# Virus Help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/virus-help/73474>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 16, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/virus-help/73474 "2004-12-16T18:20:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![fester8542](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a183cd/32.png) [@fester8542](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fester8542)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/virus-help/73474/1 "2004-12-16T18:20:13Z")

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Hey folks,  
I believe I have the new Merry Christmas virus. My machine is receving about 50-100 returned mail messages a minute with the subject line “Merry Christmas!”

Co clearly my machine is trying to spread it.

I did some research and Symantec said its a relative of the Zafi virus and I downloaded its two recommented removal tools:

W32.Erkez fix and the W32.B.Erkez fix.  
Neither found a trace of it and I am still sending them out when I go online.

Norton has the latest update and cant find anything.

Can anyone help a brotha?! 😜