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Worm and Virus Wars- the August Edition
various FR links & posts
| 08-23-03
| The Heavy Equipment Guy
Posted on 08/23/2003 4:55:11 PM PDT by backhoe
Go HERE and let ShieldsUp do a scan of your ports. It will determine if you are "in stealth mode" or vulnerable.
TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: techindex; worm
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To: backhoe
61
posted on
07/03/2004 11:20:16 AM PDT
by
Captain Beyond
(The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
To: Captain Beyond; VOA
Thanks for the bumps- judging by all the traffic at the SWI forum, there's a really bad outbreak of this garbage.
62
posted on
07/03/2004 11:26:29 AM PDT
by
backhoe
To: backhoe
My computer had a bad dose of spyware about 6 months ago...took a couple days
to clean it up.
Now I try to stay ahead of the curve about new threats.
63
posted on
07/03/2004 11:31:04 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: VOA
Now I try to stay ahead of the curve about new threats.What surprised me was that despite all the software installed, I also have a hardware firewall in the modem, and some crap got past that. Never had a problem since switching to DSL until the wife-unit started downloading a bunch of games for her !#$%^! pocket PC. This also started a minor tidal wave of spam... used to get one or two a week, now it's several a day. I could skin her, sometimes...
64
posted on
07/03/2004 11:37:46 AM PDT
by
backhoe
To: backhoe
Anytime I can do something to make the ego-maniacal virus wussies to feel inadequate about themselves is an utmost priority. They cant hack what they cant see.
65
posted on
07/03/2004 11:48:42 AM PDT
by
Captain Beyond
(The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
To: backhoe
This also started a minor tidal wave of spam... used to get one or two a week, now it's several a day.
Speaking of which...
I listened to the KABC radio Computer/Technology Show today. One of the hosts
mainatains computers at a biz for his day job. He says that he has set "SpySweeeper" by
webroot.com to run during his lunch hours.
He says that most days it picks up at least 3-4 nasties that have been picked up in the
course of a normal workday.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance"...sounds rational, not extremist,
doesn't it!? Even when just talking computers.
66
posted on
07/03/2004 11:49:38 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: VOA
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance"...sounds rational, not extremist, doesn't it!? Even when just talking computers. Indeed, and it brings to mind another saying about the need to water the roots of the Liberty Tree with a little blood from time to time... I think these clowns who write and propagate this trash should be publicly flogged in the town square... and then fined heavily for downtime.
67
posted on
07/03/2004 11:52:57 AM PDT
by
backhoe
To: Captain Beyond
Anytime I can do something to make the ego-maniacal virus wussies to feel inadequate about themselves is an utmost priority. They cant hack what they cant see.Good for you- this sort of stuff is so childish, quite aside from the actual damage it can cause.
68
posted on
07/03/2004 11:57:23 AM PDT
by
backhoe
To: backhoe
I would add Spyware Blaster to the primary defense list. It blocks the installation of spyware. It even prevents your kids from seeing the come-ons.
69
posted on
07/03/2004 11:58:54 AM PDT
by
js1138
(In a minute there is time, for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. J Forbes Kerry)
To: js1138
I would add Spyware Blaster to the primary defense list. It blocks the installation of spyware.Absolutely- I have it on both home machines.
70
posted on
07/03/2004 12:01:16 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Sunset...)
To: All
Download
HijackThis and run the log past the guys at
Spyware Info Forum. Some very sharp techies hang out there who know exactly how to purge your machine of the full array of sypware pests on the net.
109 posted on
07/03/2004 3:12:14 PM EDT by
beckett
71
posted on
07/03/2004 12:19:47 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Sunset...)
To: All
One other tip/trick:
Make a copy ( clone ) of your drive once it's clean- this is the fastest way to recover from disaster.
Get a spare drive ( new, used, eBay, wherever ) big enough to hold all your files, get installation software from the drivemaker's website, jumper the spare to slave, and copy the darn thing. Do it every so often, depending on how much your data changes, You'll be glad you did someday.
72
posted on
07/03/2004 5:14:26 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Sunset...)
To: backhoe
Heavy equipment guy knows everything from backhoes to disk drives place marker
73
posted on
07/03/2004 5:16:23 PM PDT
by
cyborg
To: cyborg
Hi, cyborg... just preparing to drop offline for the evening. I've always been a JOAT ( Jack of all trades ) and a few times even mastered some. But wife & dog are giving me reproachful looks, so I must vanish into the ether...
74
posted on
07/03/2004 5:28:16 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Sunset...)
To: backhoe
LOL thank you for your awesome links
75
posted on
07/03/2004 5:29:06 PM PDT
by
cyborg
To: cyborg; All
...and now I've "unvanished"-- !@%$! dog just got me up to go rat hunting... here's -more-
76
posted on
07/03/2004 11:01:24 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(1990's? Decade of Frauds. 2000's? Decade of Lunatics...)
To: All
77
posted on
07/05/2004 12:01:17 PM PDT
by
backhoe
To: gitmo; backhoe
ShieldsUp said I failed the ping test.Yea, me too. I'm running Zone Alarm Pro, and I know there are settings to be able to take care of this, but I've never looked into them.
I'll be back later to read. Thanks for the info!
78
posted on
07/05/2004 12:23:55 PM PDT
by
dbwz
(CAN THE BAN!)
To: dbwz
Thanks for looking- this new hijacker is a nasty customer. I wish they could catch the SOBs who write and propagate this garbage.
79
posted on
07/05/2004 12:32:19 PM PDT
by
backhoe
To: All
80
posted on
07/06/2004 2:34:54 AM PDT
by
backhoe
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