This is strange!

Hi Everyone,

I just got 5 e-mails from someone I know personally, (not a company like yahoo or anything) and the subject was "your account has been suspended because of violations to our policy", attached was a file named acc-info9.exe. It was scanned for viruses twice, once by yahoo and once by my AVG scanner, ...what is it?? I know it wreaks of a virus, but none was detected. OHHH......Just now my Sygate personal firewall popped up and said that "Generic Host Process for Win32 Services (svchost.exe) is trying to connect to microsoft.com.....Note: This application was launched by acc_info9[1].exe...."
I'm clicking to "deny" bet it's spyware?!

Thanks,
Connie

 

Yes it's spyware or a virus.

Delete it immediately.

 

Thank you I will!

Also, it is really possible for a virus to infiltrate someone's e-mail program and send this crap to everyone they have on their address list?? I read it wasn't possible?

 

Yes it's possible, has been for a while and is very common.

The infected PC's address book is used to spread the file.

The golden rule is, if you don't know the sender or if you are suspicious, don't open it and delete it.


I suggest you also warn your friend they are infected, and pay a visit to our spyware section and read the stickies.

 

Insom:

I did just that and I also sent her a link to the free AVG program.

Thank you very much for your help, Connie.

 

You're welcome, and good work.

 

You're not understanding the post correctly, and your problem is different to Connie's.

She had a virus or whatever that was probably using that file to connect to the internet.

svchost.exe is a legitimate Micro$$oft file, but some spyware etc can use it, or use a VERY similar name to it.

 

I,I understand C problem..
What Im leaning to here is if I pick up the same virus and it wants to connect to microsft..
Will Onecare allow it to as its trying to connect To MS?
Connie had another spyware,virus program that warned her..Onecare will(I think...)just let the opration go ahead..

Do I have the cat by the balls here or could this happen?

 

Well if you do have the cat by the balls, I'd also try patting it.


I suppose a lot of things are possible in theory, but I dont' use OneCare, so can't say with certainty.

 

Yep,Mind the finger...
Thanks for the comments..
Barry

 

Well, AVG found it, it was I-worm/locksky.aa or a0035493.exe. I am looking for it on my registry, it had infected at least 5 of my svc files. Nasty.

 

Connie, have you visited the MalWare Forum?

 

You know, I'm not sure. I posted something else, somewhere else, but I don't remember..I'll head over there. Thank you!