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What my virus program is telling me I have is
thehedgieden@hotmail [1]. com->(morphine)
cmdrun.exe ->(Morphine)
The first one is just my own hotmail address with [1] and ->(morphine) added to it
I am totally illiterate when it comes to this stuff.
Just wondering - wtf would you guys be fighting about on a board about hedgehogs??
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Just wondering - wtf would you guys be fighting about on a board about hedgehogs??
hahahahha
Good point Jareds411!!
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MLF
I think you have this little **** until he/she gets bored with you.
You're best bet now is to make your genuine users less of a target so that he will move on.
He is probably using a poxy so you won't be able to tell where he is coming from and therefore you will not be able to block him by IP without cutting off a large proportion of your user base.
The first thing you can do is get the message out that there is a threat on the board.
If the users are aware there is a threat then they can start to take action.
Give out the steps they should take. Give out the links to the free antivirus and firewall. Tell them to go away and get their machines patched up.
The viruses this ***** are sending out are not unknown and they will be picked up by UP TO DATE antivirus. Give them the name of the virus and a link to Norton.com so they can look up the removal instructions and download the tools if need be.
I know your users are not experts (far from it probably) but they are going to have to learn now.
Being ignorant of what is going is not going to stop the viruses.
You possible have several issues going on with this guy sending out viruses to average users probably with out of date or no AV and these guy are becoming infected and spreading the bug around other users.
Can the registration of thh board be changed prevent registration email addresses to ISP emails only? No hotmail/yahoo etc? This maybe isn't possible I don't know your system.
Can you assign extra mods to shut this guy down quicker?
What about putting out a message to report incidents involving this to a specific email address, probably a hotmail account for that one so the **** doesn't have a good target?
Are there a lot of postings regarding this *****? Is it possible to try to calm this down a bit? The more posting about it the more attention this guy gets and the more likely he is to hang around.
Unless you can your users to take some actions to help themselves they are just going to continue to get shafted.
Greetings,
A small word of advice,this is a huge forum..and your thread's picking up on popularity,50 replies or so w00t lol
Dont let yourself get confused by all the suggestions.As admin/mod,you have to lay down basic security measures even though your forum doesnt deal with computers or security.Why?because now you have someone who DOES know a little bit about computers and to beat him..you have to understand from where he's coming at. Just stick to the basics:
1. Post stickies everywhere:It might make a few people panicky,but trust me,security by obscurity isn't the best way to go about a situation like this.You want your members to be on their toes,not caught unawares.
2. Make everyone download the latest AVs and their definitions..I dont care if they're saying they already have,if they had..they wouldnt be in this mess..the problem you're having is NOT a virus writer by any means.
3. Do the same with firewalls.. Zonealarm(www.zonelabs.com) or Sygate (www.sygate.com) are good places to start.
4. Off the top of my head,also make everyone check for trojans.. get TDS3 (http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=download)
make everyone run scans and then see if you turn up anything.
5. Dont panic?you're starting to sound really worried,which is fair considering what you've been going through,but keeping a cool head goes a long way.
Above all,remember..we can only give advice to you..we're all basically shooting in the dark,you give us symptoms,we can give you probable causes,there're a lot of members here who've already started helping you who're very good at that..but in the end you're going to have to make this work.
Cheers
As a first :
Please post back that you ARE implementing SOME of the measures suggested .........
Until you show that you ARE heeding advice FREELY given, then it is highly likely that it is all you will be receiving from now on in.Quote:
Criticism and sarcasm are of no help and frankly I am surprised that you would resort to that.
Although I cannot see how you call 'it' criticism / sarcasm ............. I call it assistance :p
So, I say again :
Spread the word; and you WILL be suprised just how much of this sh1te can be stopped.
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also from a quote in this thread ?
It WAS late when I posted [UK] and YES I :drink:
I also study till 03:00 most days, and am up to start work at 06:00.
So if you think I was out of order, go see the padre for a TS slip .........
as stated, this is a HUGE forum, and you are getting a lot of advice / suggestions for free, from people all over the world, and [suprisingly] they are fairly consistent in their prognosis ........................
SECURE YOUR SYSTEMS :)
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No Tiger~, it's not your slip
TS = tuff ****
I'm in PHX at the moment, and on a free terminal until I can check into my hotel room and use my machine.
I will be updating the "Welcome" letter, sending a letter to all registered users, and posting on the "News & Information" area about everyone updating their Virus & Firewall protection.
I will also discuss with the owner of the forum regarding changing some of the USer Requirements, e.g.: no @yahoo/gmail/hotmail accounts. That may not fly, as i even use 3 gmail's (my primary is Starband).
Lastly, I think I will consider offering Mod status to a couple of my more reliable members. This has grown beyond what 3 people can manage.
Sigh,
Sandra (who want's to be home to deal withthis not at a hotel)
When you consider offering Mod status to your "more reliable" members, also consider their computer skills not just their Hedgehog skills (what the heck is a hedgehog anyways? I think we call the gophers in the frozen north :D ). Having someone as a Mod who also has some strong computer/network/Internet skills will go a long way in keeping your board safe.Quote:
Originally posted here by Tindala
I'm in PHX at the moment, and on a free terminal until I can check into my hotel room and use my machine.
I will be updating the "Welcome" letter, sending a letter to all registered users, and posting on the "News & Information" area about everyone updating their Virus & Firewall protection.
I will also discuss with the owner of the forum regarding changing some of the USer Requirements, e.g.: no @yahoo/gmail/hotmail accounts. That may not fly, as i even use 3 gmail's (my primary is Starband).
Lastly, I think I will consider offering Mod status to a couple of my more reliable members. This has grown beyond what 3 people can manage.
Sigh,
Sandra (who want's to be home to deal withthis not at a hotel)
Keep in touch Sandra, people here can and will help you.
Cheers:
PS: I hate hotels too..... :rolleyes:
For DjM's edification:
A hedgehog is a cute spiney little creature that's a chunk larger than a rat but with a much cuter face.
Bear with me tiger, I am posting from my pub, with a few pints down the hatch and using my blackberry (this keyboard is hard enough without the beers).Quote:
Originally posted here by Tiger Shark
For DjM's edification:
A hedgehog is a cute spiney little creature that's a chunk larger than a rat but with a much cuter face.
Anyways, what you discribed still sounds like a gopher only with gel in its fur/hair
Can you eat them?