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From: Daryl Manning (no email)
Date: Mon Dec 03 2001 - 05:07:53 EST
Actually, you're not protected against the virus. You're protected against
automatically being infected by the virus through outlook. Always make sure
your antivirus software definitions are up to date.
Also, keep in mind, there are a slew of security holes in MS that you are
not getting informend about either (take a look at their site, or even
better the bugtrak site and see for yourself).
The virus as the person mentioned correctly (badtrans.b) takes advantage of
a vulnerability in Outlook (and I think OE as well) to infect you
atuomtaically. If you've put the SP2 patch for IE 5.5 in you should be ok.
Daryl.
Paris, France
doublebooting linux and win2k =}
-----Message d'origine-----
De:
[mailto:]De la part de Steve
Weinstein
Envoyé: lundi 3 décembre 2001 04:17
À: liveaboard List
Objet: Re: lv-ab: virus was: Clogged Drains & Long Hair
I'm not going to defend MD but the one thing they do to rectify the various
bugs in their system(s) is to alert users to various bug fixes through their
Live Update program. Granted sometimes it's a pain in the ass to be
interrupted by the Live Update window popping up and asking do I want to
download now or later. I usually say "later" and close the window. But I
do get around to checking the various updates and service packs available.
I mention this because I run Outlook, Outlook Express, and IE5.5 and seem to
have dodged this new Badtrans virus. MS had a service pack (I forgot the
number) earlier this summer which addressed security holes in the system and
plugged them. Between the updates and Norton (and their weekly Live
Updates) I guess I was protected (knock fiberglass).
Steve Weinstein
Hydro-Therapy
A 1981 Cherubini 33
Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Dubnoff" <>
To: "liveaboard List" <>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: virus was: Clogged Drains & Long Hair
> At 08:03 PM 12/2/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Steve,
> >I think you are wrong on this. It can be recieved by anyone on the list
or
> >any computer BUT it can only be spread by users of Outlook and Outlook
> >Express.
>
> I agree -- I have received numerous copies in the last week or so. But
> they are harmless to me, as my e-mail program (Eudora) will not execute
the
> code. One of the simplest ways to protect yourself and others is to just
> say no to such "free" Microsoft software as Outlook Express.
>
> Best,
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
> Steve Dubnoff
> Nauticat 40 M/S, Pyxis, in Washington
>
>
>
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