A worm missed by NIS 2011

NIS 2011 installed yesterday and fully updated missed a worm.

This worm came in an e-mail received through hotmail.com and containing the text "c'est quelque chose entre nous" (trad.: it is something between us) and prompting to click the following link (do NOT click this link!!!)

(edited to remove link)

It then installs a worm forwarding the mail to all in the hotmail contacts.

I scanned this PC with NIS 2001 (full system scan). The scan completed without finding any malware.

I found only few Google hits about this problem.

NIS 2011 installed yesterday and fully updated missed a worm.

This worm came in an e-mail received through hotmail.com and containing the text "c'est quelque chose entre nous" (trad.: it is something between us) and prompting to click the following link (do NOT click this link!!!)

(edited to remove link)

It then installs a worm forwarding the mail to all in the hotmail contacts.

I scanned this PC with NIS 2001 (full system scan). The scan completed without finding any malware.

I found only few Google hits about this problem.

Hello Seadogburger

 

Welcome to the Norton Community Forum.

 

Please do not put potential links for malware in your post. I have notified the mods to alter the link so it isn't clickable.

 

If you use ports other than 25 or 110, then your emails aren't scanned. What email program are you using? To practice safe computing, you should not click on any links in emails. You should copy and paste them into your browser if you know who it is from.

 

You should change your password for your hotmail account also. Download the free version of Malwarebytes and do a full scan with that.

 

Download the free version, install and update then run a FULL scan. After the scan completes you should post the logs back to this thread.

You can find Malwarebytes here

http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/

It is a safer location to get the program from than malwarebytes themselves because some malware creators have large lists of sites that they block. Please be careful to down load the correct program ----the FREE version of MALWAREBYTES

(Thanks to Delph for providing the alternative site)

 

Please come back and let us know how you made out. Thanks

 

 

Happy New Year !

Hi welcome to Norton community

 

No AV 100% detection(You know that Already)

 

Wait for Quads   And others GURUS to Advice and give information.

 

Run a scan with Hitman Pro

 


Please! Please! Please!

 

Dont remove anything which is detected simply post back the threats found here.

 

Removing threats can make things Worse.

 

you may as well try these links if no one replies for a while

 

These malware removal forums are pretty good

 

 

 

www.bleepingcomputer.com

http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/

http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/

http://forums.whatthetech.com/

 

 

 

these links are suggested by Delphinium

Quads won't be doing anything,  I no longer remove Malware here.

 

Quads