Re: Virus

2011-03-17 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Robert Schaitberger, Also auf meinen CDs/DVDs sind keine setup.exe Dateien vorhanden Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening Michelle Konzack -- # Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ## Development of Intranet and Embedded Systems with Debian GNU/Linu

Re: Virus

2011-03-17 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:03:28 +0100, Robert Schaitberger wrote: (please, avoid using html) > i want to install Debian testing > > Load down the iso Image (testing and live CD) >From what source? > and burn a CD, Did you check the md5 hash before and after burning? > put it in my Windows PC.

Re: Virus or what?

2010-07-06 Thread Dirk Neumann
On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 23:19:57 + lejkt lejkt wrote: > > now with more than 20 GB on the partition mounted on / > > I made the same installation, but after 2 days of use, i expected the same > problem, partition mounted on / become full and /etc/init.d/mysql: ERROR: The > partition with /va

Re: virus on linux?

2009-12-02 Thread Nuno Magalhães
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 01:33, Rob Owens wrote: > Don't forget about the *.desktop files that several desktop environments > use to launch programs from their deskop.  They can execute files > without the "x" permission set.  Although I think one of the major DE's > fixed that security hole (but I

Re: virus on linux?

2009-12-01 Thread Rob Owens
On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 08:12:22AM +, Avi Greenbury wrote: > abdelkader belahcene wrote: > > Hi, > > I am asking if there is a virus on my machine how to detect it. > > ClamAV[0] is the standard linux anti-virus scanner. For rootkit [1] > detection/fixing, look at chkrootkit[2] and rkhunter[3]

Re: virus on linux?

2009-12-01 Thread Allen
On Tuesday 01 December 2009 03:37:23 pm Alex Samad wrote: > Interestingly no one has mentioned selinux (or the suse equiv). You mean harden_suse ? It works great, and is probably one of the easier to use ones. And not only that, you can easily reverse it if something breaks after you've done it

Re: virus on linux?

2009-12-01 Thread Alex Samad
On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 06:45:18AM -0500, Allen wrote: > After all the help I've received on here I finally get to give some heh: > > On Tuesday 01 December 2009 02:54:47 am Juha Tuuna wrote: > > abdelkader belahcene wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I am asking if there is a virus on my machine how to detec

Re: virus on linux?

2009-12-01 Thread Allen
After all the help I've received on here I finally get to give some heh: On Tuesday 01 December 2009 02:54:47 am Juha Tuuna wrote: > abdelkader belahcene wrote: > > Hi, > > I am asking if there is a virus on my machine how to detect it. > > Try scanning with Clamav This is a good idea if you're w

Re: virus on linux?

2009-12-01 Thread Avi Greenbury
abdelkader belahcene wrote: > Hi, > I am asking if there is a virus on my machine how to detect it. ClamAV[0] is the standard linux anti-virus scanner. For rootkit [1] detection/fixing, look at chkrootkit[2] and rkhunter[3]. > the command ps aux gives all running processes, all really all? or >

Re: virus on linux?

2009-11-30 Thread Juha Tuuna
abdelkader belahcene wrote: > Hi, > I am asking if there is a virus on my machine how to detect it. Try scanning with Clamav > the command ps aux gives all running processes, all really all? or it > may be a hidden process running on background. There might be a hidden process using rootkit te

Re: {Virus?} Mail Delivery (failure sales@cyclades.com)

2004-12-08 Thread Sales Department
Dear Customer: This automatic response is to acknowledge that your message has been received by Cyclades. A sales representative will be contacting you shortly. If you don't receive a response in 48 hours, please let us know. Cyclades Sales -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit

Re: *** VIRUS ALERT *** Mail Delivery (failure contact@guitariff.net)

2004-09-06 Thread contact
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Répondeur automatique [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ceci est un répondeur automatique. L'email que vous venez d'envoyer à [EMAIL PROTECTED] n'a pas pu arriver à destination et ne sera donc pas traité. Merci de le faire transmettre à [EMAIL PROTECTED] Salutations. --

Re: {Virus?} Delivery (asa@tipro.org)

2004-06-24 Thread asa
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Address Changed (your email was not delivered) Scott Anderson has resigned his position as TIPRO's Executive Vice President. He may be contacted at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Martin Fleming is now serving as TIPRO's Interim Executive Vice President. Mr. Fleming may be reach

