Trojan
Wed Jan 28 15:38:08 CST 2004
OOOHHH...revelatory!
>-----Original Message-----
>Trojan warrior writes:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have come to realise I have a Trojan on board...can't=20
>>get rid of it.Now I find,when scanning for updates,I am=20
>>given the repeated roll-up,over and over again.
>>
>>I am tired,it is 2.58am.I need to be up in the morning=20
>as=20
>>I am in the middle of organising an airlift.
>>
>>I am appealing to the writers of this Trojan to please=20
>>tell me how to remove it.
>>
>>There are people suffering in this world and your=20
>selfish=20
>>actions are catastrophic.Forget your egos for a=20
>moment,if=20
>>my computer is inoperable,or compromised,I cannot=20
>>possibly arrange to send anything by air.
>>
>>I have no idea what you think you are=20
>>acheiving.Please,show some consideration.You are not=20
the=20
>>folk heroes you seem to believe you are.
>>
>>=A3185 that I will be forced to pay Microsoft to get your=20
>>nasty programme off my computer,means =A3185 less to feed=20
>>and clothe the children of the Sitara orphanage.
>>
>>=A3185 that would perhaps have been spent on Obstetrics=20
>>equippment for a Hospital in Lahore.
>>
>>Thank You.
>>
> I'd be very surprised if whomever wrote the Trojan=20
>that is infecting your machine reads this newsgroup. I=20
>would also be very surprised if this was the only time=20
>that your computer was infected - infection is an=20
ongoing=20
>hazard in today's world.=20
> There are practices that can minimize your risk:
>1) Put up a firewall (ZoneAlarm offers one free),=20
>2) Keep your machine current on critical patches
>
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
>3) Keep your browser security set to the highest level=20
>that will still allow you to do what you need to online,=20
>4) Choose hard to guess passwords,=20
>5) Don't open attachments you don't recognize and trust,=20
>6) Use antivirus software and keep it updated (do=20
>frequent full scans),=20
>7) Learn about the strategies social engineers use to=20
>trick people into running their malware,=20
>8) Get antispyware such as Adaware
>
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>(its free) and be sure to check it for updates and run=20
>scans frequently.
> There are thousands of infections out there, and=20
>noone reading your message has any way to know which one=20
>you are infected with. As noted, you need to run an=20
>antivirus scan (for example the free program Housecall)
>
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
>and choose to delete any infections found. If none are=20
>found, run Adaware (updated) and delete any infections=20
>found.=20
> I assume that you have donations of supplies and=20
>funds to assist you in your charitable efforts. Please=20
>consider appealing to your sponsors for the donation of=20
>computer expertise, on call to help you out in=20
situations=20
>such as you have experienced. I am sure that there are=20
>many people who would be honored to help. Good luck.
>
>-Sarah
>Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...=20
>well, I have others.
>Groucho Marx
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