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I've saw some people fall for this one. I recieved this in myemail today. Some idiot sent me what supposed to be a W32.Klez.E removal tool from symantec, which in reality is the virii itself. Jokes on them though. I have Linux so no infection. Ha.. Ha.. on them. :D
Have a look at the work of a n00b 5kr1pt kiDDi3..........
Why dont people just use Eudora or Postie etc? They will never learn...
That is within the Virus, P2P.
The W32.Klez.E virus has pretty good camo features in it's code. Actually if I was you I would have a close look at the email header, I am pretty sure it doesn't even come from the person listed as sender. I have had many variants of that email sent to me and most of the time it was never from the "sender" in the email.
That was actualy one of the first things I did. It came though two relays and originated at Shaw Cable in Canada.......... Some poor infected Win32 user is sending it out to all their buddies in their email addy book.Quote:
Originally posted here by Scorp666
Actually if I was you I would have a close look at the email header, I am pretty sure it doesn't even come from the person listed as sender.
Kiddies never learn. Point Blank!
Intresting... Thats sad how some people might send you a "tool" to get rid of the virus and it will actually be the virus. That can't be good because people might not trust emails with software to kill a virus.
No one should ever trust a "virus removal tool" they get through e-mail. No reputable company distributes their products through e-mail.Quote:
Originally posted here by JRoc
Intresting... Thats sad how some people might send you a "tool" to get rid of the virus and it will actually be the virus. That can't be good because people might not trust emails with software to kill a virus.
Yeah, I can see why tux can be very useful. I am very happy with the new distro I got Mandrake-Linux , and makes a very nice transition from Windows to a Unix-like enviroment. Granted I still have a lot to learn, but is very nice not to have to worry about buying anti-virus, which seems to plague only Windows platforms.
Question though, I hear Linux is suseptible to "root kits." Are root kits the same as a trojan, and if so, are they launched as often as trojans and how do you protect yourself from such things? I have only seen bits and pieces here and there at best.
BTW, {P²P}Apocalypse, your desktop theme looks really cool. Where did you get it?
http://www.kde-look.orgQuote:
Originally posted here by alittlebitnumb
BTW, {P²P}Apocalypse, your desktop theme looks really cool. Where did you get it?
It's a compiltation of parts from several different themes. To run the icon theme I have though. You'll have to update your KDE package to 3.0.
Thanks :)
I am a norton antivirus user and thank goodness it has caught every one of that virus sent to me. elkgrin
Hi alittlebitnumb,
I got this theme from the link that P2P posted. It's called "snowball." How do you like it? It says KDE 3 on the picture but I'm running it under KDE 2.2.2. Check it out.
thank god that linux was created cause i mean if you think about it , theres really nothing better i mean you cant beat the whole "free" part of the os plus its a true multitask and multiuser OS. Its not some stupid 16bit system with a 32bit patch. plus theres no worries bout virues, granted you have the fear of being hacked but you still had that worry with windoze. nice post guys
Dorktower: Not to mention that whenever some strange bug happens, as it invariably does, the only solution is to ask everyone you know and watch them give vague answers which don't really solve your problem because the problem itself is so specific to your particular distribution and install setup. That and some distros come with VI being the only editor on there. That's just evil to newbies.
(GNU/Linux) + (New Users Who Are Technically Competent In General Who Would Like To Learn) + (Minor Bugs) = (Major Frustration And Hideously Sharp Learning Curve Of Doom Which Throws Off Otherwise Intelligent People Who Are Not OCD-Sufferers.)^2
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And Yes, I even tried LRs-Linux / LFS (Linux From Scratch), except it plunged my keyboard configuration into something european so that I was unable to type many common characters and some letters were reversed too. And attempts to change the key config gave errors too. And in order to fix it, I have to change my key config...
<Just venting accumulated annoyances with Mandrake (which won't consistently recognize that any packages are already installed or are not... and yes I used rpm --updatedb) and LRs-Linux (See Above.)>
Sounds to me like someone has a case of Linux overdose....Perhaps he should leave it alone for a week or so and come back with a clear head?