RE: VIRUS DETECTED! - Protected Mail System

2004-05-13 Thread contentfilter
Absender/Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff/Subject: Protected Mail System Datum/Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 19:50:43 +0800 Empfänger/Recipients: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nachrichten-ID/Message ID: T698b07521bac10df0fa3c [DEUTSCHER TEXT - SIEHE UNTEN] The message contained the virus Scenarios/Incoming - All

Re: *** VIRUS ALERT *** Re: Message Error

2004-05-01 Thread astroquick
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Re: *** VIRUS ALERT *** its me

2004-04-25 Thread webmaster
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: votre message a sebastien NICOLAS Bonjour, Ceci est un répondeur mail. L'adresse que vous tenter de joindre est bloquée à cause du spam et votre message ne sera pas lu. Pour me joindre par mail : http://www.psychologue.fr/contactmail.php Merci de votre compr

RE: VIRUS DETECTED! - Mail Delivery (failure ccasper@harmanbecker.com)

2004-04-01 Thread contentfilter
Absender/Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff/Subject: Mail Delivery (failure [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Datum/Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:00:33 +0200 Empfänger/Recipients: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nachrichten-ID/Message ID: T68b222602eac10df0f498 [DEUTSCHER TEXT - SIEHE UNTEN] The message contained the virus Scenar

Re: Virus bot bounces

2004-01-30 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 12:46:11PM +0100, Mark M wrote: | s. keeling schreef: | >Incoming from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: | > | >> e-mail Manager Notification ** | >> | >>As a security precaution this mail was blocked and discarded since it | > | >Grrr. Can we pass

Re: Virus bot bounces (Was: ALCATEL POLICY : your message has been refused)

2004-01-30 Thread Mark M
s. keeling schreef: Incoming from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: e-mail Manager Notification ** As a security precaution this mail was blocked and discarded since it Grrr. Can we pass a law that says all these virus checker programs have to insert an X-Virus-Bot:

Re: Virus from german Debian Mirror ?

2003-11-17 Thread Johann Spies
Hallo Joachim, > when installing a Debian today from CDs all seemed well until we > installed two additional packages using a mirror (zlib-dev and > jpeg-something). > We also updated the system using apt-get upgrade. Shortly after that > the system started to have problems. We identified the s

Re: Virus from german Debian Mirror ?

2003-11-15 Thread Paul William
email the debian ftpmaster. Find his email address on debian.org On Sat, 2003-11-15 at 12:28, Joachim Baumann wrote: > Hi, > > when installing a Debian today from CDs all seemed well until we > installed two additional packages using a mirror (zlib-dev and > jpeg-something). > We also updated t

Re: Virus-infected hosts list

2003-10-05 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 11:27:52AM -0600, Jacob Anawalt wrote: > So you're just keeping a list of problem IP's and accepting additional > traffic from them, or do they have to use another IP address to mail the > "Disinfected, thanks" email to? I fo

Re: Virus-infected hosts list

2003-10-04 Thread Jacob Anawalt
Paul Johnson wrote: [snip] Tommorrow someone else will be assigned those same IPs and you'll be blocking them even if they were never vulnerable to begin with. If it's a problem, they email me, and I pull the IP. So you're just keeping a list of problem IP's and accepting additional traf

Re: Virus-infected hosts list

2003-10-04 Thread Michael C.
In linux.debian.user, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 05:43:42AM -0400, Michael C. wrote: > > You realize of course that probably 60-70% are dynamic IPs. For example: > > > > 212.216.176.206 212.216.176.221

Re: Virus-infected hosts list

2003-10-04 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 11:19:56AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > > You realize of course that probably 60-70% are dynamic IPs. > > And why exactly are people sending mail from dynamic IPs rather than > using their ISP's smarthost or similar? I only se

Re: Virus-infected hosts list

2003-10-04 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 05:43:42AM -0400, Michael C. wrote: > You realize of course that probably 60-70% are dynamic IPs. For example: > > 212.216.176.206 212.216.176.221 212.216.176.222 212.216.176.223 > 212.216.176.224 212.227.126.251 > > Are probab

Re: Virus-infected hosts list

2003-10-04 Thread Colin Watson
On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 05:43:42AM -0400, Michael C. wrote: > In linux.debian.user, > Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've started a virus infected hosts list that is net-lsearchable. > > It's available at http://ursine.ca/~baloo/ and is updated when I get > > more virus infected ema

