03-03-2004, 03:34 PM
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Co-Founder
Join Date: Jul 2002
Server: Xegony
Posts: 2,145
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New Virus on the loose
<img src="http://www.eqinterface.com/images/sections/virus.gif" align="right">This new virus ( W32/Bagle.j@MM) is in a zip file and the the "from" line could be anything..BUT to clarify:
No Generic Address for EQInterface.com will ever be used to send you a file
If you get a message from "support@eqinterface", "management@eqinterface" or any other generic address with a file attached DELETE IT Dolby, Cairenn, and myself have our names on our email address if on the rare chance we are going to send you a file.
If i reply to the news posted below from [email protected] I wont be sending any files
Please dont open any files sent to you from a generic address or even an address you know if you were not expecting the file, this new virus is very nasty and very, very tricky!
[ More Info...]
- Kudane
Last edited by Dolby : 03-03-2004 at 04:19 PM.
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03-03-2004, 05:22 PM
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Keeper of the Hampster
Join Date: Jul 2002
Server: Mithaniel Marr
Posts: 598
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It's apperently picking up some momentum. I've gotten this email using my own website as the "sending company". I'm like yeah,right, I'm really going to send myself a virus warning via email. Come no now.
But anycase, I just gotten three other warnings about this virus from three other sources just today. Apperently going on a rampage.
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03-03-2004, 06:41 PM
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Guest
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sometimes I wish people wouldn't wirte viruses... but on the other hand windows security might be as it was in win98SE if viruses weren't written.
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03-03-2004, 08:32 PM
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Featured Artist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Server: Brell Serilis
Posts: 151
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I recommend everyone take advantage of “rule-sets” in their e-mail clients, set it up to not accept any file attachments outside of specified parameters, but be “very” specific because e-mail addresses are easily hijacked, and for Pete’s sake please turn off the preview pane, also make sure everything is read only in plain text, and bump security up as high as it will go.
I also highly recommend picking up McAfee Internet Security Suite 2004, and Norton Systemworks 2004 (you have to install McAfee before Norton, otherwise McAfee won’t install correctly), McAfee Firewall Plus alone has been an extremely informative tool, it has a built-in reporting feature that sends detailed information to hackerswatch.org.
If you really want to go the really secure route, check into setting up a separate host system designed to act as a “ruse”, with the sole purpose of giving you safe internet access through another address, wasting hackers time (more likely to be script kiddies with a chip on their shoulders), all while building evidence up against them, it’s not as difficult as you think to do, and it’s definitely worth checking into what services you should disable, as well as how to beef up security turning off commands and hashing, secondary accounts, remote access etc., also when browsing the web in the case of using a search engine to look-up things, turn the security settings of your browser up to Maximum security, this will make browsing unsafe sites safer, then turn things back to normal for trusted sites only.
While on the subject, I will NEVER send a file to anyone unless they are actually expecting it, and I would use a system that is safe for both parties.
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03-04-2004, 03:10 AM
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Keeper of the Hampster
Join Date: Jul 2002
Server: Mithaniel Marr
Posts: 598
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Here's a good tip;
- Never accept a file from anybody, unless you're directly expecting it.
- Any file that's downloadable from the internet; require a URL and only a URL from a trusted site.
Never accept any virus removal application through email. If you're really being warned about a virus, goto the Norton's site to get the virus remover, don't trust any attachment.
And GET AWAY FROM MS APPLICATIONS! I'm sorry, but I have to say it.
The #1 exploit used is against any MS application, IE, Outlook, Outlook Express. Even windows. Sadly, it's not easy to get away from windows, but by god it's piece of cake to get away from IE, Outlook and OE.
Other than that, what Thomus said is good advice, although a bit extreme in my book  , but good.
Anti-Virus software should always be setup to check incomming mail. Also, setup a special folder where you'll download all your files and set your Anti-virus software to watch that folder as well. I have a folder called '- Downloads' in my documents I do this with. I set all my applications to download all files to that folder and I have Norton watch it. So far Norton has manage to locate 1 virus in the files I normally download (course, it was from Kazaa, but sssh, you don't need to know that  )
Last edited by guice : 03-05-2004 at 03:49 PM.
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