WARNING: New Deadly Virus/Worm discovered 09/27/08

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Dr Who Fan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3227 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4	Message 813309 - Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 1:23:35 UTC The virus appears to be a variant of the deadly "Viper" that completley destroys the contents of your hard drive. Person making claim this thinks they got it on eBay Germany. I was perhaps one of the first to have my computer distroyed last night. Worked on trying my to make some type of repiar with no success. It downloads super fast with no chance to stop it. Hits your security programs first disabling them. Then drops them into every possible file or location that will distroy your machine from and including: downloads, kills net access, it's RAM, Registry, boot files, recovery files, restore files and including many IC's just to name a few. It actually kills the whole computer, not just your hard drive. Link to Cnet.com forum message thread ID: 813309 ·

Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 813310 - Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 1:25:53 UTC - in response to Message 813309. The virus appears to be a variant of the deadly "Viper" that completley destroys the contents of your hard drive. Person making claim this thinks they got it on eBay Germany. I was perhaps one of the first to have my computer distroyed last night. Worked on trying my to make some type of repiar with no success. It downloads super fast with no chance to stop it. Hits your security programs first disabling them. Then drops them into every possible file or location that will distroy your machine from and including: downloads, kills net access, it's RAM, Registry, boot files, recovery files, restore files and including many IC's just to name a few. It actually kills the whole computer, not just your hard drive. Link to Cnet.com forum message thread Which operating systems does it effect? LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 813310 ·

OzzFan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28	Message 813329 - Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 1:54:24 UTC - in response to Message 813310. The virus appears to be a variant of the deadly "Viper" that completley destroys the contents of your hard drive. Person making claim this thinks they got it on eBay Germany. I was perhaps one of the first to have my computer distroyed last night. Worked on trying my to make some type of repiar with no success. It downloads super fast with no chance to stop it. Hits your security programs first disabling them. Then drops them into every possible file or location that will distroy your machine from and including: downloads, kills net access, it's RAM, Registry, boot files, recovery files, restore files and including many IC's just to name a few. It actually kills the whole computer, not just your hard drive. Link to Cnet.com forum message thread Which operating systems does it effect? Don't you know Linux and Macs don't get viruses? ID: 813329 ·

Stealth Eagle* Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0	Message 813360 - Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 4:14:31 UTC - in response to Message 813331. The virus appears to be a variant of the deadly "Viper" that completley destroys the contents of your hard drive. Person making claim this thinks they got it on eBay Germany. I was perhaps one of the first to have my computer distroyed last night. Worked on trying my to make some type of repiar with no success. It downloads super fast with no chance to stop it. Hits your security programs first disabling them. Then drops them into every possible file or location that will distroy your machine from and including: downloads, kills net access, it's RAM, Registry, boot files, recovery files, restore files and including many IC's just to name a few. It actually kills the whole computer, not just your hard drive. Link to Cnet.com forum message thread Which operating systems does it effect? That is good to know!! I am currently using Solaris 10 :o) Don't you know Linux and Macs don't get viruses? It is supposed to hit all windows versions. What you do today you will have to live with tonight ID: 813360 ·

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