Apr 24, 2004 01:22 pm really oughta think about getting a firewall one of these days...
Be wary, new internet worm in the wild...
Posted on Apr 24, 2004 09:12 am
dbmasters
Administrator Since: Apr 03, 2002
A new worm is spreading around the internet you should be aware of. Go to the Windows Update site and download the latest critical updates. In addition, if you have a firewall (and you should) make sure you have port 443 locked down from incoming requests. Port 443 is the port SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is generally transmitted on, which is what secure connections for things such as online stores and such.
This is a credible and dangerous threat regarding Microsoft Security Update MS04-011
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Apr 24, 2004 01:22 pm really oughta think about getting a firewall one of these days...
Apr 24, 2004 02:00 pm looks cool, but kinda aimed at corporations from what i read there...overkill for me d'ya think?
ive jst had avg find a loada stuff which i coulda done without, so i oughta get something
time for an antivirus forum perhaps? :-)
Apr 24, 2004 02:02 pm actually, scrub that, the free one looks good to me..
Apr 24, 2004 02:11 pm oh, yeah, I shoulda mentioned their free one, sorry. It's a very cool, easy to use firewall, and rated as one of the best for home users. I used it before I installed my hardware firewall.
Virus, spyware, malward and other sorts of scumware from loser people like CoolWebSearch and others are starting to get bad these days...thanks to good folks like Mike and his staff at spywarewareinfo.com we have a place to go to get help with this kind of crap.
Apr 25, 2004 06:44 am this is a good app, this firewall. still cant get avg to get shot of this trojan downloading virus thing ive picked up though...
Apr 25, 2004 07:12 am Well, then yougo to spywareinfo.com and search for a file called "CWShredder.exe" (search their forums, they'll be links) cuz it's not really a virus as much as a spyware install...
Apr 25, 2004 07:21 am oh no, it wasnt that one, it was something else. took three virus scans, but got shot of it in the end.
mornin' by the way
Apr 29, 2004 09:55 pm Flame, just to let you know. I use sygates freee app and it catches stuff nicely that gets by my hardware firewall.
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