Okay - so I got the love bug virus last night - it came through as joke.vbs.
Not a good thing at all. It automatically emailed everyone I know (so I sent another email telling them not to open it), and it nuked all of my jpg files. (Good thing I have about 95% backed up)
So I have a question...does anyone know of any fix anywhere for this? I haven't found anything yet, but I thought someone here might have a better idea.
Thanks for your help!
Brooke
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Matt Kaufman posted this at 16:25 — 7th July 2000.
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Why did you open the file?
Check out download.com, maybe they have something...
Justin S posted this at 16:43 — 7th July 2000.
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All you have to do is update your virus software with the newest available DAT file. Usually you can find it on the manufacturs website...
Justin Stayton - [email] [icq]
Brooke posted this at 17:31 — 7th July 2000.
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The file came in from a friend so I wasn't on the watch. And to tell you the truth, I just kind of blanked about not opening a .vbs file.
I did download the newest DAT file - no luck.
Brooke
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jackchen posted this at 00:08 — 8th July 2000.
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One way is to search http://www.norton.com/avcenter/
Norton usually have some small EXE files that helps cure a particular virus. I was hit by PrettyPark once, and I found the cure there. It's free!
Anonymous posted this at 04:39 — 8th July 2000.
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jackchen- i remember when ou were hit by prettypark! no hard feelings
devstorm.com posted this at 07:37 — 10th July 2000.
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You guys need to be on the lookout for Pretty Park... it is going around again. Received it via a Linux discussion group (knew better than to open it). Anyway, I just received it again yesterday so I figured you all should better be warned just in case you see something suspicious.
Eric Radtke
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dangelo posted this at 14:07 — 10th July 2000.
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Sorry to hear about the virus, I sent you an email with a link to a place where you can download a program that will fix it, but just incase you get here first, here's the link:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/fix.vbs.loveletter.html
-RJ D'Angelo
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http://sopranos.virtualave.net
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Brooke posted this at 15:40 — 10th July 2000.
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Thank you all for your help. I knew about this virus, but just wasn't aware at the moment. I got everything cleaned out this weekend. It nuked all of my jpeg files (around 3500) and I got all but 20 back. (They were backed up from a week ago)
So, it was a real pain, but no real damage done in the long run. But the whole thing really woke me up! Please don't ever make the same mistake that I did!
Thanks again for your help!
Brooke
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mjames posted this at 21:18 — 18th July 2000.
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I guess this phrase can never be emphasized enough: NEVER OPEN ATTACHMENTS!