Re: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Kaz Kylheku
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Robert Pendell wrote: > Right. Windows actually stole certain things from UNIX. Example: The > system32\drivers\etc folder is taken directly from UNIX. There are > certain others stolen from UNIX too but I can't remember what. ``Stolen'' is a big word. Microsoft has as muc

Re: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Andrew DeFaria
Robert Pendell wrote: Yes. That is true. Microsoft is showing some changes though for the future. For example. Even in Windows XP, LAN connections are firewalled by default. SP2 will enable the firewall by default and include a security center. The firewall is more robust giving the user a bit

Re: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Michael Uman
ntivirus. > > Ah duh! That's still Outlook! > > > Its coming from someone on [EMAIL PROTECTED] And [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > So what?!? You do realize that email addresses can easily be forged > don't you? > > > I'm not affected by this virus. I just scanne

Re: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Robert Pendell
utlook! > > > Its coming from someone on [EMAIL PROTECTED] And [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > So what?!? You do realize that email addresses can easily be forged > don't you? > > > I'm not affected by this virus. I just scanned my computer, and netsky > > worm is

Re: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Andrew DeFaria
don't you? I'm not affected by this virus. I just scanned my computer, and netsky worm is not there, nor is any other virus. Then you are lucky. If I say Outlook and Outlook Express are known to help proliferate virii and worms that does not necessarily translate to "anybody w

Re: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Christopher Faylor
Ok. Let's stop talking about this now. It was a temporary glitch. Hoping that would be obvious given the amount of spam/viruses that actually makes it through here is probably way too much to ask. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://c

RE: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Robert McNulty Junior
It's not Ourlook or Ourlook Express. I use outlook xp with a firewall and an antivirus. Its coming from someone on [EMAIL PROTECTED] And [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm not affected by this virus. I just scanned my computer, and netsky worm is not there, nor is any other virus. Linux is being hit

Re: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Andrew DeFaria
Chris Taylor wrote: On Wed, June 30, 2004 7:47 pm, Andrew DeFaria said: phil wrote: can whoever maintains this list ensure that virus definitions are up to date. I have had 3 and as I write 5 instances of the above. be on guard How about switching to something other than the virus propagating MS

Re: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Chris Taylor
On Wed, June 30, 2004 7:47 pm, Andrew DeFaria said: > phil wrote: > >> can whoever maintains this list ensure that virus definitions are up to >> date. >> >> I have had 3 and as I write 5 instances of the above. >> >> >> be on guard > > How about switching to something other than the virus pr

Re: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Andrew DeFaria
phil wrote: can whoever maintains this list ensure that virus definitions are up to date. I have had 3 and as I write 5 instances of the above. be on guard How about switching to something other than the virus propagating MS software (i.e. Outlook and Outlook Express)? -- There cannot be a crisi

Re: Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, phil wrote: > can whoever maintains this list ensure that virus definitions are up to > date. > > I have had 3 and as I write 5 instances of the above. > > be on guard > Regards > Phil Phil, There are spam/virus filters, and there are messages with spoofed e-mail addresses t

Netsky worm

2004-06-30 Thread phil
can whoever maintains this list ensure that virus definitions are up to date. I have had 3 and as I write 5 instances of the above. be on guard Regards Phil -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentatio