Virus/Spyware alert

I just got hit for the first time on P2P!

Thought I'd pass along the learning:

1.) ID: The virus is w32.fontra. According to Symantec, " ... Fontra is a virus that infects executable files located in peer-to-peer shared folders. ..."

2.) Method: It was attached to a zip file. I did not even open it. I downloaded a .mp3.zip - that looked suspiciously small. As soon as the download completed, it went off.

3.) Excorcism: Most good antivirus/antispyware programs will detect - but they may not all delete or quarentine.

I've run a full system Norton scan and apparently have taken care of it.

Be careful out there.

xarlos

Thanks for the info but you may want to adopt a policy of leaving zipped files on the P2P network alone.

Personally I don't touch zip, exe, rar or any other type of program/app file.


UK Bob

Generally my policy as well. I was just intrigued by the naming convention used.

Hi there, I've gotta agree, leave zips, exe's etc. well alone on P2P. Lesson learnt I guess, pity their out there though, just put there to aggravate the hell out of us all!