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- ISPs asked to help clean up Sober worm
- ISPs asked to help clean up Sober wormthey should send 2 CDs to help themA linux distribution, and an AOL cd.Seriously a typical windows user may not even know he is infected. They should have blocked network access completely when infected systems' traffic started suspicious activity, then tell the...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Sober worm, Internet, Internet Service Provider, America Online Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-01-09
- Sober worm stalls MSN, Hotmail
- Sober worm stalls MSN, HotmailHahaha Are you kidding me, you trust MSFT with your data?Anyone tired of being a glutton for punishment yet? if you depend on Microsoft to run your PC, serve your email and protect your data, then you deserve all that is coming to you, or...
- Tags: E-mail providers, MSN, MSN Hotmail, e-mail, Google Gmail, Microsoft Corp., Sober worm
- Discussion threads 2005-12-02
- Sober worm impersonates high-tech cops
- Sober worm impersonates high-tech copsWhy Haven't They Used WhiteHouse.gov Yet?Lord knows, they've spoofed almost every other web address looking for "authenticity"...Just exactly......WHAT constitutes an "illegal" web site anyway?That cracked me up too.I also found it amusing that I was getting the same e-mail from both the CIA and the FBI....
- Tags: Sober worm, Lord
- Discussion threads 2005-11-30
- Sober worm offshoot trades on Paris Hilton, FBI
- Worm variant flares up in the wild, playing on lure of heiress and fear of Fed snooping, but is coming under control. There is no Easter Bunny, and that's not a real Paris Hilton video in your e-mail box. Nor is the FBI likely to be e-mailing you to...
- Tags: Antivirus, FBI, Hilton Hotels Corp., Worm, Sober Worm, Antivirus Company, E-mail, Federal Government, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Government, John Borland
- News items 2005-11-22
- Sober worm offshoot trades on Paris Hilton, FBI
- Sober worm offshoot trades on Paris Hilton, FBIPoor Paris strikes again!!!Well Jezumuboob! This poor girl has become a hooker in every sense: she's even a digital one now! How far away is Paris ever from a scene which somehow includes lewdness, kinkiness, or sluttiness? She has been burned into the...
- Tags: Federal government, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, FBI, worm, virus, e-mail, CIA, SOBER WORM OFFSHOOT, Sober worm, Hilton Hotels Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-11-22
- Sober worm offshoot lurks behind class photo
- Sober worm offshoot lurks behind class photo*sigh* ... same old, "same old"Fot those of you who haven't figured it out by now, I'll tell you:A file with the extension '.exe' is NOT a picture. Nor will a jpg usually ever come in a '.zip' file (it is ALREADY compressed.Learn...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, ONLY WIndows, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., SOBER WORM OFFSHOOT, computer science, worm, e-mail, Sober worm
- Discussion threads 2005-10-06
- Sober worm hits new heights
- Sober worm hits new heightsGosh, about this here:[i]"The worm turned off Symantec's antivirus protection and Microsoft's Windows XP firewall on infected machines."[/i]Such a thing has NEVER happened to one of my Linux or FreeBSD boxes. All you MS shills care to guess why?Neither do Imy boxes aren't infected neither,...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Outlook, Cyberthreats, Linux, Microsoft Windows, flaw, Sober worm
- Discussion threads 2005-05-09
- Sober worm makes a comeback
- Sober worm makes a comebackAAAH IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS.......THAT I LOVE BEING A Mac user!!!!!HA!I FOOKIN LOVE IT!Serious Question ya'll. Really I mean, it I got a serious questionHas this worm got more variations than any others from the past? Also has anyone seen if it or one...
- Tags: Linux, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Sober worm, virus, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-05-06
- Sober worm is in 79% of all infected e-mails
- Antivirus company Sophos claims the Sober worm now accounts for one in every 22 emails. The mass-mailing worm, which has been reported in 40 countries after first appearing on Monday, now accounts for 79% of all viruses the company is seeing.
- Tags: Viruses and worms, Sober worm, e-mail
- Blog posts 2005-05-04
- Sober worm is in 79% of all infected e-mails
- Antivirus company Sophos claims the Sober worm now accounts for one in every 22 emails. The mass-mailing worm, which has been reported in 40 countries after first appearing on Monday, now accounts for 79% of all viruses the company is seeing.
