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Some viri use a script to execute the virus. That means by simply opening an email with that script, you can get infected.

Only way to stop it is to disable windows scripting and/or have a good anti virus that stops it cold. The free one I use http://www.grisoft.com stops them cold and they have regular updates. Another today actually.

Some said since we have the tongue smiley show when either using a colon p or colon P, to change one to that new smiley.

So now we have:

colon p= :p

colon P= :P

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Klez and CD-ROM

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My computer at home got infected by the Klez virus. Since about then my CD-ROM drive will not work, neither will my printer. Could this be the effects of the Klez virus? I am going to try the link which Blade posted tonight to see if I can not rid myself of this virus.
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You can't just do a virus scan on Klez - it leaves things in the registry that must be removed.

There's a free Klez removal tool available here: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/d ... .tool.html
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Well, i find this this interesting....
i am always getting virus's and reformating, I am always downloading crap off of p2p application and such...
I wouldn't mind getting the virus on my older comp, just so i can tinker with it...
i haven't got'n any infected e-mails yet :( :) :) :( ???
(some people think that i never learn)

but i guess for some other peeps who have lotta stuff on there computers it must really suck to get this worm EH?
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Originally posted by blade
Some viri use a script to execute the virus. That means by simply opening an email with that script, you can get infected.

That's what got both my comps..... 470 and 472 infected files :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Thanks a bunch for the virus scanner link :D :D
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Post by ~Mï§ÄNÃGï~^.~!! »

thankz for the link, that a nasty one :s
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