MrRant 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2003 (edited) Swen-A (AKA Gibe-F) is a mass-mailing worm that also attempts to spread through file-sharing networks, such as KaZaA and IRC, and over local area network shares. The worm attempts to de-activate antivirus and personal firewall programs running on an infected computer. AV vendors warn that the worm is spreading rapidly and that disinfection is difficult. As usual this is a Windows-only menace - Linux, Mac, OS/2 and Unix users are immune. Reported by http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/32925.html I posted links to firewall and virus scanning software in the Things You Need For Your PC thread. I suggest if you don't have a virus scanner to at least download one of the free ones listed. This also looks like an e-mail from Microsoft. Edited September 21, 2003 by MrRant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lando Griffin 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2003 Wait, I'm confused. There are still OS/2 users out there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2003 OS/2 is still used in some back office apps for some corporations I believe. It is very expensive to migrate stuff to other OSes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted September 23, 2003 Swen-A (AKA Gibe-F) also attempts to spread through file-sharing networks, such as KaZaA and IRC damn you RIAA, DAMN YOU! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
