Nyxem Virus

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:59 pm

This section is entitled misc, and tech questions, so I thought that this would be the best place to post this:
[quote="Silicon.com"]Antivirus companies are at odds over the severity of a time-bomb virus which is set to go off on 3 February. The so-called Nyxem virus has so far infected 300,000 computers around the world, most of which are outside the UK.
We're less concerned about it being a digital doomsday. Businesses are certainly protected from this. But I have no doubt some home users will be affected.

-- Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant, Sophos

Mikko Hypponen, head of antivirus research for F-Secure, said: "It's going to be a pretty big problem in Turkey, Peru and Italy but not much of a problem in the UK. There are hundreds of thousands of computers that have been affected.

"There've been 15,000 infected in the US

jks · Post by **jks** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:04 pm

Not saying its no big threat, but I dont think you should get all hopped up everytime a new virus gets released. A hacker friend of mine said to back up stuff but dont get too antsy.

DMP - Oracle files
DOC - Word document
MDB - Microsoft Access
MDE - Microsoft Access/Office
PDF - Adobe Acrobat
PPS - PowerPoint slideshow
PPT - PowerPoint
PSD - Photoshop
RAR - Compressed archive
XLS - Excel spreadsheet
ZIP - Compressed file

Those are the affected file types so you may want to back up stuff before midnight.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:11 pm

I was informed that JPGs as well as various other images would also be affected.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:45 pm

Im scared.

MrBalll · Post by **MrBalll** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:15 pm

Damnit i bought this computer December 27 and i have that file.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:18 pm

What file?

MrBalll · Post by **MrBalll** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:31 pm

$NtUninstallKB912919$

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:32 pm

That's the fix, you need to have that, that's from the Windows Update.

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:38 pm

MrBalll wrote:$NtUninstallKB912919$

That file is a good file..

MrBalll · Post by **MrBalll** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:46 pm

Ohhhhhhhhh well thats a relief. I spent 2 grand on this comp and i was going to pissed if it erased all my stuff. Thanks guys i was scared there for a minute.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:48 pm

This will be worse then 9/11.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:36 pm

/me unloads all virus software installed on his computer.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:40 pm

Good thinking Kirk, I hadn't even thought of that.

Ombre · Post by **Ombre** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:48 pm

Kind of confused by what you said so is it good or bad if we have those files?

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:50 pm

Its bad you must delete the windows folder and put as many magnets on your HD as you can.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:11 pm

Everyone who is worried about their computer dying, send it to me.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:16 pm

Will you pay the handling fees?

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:48 pm

Ombre wrote:Kind of confused by what you said so is it good or bad if we have those files?

That folder is good.
You want that. It contains the FIX for this virus.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:33 am

Tural wrote:Will you pay the handling fees?

Yes, but I'm not paying the return fee.

Um, was this virus supposed to do something?

F1N3ST · Post by **F1N3ST** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:12 am

I dont think so lol.