[WriteLog] Re: [RTTY] New Virus

[Gil Baron]

Good comments but you limt yourself too much.
>Media
> Player, Adobe Acrobat, Word,

Those are all safe to let access the net and if you do not you lose too many
functions. DO not be overly afraid or the virus writers win.,

Another thing to think about is a Trojan detector. That is different than a
virus detector and it detects both in memory and files. Take a look at TDS3
for instance. The Trojan is the really high danger item , especially for a
brand band user. It allows the attacker to take full control of your system.

The caution of never opening anything that you did not solicit and did not
know was coming and has not been scanned (most good virus programs scan it
on the way in your email box) is the biggest secret as you already stated.

I agree that those without the software are a danger but there is no way for
us to detect that.




> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of K4SB
> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 12:45 PM
> To: rtty@contesting.com; Writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Re: [RTTY] New Virus
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> Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
>
> >    There are several new viruses going around big time today,
> some apparently
> >    via ham reflectors.  I got several -apparently- from well
> respected hams.
> >    I'm sure the emails weren't really from these hams, but from
> the address
> >    books of hams without adequate AV software and updates.  I
> was sort of
> >    surprised I didn't see anyone mention these today on these
> reflectors, so I
> >    guess I'll be the sacrificial off topic lamb!
>
> Well, buddy of mine got the bugbear, but finally got it off for him.
> Trouble is, he lost his anti-virus software in the process.
>
> I think these problems have gone on long enough. To be blunt, if you
> don't have a current AV program automatically running on your machine,
> I would seriously question why you should be allowed to subscribe.
>
> Another point is to NEVER NEVER open an attachment unless you know
> it's positively safe, and it should ALWAYS be saved to disk first,
> then scanned. I use Netscape 4.73 here, and it allows me to set as
> many filters as I
> want. And believe me, "mortgages, sex, free, EDWARD, refinance, and
> about 40 others are set to automatically delete. ( I always check the
> trash bin before I read those which get through. Surprisingly, some
> few which are actually good get trapped occasionally. I don't use
> Explorer, and my Norton firewall will not let it access the internet,
> so I don't know if it has filter capacity.
>
> Incidentally, when I installed the Norton firewall, I was absolutely
> amazed at the number of applications in
> 98 SE which could access the internet without your even knowing. Media
> Player, Adobe Acrobat, Word, and about 40 others. You can bet your
> boots the firewall now blocks access to all of them.
>
> Personally, I enjoy the comments of just about everyone on these
> reflectors, but as I said, if you don't have current AV running,
> you're a danger to all of us.
>
> 73
> Ed, K4SB
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