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Posted By Brett Day Have had two e-mails, one from office@iosh.co.uk and one from webmaster@iosh.co.uk, they both have the same message header and message: "Mail Delivery Failure" "This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification. SMTP_Error [] I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. The full mail-text and header is attached!" There is an attached zip file called "mail_body.zip" file size 54k It contains a virus, so be carefull, I picked it up as I hadn't sent any messages to IOSH recently, so wasn't expecing a response or message back.
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Posted By Web Manager
Hi Brett,
Thanks for flagging this up and glad you spotted it before any damage was done.
I can confirm that the emails you mentioned are NOT current IOSH email addresses and have been forged as part of the virus they contained.
I’m afraid it’s a common virus trait to incorporate a name you'll recognise into the email delivering the virus so that you'll open it.
I hope we can all be as vigilant and I can only emphasise to others reading this that the Internet environment means reliable and up-to-date antivirus software is essential.
Cheers,
Angela
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Posted By Brett Day Here's another one doing the rounds: It's from: admin@iosh.co.uk the message header and message are: "Registration Confirmation" "Protected message is attached! ***** Go to: http://www.iosh.co.uk***** Email: postman@iosh.co.uk" There is an attached zip file called "reg_pass.zip" file size 54k Again duly detected and wiped by McAfee But a collegue who is not a member of IOSH also recieved this message
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Posted By Arran Linton - Smith
It is moments like this that I am glad that I have made the policy decision (at home) of switching from a Microsoft operating system to a Linux based one.
OK there are a few viruses which are designed to attack Linux, but these are very few in number and are not critical.
Are there any other members out there using Linux?
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Posted By Brett Day
My home PC is windows based and I have McAfee Internet security, which to be fair has worked well thus far also I use webmail so i'm not actually downloading anything till I chose to.
For someone who is not a 'techie' how user friendly is linux ??
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Posted By Arran Linton - Smith
Brett,
Depending on which version of Linux you choose. It is certainly becoming easier to use, although setting it up can be a little more challenging.
I have both Suse 9.3 and Microsoft XP with a dual boot on my home PC so I can select either when I am booting up. Suse will also partition the hard drive which is also essential.
I have Linux to be much more stable and it does not lock up or crash in the same way as Microsoft.
As most hardware and software is designed around microsoft, I have had to be more resorceful however there is a lot free software (and drivers) which has been specifically written for Linux.
The main reason for making the switch is that I have a teenage son at home and even with the best Virus protection, he is much more likely to attract a Microsft targeted virus than I am, so the rule at home is that Linux is to be used for all surfing and e-mails.
With the dual boot, if we are caught by a virus, we can at least move critical files and save these before dealing with the virus.
I do not regard myself as beeing particularly techie, but I have managed to make the switch.
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Posted By David Raymond
Hi All.
I'm afraid the way forward is Apple MAC, these very rarely need any virus software as there are almost no viruses designed to attack Mac systems. And unlike the windows system there are no secret backdoors that have been left open for viruses or hackers to damage your machine.
However I'm not sure how good it is against Bird Flu!
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