SCO Offers Reward for Arrest and Conviction of Mydoom Virus Author

SCO press release ^ | January 27, 2004 | Darl McBride

[kingu]

Even if you got the worm it would be stopped by ZoneAlarm, or any competent firewall. It could try to attack SCO, but it wouldn't be allowed access to the internet.

Wow, that's some change to ZoneAlarm; I'm highly impressed. I didn't know that it scanned incoming and outgoing e-mails.

I own a few domains, so I'm getting pounded by this sucker - it chooses 'common' first names and then a random domain out of the addressbook, and it mails out to spread. The second form of spreading is that when it sends itself out, it chooses a random common first name and another domain to be the sender. Smart little trick there - if the server bounces the e-mail because that user doesn't exist, it gets a second chance to attack someone.

Right now, they're flying by the hundreds; hopefully the larger ISPs will nail down their side of it so that us little guys won't get knocked into the stone age.

[Golden Eagle]

I hope the perpetrator responsible for this attack is arrested and convicted...

Glad to hear it. And this is the perfect chance for Linux supporters to prove that other Linux users weren't behind this, and let SCO pay them for it as well, although I seriously doubt that is what will ultimately happen.

[Great Dane]

We just bought a Norton 2004, it has a built-in error which does not allow you to enable Auto Protect, they claim to have fixed it, i have twice tried to update, with zero result, is about to pull my hair out.

[Great Dane]

It's happening to millions of innocent computer users.......so glad that makes you happy.

I am one of them, my e-mail is completely shut down.

[OldFriend]

Can you use the webmail?

Had a virus last year and was frantic until I got it resolved. OF course, knowing nothing about the computer I had to call a technician and it cost a few hundred dollars to get it fixed..........

I have no use at all for hackers and virus senders......may they all rot in hell!

[Great Dane]

Had a virus last year and was frantic until I got it resolved. OF course, knowing nothing about the computer I had to call a technician and it cost a few hundred dollars to get it fixed..........

I am in the same boat, but usually I can follow the instructions given, not this time.

We are with cable, they are using Outlook Express, I hear Outlook has a reputation for freezing, when someone sneezes.

I am too tired to do anything more tonight, have been working on it all day.. and part of yesterday.

[OldFriend]

Good luck. Hope it works out tomorrow.