG misinterpeted this.I would look here(and elsewhere)
for other suspect files in the system to figure out which is the case. Jimi_l
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Response Number 2
Name: Ed in Texas. Date: February 6, 2002 at 04:43:00 Pacific
Reply:
Slim Gordo, since you aren't sure it is a virus...write your 'trusted source' and ask if they really sent it. If not,delete, If so, alter,then send. AVG is trying to help you help you. HTH. Ed in Texas.
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Response Number 3
Name: Slim Gordo Date: February 6, 2002 at 05:40:06 Pacific
Reply:
Cheers for the input guys. I will act upon your advice and get back to you with the results
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