- Tags: Viruses and worms, Sober worm, e-mail
- Blog posts 2005-05-04
- Sober worm spreads like wildfire
- Sober worm spreads like wildfireThese headlines will continue.And you sheep have brought it upon yourselves.And Ford just teamed up with Gates for a crashproof car.. can you even imagine? The only thing I see happening is a crash.. TWICE.http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-05-01-microsoft-cars_x.htmI thought E-Mail viruses were a thing of the past.Didn't ZDNet...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Patches, virus, security, e-mail virus, Microsoft Corp., Sober worm
- Discussion threads 2005-05-03
- Sober worm variant makes the rounds
- Sober worm variant makes the roundsClam AVLooks like Clam AV has their signatures updated to catch this. Freshclam to the rescue!3 steps to avoid this . . .1) Use an antivirus with an email scanner, and keep it updated.2) Use spam filtering software.3) Never open attachments!It's not that difficult ....
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, e-mail, operating system, Sober worm
- Discussion threads 2005-05-03
- Sober worm makes a comeback
- Sober worm makes a comebackThank Goodness For Thunderbird And LinuxHmm..only affects Microsuck systems?Who'da thunk it?I love opening unknown zip file attachments though!I also enjoy playing Russian Roulette with a bullet in every chamber. You'd have to be just that brain dead to open those files. But my AV...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, virus, Linux, Microsoft Windows, worm, Sober worm
- Discussion threads 2005-04-19
- Sober worm variant shimmies
- New version of mass-mailing worm promises German speakers pictures of a naked go-go dancer seeking employment. A new version of the Sober mass-mailing worm was discovered Friday as it quickly spread through Europe and into the United States. Tech security companies gave it a midlevel threat...
- Tags: Security Company, Graham Cluley, Worm, Sober Worm, Photograph, Virus, English, Sober.i, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Dan Ilett
- News items 2004-11-19
- Sober worm variant shimmies
- Sober worm variant shimmiesWell that explains it!Americans English speaking folks aren't as interested in sex because we are to busy working 12-18 hour days 6 days a week to pay taxes. Sorry a little disgruntled this morning...What Operating Systems Does It Affect Again?Oh yeah....NOT LINUX!!!Microsoft Sucks.Idiotic Ballmer Quote Of The...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Linux, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Operating systems, e-mail, SpyBot, operating system, virus, Microsoft Windows, Steve Ballmer, trojan horse, Sober worm
- Discussion threads 2004-11-19
Additional Resources
- McAfee Avert Stinger 10.0.1.624 (Windows)
- Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally signed DAT files,...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows, Stinger
- Software downloads 2009-07-06
- Experts: Sober time bomb's under control
- Experts: Sober time bomb's under controlWell, I didn't download attachments on November......but just to be safe even though I didn't open the attachment containing Sober worm, will blocking the URLs by hosts file work?:127.0.0.1 http://people.freenet.de/gixcihnm/127.0.0.1 http://people.freenet.de/tobtrfjabzw/127.0.0.1 http://people.freenet.de/utzmfucaau/127.0.0.1 http://people.freenet.de/phyibrpkcpl/127.0.0.1 http://people.freenet.de/lhxrdryo/127.0.0.1 http://people.freenet.de/yediykdq/127.0.0.1 http://people.freenet.de/bjjhdkybpyaj/127.0.0.1 http://scifi.pages.at/agzytvfbybn/127.0.0.1 http://home.pages.at/bdalczxpctcb/127.0.0.1 http://free.pages.at/ftvuefbumebug/127.0.0.1 http://home.arcor.de/ijdsqkkxuwp/127.0.0.1 http://home.arcor.de/ldhdytdu/127.0.0.1 http://home.arcor.de/wdqodvdhwwese/127.0.0.1 http://home.arcor.de/frweemrecuvw/127.0.0.1 http://home.arcor.de/nulmjznomnt/127.0.0.1 http://people.freenet.de/mookflolfctm/127.0.0.1...
- Tags: Sober Time
- Discussion threads 2006-01-04
- The real issue: Wikipedia can be better
- The real issue: Wikipedia can be betterThe difference between Wikipedia and Britannica...Mr. Ratcliffe makes an excellent point about Wikipedia needing some transparancy. At the end of the day though, I will never trust Wikipedia. Why? Let me give some examples of where Wikipedia falls short compared to a traditional reference...
- Tags: Wiki, encyclopedia, Wikipedia
- Discussion threads 2006-01-03
- Worm traps alleged child porn offender
- Worm traps alleged child porn offenderIs Sober starting 2 weeks earlyI thought that the Son of Sober, a squel to Sober, would not hit my machine until january 5, 2006.What a moron! LMAO...Excuse me, but last I knew, police did not send emails to advise that you are under...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, child pornography, Nothing, worm
- Discussion threads 2005-12-20
- The next Sober virus attack
- CNET Senior Editor Robert Vamosi explains how and when the Sober virus is expected to strike again and what you can do to protect yourself against this mass-mailing worm.
- Tags: Sober virus
- Whiteboards 2005-12-14
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