Virus question

[acitore_vuli]

I've had two emails from the same unknown source. They contain two attachments. One is thankyou(1).bat the other is thankyou(1).htm

There's no text in the message. In the subject box it says:

and Canada only)

I'm guessing virus. Anyone else seen this before?

 

[Tap-Out]

99% chance it's a virus. Probably best to delete it. Or if you have an up to date anti-virus program you could try opening the .htm file, but even that's risky. I personally would just delete it.

 

[RawHumor]

It sounds like a virus, but I couldn't find anything here about it:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/

 

[Willing and Unsure]

if you're ever unsure, just delete it. that's the only safe thing to do.

 

[RawHumor]

Right-click on the BAT file and click Edit. It should show you what's there. If you post it here, I'll tell you what the file is trying to do.

Just don't double-click on it or run it!

 

[acitore_vuli]

Right-click on the BAT file and click Edit. It should show you what's there. If you post it here, I'll tell you what the file is trying to do.

Just don't double-click on it or run it!

Nothing happens when I right click the bat file. Hmmmmm.

 

[Guest]

 

[acitore_vuli]

I think I'll just delete the fucker.

 

[RawHumor]

Don't do what this TWAT is saying.

This will still activate it

It shouldn't. It should allow you to edit it.

You could also try opening it in Notepad.

 

[Guest]

 

[Draco]

IF in any doubt..SHIFT-DEL.....that by passes the recycle Bin, and deletes it from the Hard-drive.....completely...then,...if your ultra-paranoid...reboot completely.

For once I agree with Hanns (running to wash my mouth out with soap) turning on the "Show file extensions" is a good idea. That way you can see exacctly what the file is. The Bugbear virus and many others use a double extension on infected files.

eg: virus.jpg.bat (or exe).

 

[hotlittlegirlwv]

IF in any doubt..SHIFT-DEL.....that by passes the recycle Bin, and deletes it from the Hard-drive.....completely...then,...if your ultra-paranoid...reboot completely.

For once I agree with Hanns (running to wash my mouth out with soap) turning on the "Show file extensions" is a good idea. That way you can see exacctly what the file is. The Bugbear virus and many others use a double extension on infected files.

eg: virus.jpg.bat (or exe).

One question:

Does that shift+del thing do the same thing as when you empty your recycle bin?

 

[Draco]

No...it doesn't work for emptying the Recycle Bin...when you delete a file, it MOVES the file to the recycle BIN (under normal conditions) and allows the oppurtunity to RESTORE that file to the original location (should you wish)

SHIFT-DEL bypasses the Recycle Bin and deletes the file completely.

NOte, if you HATE the recycle bin feature, right click on its ICON, choose Properties and check the box marked "Do not move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted.
(For advanced users only)

 

[Guest]

 

[Draco]

Agreed Hanns....(fuck...this is scary...twice in one day...shoot me now)

Thats why I put "FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY".

I always set my recycle bin to "Immediate Delete. Just a habit I guess.

 

[Guest]

 

[hotlittlegirlwv]

Ok, let me rephrase.

If I put something into the recycle bin, then empty the recycle bin, is this the same as using the shift+del feature?

 

[Draco]

sorry..I mis-read your original post...My bad.

Yes..it is the same...sorry for any confusion.....



Dont even go there...Hanns....

 

[hotlittlegirlwv]

Thank you!

My first wasn't very clear. Thanks for clearing that up! I owe ya one, LOL!

 

[Draco]

Thank you! My first wasn't very clear. Thanks for clearing that up! I owe ya one, LOL!

Your most welcome.....

 

[Weird Harold]

Ok, let me rephrase.

If I put something into the recycle bin, then empty the recycle bin, is this the same as using the shift+del feature?

A bit of clarification:

The end result is the same -- the file is permanently gone. However, using Shift-DEL does it in one step without the possibility of recovering a mistake.

There are a few other hidden differences, like the effect on disk fragmentation of moving a file to the recycle bin instead of directly deleting it, but functionally, Shift-Del is just atime saving short-cut for advanced users who are certain that they want a file (or folder) completely gone.