Re: [Killietalk] Important

["Mark & Peta" <mbethke at socal_rr.com>]

Good Morning/afternoon/evening "Killiepeople",
Wow, I must have missed the thread, but I reviewed a few posts, so I should
be too far off the topic?
I've been staying on top of these security problems for years, they have
escalated.
5 yrs back we were entertained with maybe one new nuisance a month maybe a
week, now it's 5-7 per day. Most are "Re-hashed" common codes, most
anti-viral programs recognize bits of these programs and deny their access
or ability to execute their programs. Truly new code is very rare.
Simply having at least 1 if not 2 antivirus programs that are updated daily
or weekly will keep your system/systems clean and working but it's the users
who are cheap or don't want to recognize the danger that are the problem.
They unknowingly let these nuisance programs enter their systems and access
their address books where the program spreads it's self by replicating and
sending copies of  it's self to all their contacts one being this listserv.
So who's to blame, usually no one, the person who has the infected system
are not educated on these topics or could care less. so it's up to those of
us who are aware of the dangers to not open attachments, thusly we can stay
safe.

The "self executing email virus" is more "urban myth" than reality. Other's
have spoke out about them but personally I have yet to see a virus you can
get by just downloading email from the server.

Good bit of code written into basic "Windows" makes it impossible for a
program to execute it's self. yes there are programs that will execute but
it's because someone else executed it , case in point, a Pirated Copy of
windows XP, you don't register it with Microsoft (which you can't since it
was already registered by the original software owner) Microsoft recognizes
a cloned  (ripped, copied, pirated) "XP" program and deletes it from your
operating system ending with a catastrophic system failure.
Moral of this story:

SO DON'T STEAL SOFTWARE, YOU WOULD'NT WANT SOMEONE NOT PAYING YOU FOR YOUR
WORK.
Mark J. Bethke



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lorraine" <overall077 at lycos_com>
To: "'killifish discussion list'" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 10:11 PM
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] Important


> I have been receiving about 5 of these worms a day, over 40 this week,
> several have come from Killietalk linked e-mail. They contain the netsky
> virus. Thank goodness for my lack of curiosity towards all the 'important
> bills' the virus is linked with and Norton. If you want to ease your mind
> that the virus was not sent by your puter then you can search for the
file:
> Jammer2nd.exe it will be in the windows directory. If found removal
> instructions can be obtained from:
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32_netsky.z at mm.html
>
> Just another pest, doesn't go to the junk mail folder either :(
>
> Lorraine
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: killietalk-bounces+overall077=lycos_com at aka.org
> [mailto:killietalk-bounces+overall077=lycos_com at aka.org] On Behalf Of Tom
> McLean
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 10:09 PM
> To: Killietalk
> Subject: [Killietalk] Important
>
> Is here anyone who does not recognize this as a potential virus carrier?
>
> I believe that I have seem 5 or 6 of these in the last couple of months.
>
> These should be deleted when first recognized.
>
> Tom McLean
> AKA, NWK
> NANFA
>
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