OT:Virus Bites

Gryphin · #1 February 23rd, 2004, 06:01 PM

Wasn't NetskyB written to find and clean machines infected with MYDOOM?

narf poit chez BOOM · #2 February 23rd, 2004, 08:47 PM

don't believe emails like that.

Wardad · #3 February 23rd, 2004, 10:04 PM

My Norton Firewall worked great on dial up.

I believe that with the "ALWAYS ON" Cable Modem there was a Window of Vulnerability during Win98se startup. Some how, some of the Norton Files would get corrupted (maybe new incoming update), and not starup (show Icons). The worst part is that working offline was near impossible because Norton would mostly hang during boot with the Cable Modem (IE6 LAN) disconnected.

I have not have a problem since I got a router with a hardware fire wall. I think it covers the window of vulnerabiltiy hole by blockng unrequested traffic. I definitly recommend both a hardware and a software firewall.

[ February 23, 2004, 20:05: Message edited by: Wardad ]

Suicide Junkie · #4 February 23rd, 2004, 10:21 PM

Personally, I thing Symantec does pretty well with their Norton Antivirus, but the rest of it, blech.

Atrocities · #5 February 24th, 2004, 07:05 AM

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Originally posted by Deathstalker:
Just had to deal with a NetskyB infection, damn these things are annoying....Thank god for free removal tools...Why would anyone create these viruses??

Sigh...

Any advice from the tech-know-alls on how to avoid these types of things...

Find the little S***s that make the viruses, gut them old school style and then hang there lifeless bodies fron the nearst tree with a sign around there neck that reads "I Created a Computer Virus" as a warning to all other computer virus makers.

Roanon · #6 February 24th, 2004, 08:34 AM

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Originally posted by Atrocities:
Find the little S***s that make the viruses, gut them old school style and then hang there lifeless bodies fron the nearst tree with a sign around there neck that reads "I Created a Computer Virus" as a warning to all other computer virus makers.

Put a webcam next to it so everyone can see it. Then hang Bill Gates next to him with at sign "I Created Programms Promoting Computer Virusses".

Atrocities · #7 February 24th, 2004, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roanon:

quote:
Originally posted by Atrocities:
Find the little S***s that make the viruses, gut them old school style and then hang there lifeless bodies fron the nearst tree with a sign around there neck that reads "I Created a Computer Virus" as a warning to all other computer virus makers.

Put a webcam next to it so everyone can see it. Then hang Bill Gates next to him with at sign "I Created Programms Promoting Computer Virusses".

Ah if only the world were a perfect place to live and justice was so kind as to allow for something so sweet as this.