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3rd gen noob
08-19-2003, 05:27 PM
hi, this is urgent

can anyone please give any help/info about exactly what a "sophos" virus does and how to remove/identify it please
Livy
08-19-2003, 05:31 PM
as far as i can see its an anti-virus prog
3rd gen noob
08-19-2003, 05:32 PM
my bro has just phoned from his work and said they have been attacked by a sophos virus

i'd never heard of it and all i can find is an av page

sophos (http://www.sophos.com)
N£MO
08-19-2003, 05:36 PM
Google search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22sophos+virus%22) :)
shn
08-19-2003, 05:38 PM
Originally posted by Livy@19 August 2003 - 11:31
as far as i can see its an anti-virus prog
A damn good one at that. Its just as good as norton. I used sophos for a couple of years. ;)
3rd gen noob
08-19-2003, 05:38 PM
Originally posted by N£MO@19 August 2003 - 18:36
Google search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22sophos+virus%22) :)
sorry, i've already done a few searches before i asked, but occasionally people who've been involved in what is asked can give better specific info than a search can

thanks anyway though
VB
08-19-2003, 05:40 PM
Doesn't he know the full name of the virus?


Sophos is a legitimate AV company, with mostly corporate users.
3rd gen noob
08-19-2003, 05:42 PM
Originally posted by Paul@19 August 2003 - 18:40
Doesn't he know the full name of the virus?


Sophos is a legitimate AV company, with mostly corporate users.
no, sorry

he just phoned a few minutes ago and asked me to find out any info on a sophos virus because his work computers had just been attacked by one

sorry for the lack of info, but thanks for all the replies so far

i'll just need to wait for more info i suppose
Livy
08-19-2003, 05:51 PM
sure it couldnt be a virus, and the antivirus hes using is sophos, and in the panic he got confused
3rd gen noob
08-19-2003, 06:25 PM
Originally posted by Livy@19 August 2003 - 18:51
sure it couldnt be a virus, and the antivirus hes using is sophos, and in the panic he got confused
this seems to be exactly what has happened

he just phoned back there and said that there and said they were infected with W32 Nachi (http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32nachia.html) (aka MSblast)

thanks anyway guys
nostalgia
08-19-2003, 06:29 PM
Confusion is also created due to the many different names MSBLAST gets from different AV firms.
RPerry
08-19-2003, 06:29 PM
now all they have to do is figure out how to get infected by the W32.Welchia.Worm, and everything will be ok again :lol: