Re: WIERD

On Thursday 20 January 2005 22:52,  wrote:
> It's a huge PITA for those of us who use rules or filters to direct certain
> correspondences!
>
> That's my opinion.  I will unsub and read archives occasionally if this
> continues (yeah I know...like anyone cares).
>
> Todd
> MN
>
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> Actually, it ain't quite so bad. ;)
> Each email from the list has the identical 'from' name -  
> Makes it easy to pick out the list mail from the spam.
>
> Ken Ames
>
> Quoting <>:
> > > A: Sounds like the same "take over" virus that has hit a LOT of Unix
>
> based
>
> > > website servers over the past few months. EXPL_DHTML.gen is it's name
>
> and
>
> > it
> >
> > > downloads itself to steal passwords and credit card numbers. I found no
> >
> > less
> >
> > > than 25 attempted drops of this peckerwood in my XP machine from people
>
> my
>
> > > wife gets email from. (it actually hides in the HTML of an email and
>
> isn't
>
> > > an attachment) I finally tracked it down to www.smartbargains(1).com
> >
> > cookies
> >
> > > in all their machines.
> >
> > EXPL_DHTML is not a virus, it's a trojan horse.  It does not spread
> > through email like virii that infect Windoze boxes, and if it did, it
> > wouldn't affect Unix web servers.  That's not how Unix works.  The
> > EXPL_DHTML.A proof-of-concept had to be installed intensionally by
> > the admin of a malicious web site.  The EXPL_DHTML.gen has never been
> > seen in the wild, and checks for it have produced a LOT of false
>
> positives,
>
> > according to Trend Micro.  TM has since removed this definition from
> > their dictionary because it was causing too many problems.  Your wife
> > should update her virus definitions.
> >
> > And yes, the server misconfiguration has become very annoying.
> >
> > ObAMCContent:  Like Greg, I also want to install the TFI upgrade soon
> > on my '77 Wag's 401.  I'm only getting about 7.5 mpg lately.  It needs
> > attention.  I'm glad it's not my daily driver.
> >
> > 				-- Obi-Wan
> > 				   '95.5 YJ, '77 Wag, '78 Wag, '87 GW
> >
> > --
> > Ben "Obi-Wan" Hollingsworth                             obiwan@xxxxxxxx
> >    The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance I owe only to the
> >      Giver of all good things, so if I stand, let me stand on the
> >        promise that You will pull me through.  -- Rich Mullins
>
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