PC genius - How to stop a virus?? HELP!!

[Dirtcrasher]

I cut and paste the properties down below - It comes like it's form Microsoft and says "use this patch immediately!". I've never opened it and I can disenfect it but it just keeps getting sent to me about 4 times a day. When I disinfect it it comes up as KLEZ 32.

I called my IP and they said there was nothing I could do except delete it and didn't even want to see the properties I had. Any advice from anyone is appreciated!!



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[Bumb]

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_KLEZ.H check this out

[Wickedfinger]

Looks like its comming from Russia ......

[Dirtcrasher]

Looks like its comming from Russia ......

I knew that Russian mail order brides father would get to me sooner or later!! J/K

Geez, what the hell did I do to a Russian??

[Bumb]

did u check that link out?

[Beer_Smurf]

The best way to be virus free is to avoid Micro$oft products.
Don't use Outlook, don't use Explorer.
And the best tip of all........Don't use windoes.

[Dirtcrasher]

Yes BUMB I did - thank you, but it just looked like a fix it rather than a "how to stop it from coming back" - I'm not too computer literate!!


Beer smurf - you got that right - first thing someone told me was not to use internet explorer and I was just asking for problems!!!


Keep it coming - somebody has to know how to stop this prick!

[Howdy]

Your best defence is a good offence. Get Nortons Anti Virus and keep it updated. It won't stop the virus from being sent but it will stop them before your computer gets infected.

All my email is filtered before it gets to me. I get a couple a day and just delete them out of the filter. Same with spam email. Not near the problem it used to be.
Howdy

[Bumb]

I think if u fixed it. It would not come back any more.

[ScottZJ]

Here is a good link to use for all the garbage junk that arent virus, kinda like parasites.
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/

You can go to http://www.krirk.ac.th/computer/Virus/w32.klez.removal.tool.html
to assist in the removal but it sounds like there are files that are associated with it and you will never totally get rid of it til you kill the files too. That site might assist in that for you.
http://www.stedwards.edu/it_dept/computer/virusproj/blaster.html
http://pds2k.com/archives/W32.Klez.H.shtml

One of those sites should be able to assist you in the removal of it. Good luck..........peace

[Xowner]

i have a carb for u dirt crasher i email u but it kept coming back i guess this in why


i had that virus it ate my hardrive and i had to buy a new one :evil:

[Levi]

I got the same thing the other day.

I had to do a complete system recovery/restore.

To top it all off, I had go through over 2000 deliver failure emails returned to me. Emails I never knowingly sent.

Damn viruses.

[Dirtcrasher]

i have a carb for u dirt crasher i email u but it kept coming back i guess this in why


i had that virus it ate my hardrive and i had to buy a new one :evil:

No - You should be able to get me at my email just fine - I don't have it yet!! But I have "opened" one of those files before about a year ago. Then the next day someone calls you and says "hey why did you send me 400 emails about your mothers hysterectomy last night" Seriously thats what it does - it takes random files and sends them to people in your address book but thats only AFTER you get infected. I'm aware of odd subject lines with attachments now and I always check them first before I open them.

I delete this same email every single day and as long as I don't screw up, I'll never get infected. But what I'm trying to do is stop it from coming in the first place - it's almost like pranking your friend every night at 2AM - how long will it last before he gets sick of trying to get me to open it??

Howdy hit the nail on the head - get a REAL antivirus software program. I just keep downloading all those free Grissoft programs etc.

I've needed to buy one of those for quite awhile but I just keep spending my money on carburetors and gaskets instead

[ScottZJ]

I have Norton Utilities 2003 and 2004 if you needed one. :-D

[Dirtcrasher]

I have Norton Utilities 2003 and 2004 if you needed one. :-D

Need a trade?? LOL - be happy to send you something for one of them!!