Worm.SomeFool.Gen-2

[Ponte]

Can anyone help me, I think I have been sent the virus through email. I have been receiving emails back because it says I have the virus and my computer is restarting at random times. I downloaded the detectors for the biggies like the blaster bug, but it says I don't have it. Can anyone list the symptoms and give me a cure?

Thanks in advance

[Bill in SD, CA]

Welcome to TechIMO!!

Online virus scan:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp

Bill

[Bill in SD, CA]

http://www.techimo.com/forum/t102721.html

Bill

[Ponte]

Thanks for the help...it deleted a worm directly after I started the scan and it detected two previously un-noticed trojans.

Thank You!

[Bill in SD, CA]

Glad I could help!!



Bill

[papadan]

I have a problem with my web site and it appears to be caused by this same virus. Worm.SomeFool.Gen-2 My site is www.hoistman.com and I have several different emails for visitors to contact me by. All emails for my site have forwarders that send them to my Bellsouth email address and all replies are from my bellsouth email. I have been receiving a large number of emails saying that my mail from my @hoistman.com accounts is infected with this virus. I am unable to send any emails from my site name but people are blaming me for this virus attack. Does anyone here know how I can find out who or where these emails are originating from? Thanks papadan

[laduerksen]

papadam

Worm.SomeFool is the Netsky virus as identified by Clamav.

It is a virus that fakes sender. Which means that improperly configured mail servers bounce back a notification to the reported sender when it is actually sent by someone else.

Most email filters have settings to identify "viruses that fake sender" and disable sender notification accordingly.

[guerra]

I used the online virus scan and it removed the Worm.SomeFool.Gen-2 virus too.

Thank you!