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Removing/Fighting the I Love You Virus
#1 · May 4, 2000, 1:22 pm
Posted by: bowenten <bowenten@...>
May 4 — All the major anti-viral companies have released free trial versions
of their software that can fix the new virus. Try going to http://www.symantec.com,
http://www.mcafee.com, or http://www.sophos.com.
You’ll be cured, but you won't be able to get your JPEG and MP3 files
back unless you've made backups.
To prevent further infections by copycat viruses, Richard Jacobs of
Sophos recommends you turn off your Windows Scripting Host. In Windows 98,
that means go to your Start Menu and choosing Settings, then Control Panel.
Double-click on the Windows Components control panel, and then choose the
Accessories option. Uncheck the box for Windows Scripting Host, which should
be the last one on the list.
[ROSE NOTES: These are rather confusing instructions for the average Windows
user...here are mine: Double Click on the Add/Remove Programs icon in
Control Panel, click on tab that says Windows Settings, click on Accessories
in the Components window, then click the Details button below the window.
Scroll down the list until you see Windows Scripting Host. If the box is
checked, un-check it. Then click Apply and OK until you've exited out of
the Control Panel]
Melissa and ILOVEYOU both use Windows Scripting Host to propagate, but
very few users need it in their day-to-day lives, Jacobs said.
The number-one lesson, antiviral experts agree, is to scrutinize e-mail
closely.
“It’s so important for people to think about what they’re opening in
their e-mail. Very few people get large numbers of love letters via email,”
Jacobs said.
of their software that can fix the new virus. Try going to http://www.symantec.com,
http://www.mcafee.com, or http://www.sophos.com.
You’ll be cured, but you won't be able to get your JPEG and MP3 files
back unless you've made backups.
To prevent further infections by copycat viruses, Richard Jacobs of
Sophos recommends you turn off your Windows Scripting Host. In Windows 98,
that means go to your Start Menu and choosing Settings, then Control Panel.
Double-click on the Windows Components control panel, and then choose the
Accessories option. Uncheck the box for Windows Scripting Host, which should
be the last one on the list.
[ROSE NOTES: These are rather confusing instructions for the average Windows
user...here are mine: Double Click on the Add/Remove Programs icon in
Control Panel, click on tab that says Windows Settings, click on Accessories
in the Components window, then click the Details button below the window.
Scroll down the list until you see Windows Scripting Host. If the box is
checked, un-check it. Then click Apply and OK until you've exited out of
the Control Panel]
Melissa and ILOVEYOU both use Windows Scripting Host to propagate, but
very few users need it in their day-to-day lives, Jacobs said.
The number-one lesson, antiviral experts agree, is to scrutinize e-mail
closely.
“It’s so important for people to think about what they’re opening in
their e-mail. Very few people get large numbers of love letters via email,”
Jacobs said.
Rose Bowen
Global Exposure Web Services
http://www.sayhello.com/global
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