Help. mime stuck.

[Kirrie2001]

Please can anyone advise.

I have just received an email, but when I try to open the attachment, it just comes up as a load of garbage, but I noticed the word mime in it.
Where do I go from there?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Sure it wasn't a virus? You could try the 'open with' command'.

 

[xsivforce]

MIME is Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.
You can read up on it here .
What e-mail program do you use?

 

[Kirrie2001]

Xsive, I`m not sure what AOL is using now, but it was Netscape.
So I am still stumped.
Whatever it was, it is called Sweet. and is sent to MSDOS when downloaded, and is 97kb. The email title is Congratulations.

So I might be in trouble.

 

[xsivforce]

Do you have anti-virus software? If so, scan it. I can't find any references to a virus matching that desription.

 

[xsivforce]

Kirrie, check your mail. I scanned what you sent me, it is the klez virus. I gave you some links to read up on it and remove it.

Good luck friend.
X

 

[Jewelzz]

Ut oh, Kirrie got the Klez virus? 🙁

 

[Tbird94sc]

viruses are bad, mmmkay!

 

[xsk8zerox]

I had the klez virus not to long ago.

 

[xsivforce]

Originally posted by Jewelzz
Ut oh, Kirrie got the Klez virus? 🙁

Yep. 🙁

 

[Kirrie2001]

Well folks, after a long slog, I am back on line again.
Finished up formatting the HD, then a complete install of XP.

Lost a couple of minor bits and pieces, but it all seems back to abnormal again. 😀
Never got to bed till 0600 today, so I`m knackered now.

Thanks again to Xsive for his help.

PS. Is it possible to trace who sent the bloody thing, as I have it saved to floppy disk?

Suspect it is someone who don`t like my Jokes. 😀

What do you mean, everyone? 😀

 

[Jewelzz]

View the header of the email to find out where it originally came from.

Glad to see you back Kirrie, we missed ya 😉

 

[dijital]

luckily that virus didnt active on you. i cleaned out a friend's computer from that virus. it wiped all of her personal documents as well as her mp3s.