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(Message started by: Mark C on Jun 25^th, 2004, 7:10pm)

Title: More Internet Trouble....
Post by Mark C on Jun 25^th, 2004, 7:10pm

My Bank just shut down their Website...I suppose to preempt any infection. Folks, go and update you AV software and hit the Microsoft Update (http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp) site....or better yet turn off the computer and go fishing till Monday. I heard even MS dosent have a patch till then, but I cannot confirm this yet.

http://htomc.dns2go.com/anim/anim/BGATES.GIF

Government and industry experts warned late Thursday of a mysterious, large-scale Internet attack against thousands of popular Web sites. The virus-like infection tries to implant hacker software onto the computers of all Web site visitors." (http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040625/D83E26M00.html)

Web infection may be aimed at stealing financial data (http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8983)

US-CERT is aware of new activity affecting compromised web sites running Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) 5 and possibly end-user systems that visit these sites (http://www.us-cert.gov/current/current_activity.html)

Security researchers warned Web surfers on Thursday to be on guard after uncovering evidence that widespread Web server compromises have turned corporate home pages into points of digital infection. (http://news.com.com/Researchers+warn+of+infectious+Web+sites/2100-7349_3-5247187.html?tag=nefd.top)

http://htomc.dns2go.com/anim/anim/wincopy.gif

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by jonny on Jun 25^th, 2004, 7:17pm

If I find out someone fucked with my website they will get both boots, I have yet to put both boots in an ass ;;D

Thanks Mark!!

.......................................jonny

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by alleyoop49 on Jun 25^th, 2004, 8:46pm

AV up to date- ran a scan- ok. Checked MS updates- I'm in good shape, unless the rumors are true. Is there a URL with more information on this?

Thanks Mark! [smiley=thumb.gif]

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by jonny on Jun 25^th, 2004, 9:12pm

http://www.ns.nie.edu.sg/faculty/chewsf.htm

Parents must have hated her.

...................................jonny

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by alleyoop49 on Jun 25^th, 2004, 9:26pm

[smiley=crackup.gif] LMMFAO

Parents must have been up all night, doing God knows what, when they came up with that moniker!

[smiley=hurl.gif]

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by Opus on Jun 25^th, 2004, 10:58pm

Is GNU/Linux SuSE 9.0 running Mozilla with a firewall so tight Samba can't get out safe?

Companies still run IIS when Apache is free?

Don't mind me, I have been going crazy working on M$ Windows box, it's been reboot hell all day, too bad the hard drive is too small, I'd dual boot it for sure.

Opus/Paul

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by Mark C on Jun 25^th, 2004, 11:14pm

on 06/25/04 at 20:46:46, alleyoop49 wrote:

AV up to date- ran a scan- ok. Checked MS updates- I'm in good shape, unless the rumors are true. Is there a URL with more information on this?

Thanks Mark! [smiley=thumb.gif]

Click on any of the above paragraphs to be transported to the appropriate article.......

jonny......................you aint the King for no reason... [smiley=bow.gif]

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by alleyoop49 on Jun 26^th, 2004, 6:57am

Duuuhhhh! Must have had a mind fart!!

Reset IE in case my wife gets on. I use Firefox.

Thanks again Mark!

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by Root on Jun 26^th, 2004, 1:48pm

Whilst perusing Vulture Central. http://www.theregister.com/2004/06/25/virus_hits_websites/

Thanks Mark.

Paul slap BSD with the KDE GUI on that sucker. Screw dual boot. You have enough headaches.

I'm goin fishing. The all depth Halibut season is going on through the weekend. [smiley=cool2.gif]

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by Opus on Jun 26^th, 2004, 3:35pm

Root,
I wish, but it is for a user that never heard of Linux, let alone BSD, I changed some hardware and the software nightmare began. I managed to get the drivers installed after the the tenth time. I will just leave MS windows on, less calls that way. It will go with a knoppix disc, but it won't run on the machine for some reason.

Opus/Paul

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by firebrix on Jun 26^th, 2004, 5:52pm

Thanks for the heads up MarkC!
However, after I read your post I (updated, of course) then went to CNet and found this:

http://news.com.com/Web+site+virus+attack+blunted/2100-7349_3-5248279.html?tag=cd.lede

Seems like we're relatively safe again??
Really appreciate the warnings though.
Please continue to keep us informed and safe!
Happy days to you
firebrix

Title: Re: More Internet Trouble....
Post by Mark C on Jun 26^th, 2004, 8:27pm

on 06/26/04 at 17:52:50, firebrix wrote:

Thanks Dude.....cool link....another bullet dodged.

Safe Surfing!
Mark