Comments on: The Latest Rash of Virii http://elliottback.com/wp/the-latest-rash-of-virii/ Internet & Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:01:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JWK http://elliottback.com/wp/the-latest-rash-of-virii/#comment-1386 JWK Fri, 06 May 2005 06:50:31 +0000 /?p=789#comment-1386 So I probably shouldn't have opened all those .ZIPs to see what the mail headers and errors they told me I had, huh. So I probably shouldn’t have opened all those .ZIPs to see what the mail headers and errors they told me I had, huh.

]]> By: Elliott Back http://elliottback.com/wp/the-latest-rash-of-virii/#comment-1377 Elliott Back Thu, 05 May 2005 05:53:05 +0000 /?p=789#comment-1377 I do admit the original email was a little sparse... but their response assumes I don't know what I'm talking about. I dunno--as someone qualified to tell when a virus slips up and gives away where it's sitting, it just bugs me :-D I do admit the original email was a little sparse… but their response assumes I don’t know what I’m talking about. I dunno–as someone qualified to tell when a virus slips up and gives away where it’s sitting, it just bugs me :-D

]]> By: Dean http://elliottback.com/wp/the-latest-rash-of-virii/#comment-1376 Dean Thu, 05 May 2005 05:48:34 +0000 /?p=789#comment-1376 In all fairness, if that is all you sent them the first time, that's not much to go on. I work over at the HelpDesk (albeit on the Mac team), and *many* of the people I talk to really don't have any clue what they are doing. If you were to say something to the effect of "I just got this virus. It didn't affect my computer, but you should do something about it." The response would have been much better. CIT is aware of the problem and is working on updating the PureMessage filters to catch the virus. In the mean time, if people don't update their virus definitions (and many people don't), then the virus is going to continue to spread. There is nothing CIT can do about stupid people. In all fairness, if that is all you sent them the first time, that’s not much to go on. I work over at the HelpDesk (albeit on the Mac team), and *many* of the people I talk to really don’t have any clue what they are doing. If you were to say something to the effect of “I just got this virus. It didn’t affect my computer, but you should do something about it.” The response would have been much better. CIT is aware of the problem and is working on updating the PureMessage filters to catch the virus. In the mean time, if people don’t update their virus definitions (and many people don’t), then the virus is going to continue to spread. There is nothing CIT can do about stupid people.

]]> By: Elliott Back http://elliottback.com/wp/the-latest-rash-of-virii/#comment-1375 Elliott Back Thu, 05 May 2005 05:38:34 +0000 /?p=789#comment-1375 I got one sent from on campus that had the sender's IP in the headers and I emailed CIT. The exchange is amusing to me: <blockquote>This PC just sent me a virus: r253147107.resnet.cornell.edu</blockquote> CIT replied with: <blockquote>Thank you for emailing the Contact Center! I am writing in response to your message regarding a virus sent to you from a ResNet computer. Were you able to clean it off your computer? If you need any assistance with this, please call us and select option 2 to speak with a PC consultant. </blockquote> I replied: <blockquote>I said that a particular resnet user (r253147107.resnet.cornell.edu) sent me a virus via email: it doesn't follow that my computer was affected. Your response should be to deal with the source of the infection.</blockquote> Funny how they assume I'm a complete retard... I got one sent from on campus that had the sender’s IP in the headers and I emailed CIT. The exchange is amusing to me:

This PC just sent me a virus:
r253147107.resnet.cornell.edu

CIT replied with:

Thank you for emailing the Contact Center! I am writing in response to your message regarding a virus sent to you from a ResNet computer. Were you able to clean it off your computer? If you need any assistance with this, please call us and select option 2 to speak with a PC consultant.

I replied:

I said that a particular resnet user (r253147107.resnet.cornell.edu) sent me a virus via email: it doesn’t follow that my computer was affected. Your response should be to deal with the source of the infection.

Funny how they assume I’m a complete ******…

]]> By: Dean http://elliottback.com/wp/the-latest-rash-of-virii/#comment-1374 Dean Thu, 05 May 2005 04:46:10 +0000 /?p=789#comment-1374 This is the latest variant of Sober (Sober.O) that's been running around CU campus for a few days now. Updated Symantec definitions catch it. Cornell's PureMessage filters should be catching it shortly. This is the latest variant of Sober (Sober.O) that’s been running around CU campus for a few days now. Updated Symantec definitions catch it. Cornell’s PureMessage filters should be catching it shortly.

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