Re: Virus-infected hosts list

2003-10-04 Thread Michael C.
In linux.debian.user, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've started a virus infected hosts list that is net-lsearchable. > It's available at http://ursine.ca/~baloo/ and is updated when I get > more virus infected email or requests for removal. If I get a lot of > interest, I might ma

RE: {VIRUS?} Re: Wicked screensaver

2003-09-02 Thread gradteach
please resend email not recd >= Original Message From <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed >Warning: (document_all.pif). >Warning: Please read the "VirusWarning.txt" attachment(s) for more information. > >See the attached file for details S

Re: virus' on the list

2003-08-28 Thread jqdkf
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 09:02:21AM +0200, BUIRA Etienne wrote: > > > > As we use Debian, I don't think there is the need for any company to > > protect us. As far as I know, linux is immune to any virus, and that's > > the main reason why I don't want to install windows on my machine. > > WRONG

Re: virus' on the list

2003-08-27 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:31:39 +0900, Nick Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > * amg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030827 13:23]: > > > > While browsing my inbox, which I only do every several days, I > > notice messages from places such as "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" (this was >

Re: virus' on the list

2003-08-27 Thread Ashley Graham
> Welcome ;-) Thank you. > We do not have a security company protecting us. As a few people have > pointed out already, this is probably a case of a virus being sent > with a faked From header, and over-zealous anti-virus software. The question about the security company was a "what-if", I did

Re: virus' on the list

2003-08-27 Thread BUIRA Etienne
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 12:39:33PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (snip quote) > > As we use Debian, I don't think there is the need for any company to > protect us. As far as I know, linux is immune to any virus, and that's > the main reason why I don't want to install windows on my machine.

Re: virus' on the list

2003-08-27 Thread Ashley Graham
> ..something on the matter: ;-) > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ jwhois winram.com > [Querying whois.internic.net] > [Redirected to whois.dotster.com] > [Querying whois.dotster.com] > [whois.dotster.com] > > The data contained in the WHOIS database, while > believed by the company to be reliable, is pro

Re: virus' on the list

2003-08-27 Thread Pascal Hakim
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 12:20:55AM -0400, amg wrote: > Hello all, > > Being relatively new to the whole mailing-list scene I have a question > about the linux mailing-list scene actually (actually part of a mailing > list in my windows days). Welcome ;-) > While browsing my inbox, which I only

RE: virus' on the list

2003-08-27 Thread Joyce, Matthew
> As we use Debian, I don't think there is the need for any > company to protect us. As far as I know, linux is immune to > any virus, and that's > the main reason why I don't want to install windows on my machine. > -- > Zeng Nan > If this is your main reason, why not use windows with antivi

Re: virus' on the list

2003-08-27 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 00:20:55 -0400, amg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello all, > > Being relatively new to the whole mailing-list scene I have a question > about the linux mailing-list scene actually (actually part of a > mailing list in my windows days). > > W

Re: virus' on the list

2003-08-27 Thread Nick Hastings
* amg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030827 13:23]: > While browsing my inbox, which I only do every several days, I notice > messages from places such as "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" (this was recently, I > received (or it was sent?) it: 03.08.28). > > I am wondering what this is. Did someone send a virus/worm/wh

Re: virus' on the list

2003-08-27 Thread jqdkf
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 12:20:55AM -0400, amg wrote: > Hello all, > > Being relatively new to the whole mailing-list scene I have a question > about the linux mailing-list scene actually (actually part of a mailing > list in my windows days). > > While browsing my inbox, which I only do every se

Re: virus' on the list

2003-08-27 Thread Kevin Mark
this is my take: joe user has a windows computer he reads our list he has the lists email address in his address book he get the virus it reads his address book it sends the virus to everyone in his address book which includes email that fakes the 'from' address (from the list) the recipent of th

RE: virus (was: ssh tunneling)

2003-08-27 Thread Joyce, Matthew
>From OED online. [a. L. vrus slimy liquid, poison, offensive odour or taste. Hence also F., Sp., Pg. virus. In Lanfranc's Cirurgie (c 1400) 77 the word, explained as 'a thin venomy quitter', is merely taken over from the Latin text.] 1. Venom, such as is emitted by a poisonous animal. Als

Re: OT: Re: Virus found in the message

2003-08-21 Thread cr
On Thursday 21 August 2003 06:31, Pigeon wrote: > On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 06:57:22PM +1200, cr wrote: > > Is there a rash of viruses with spoofed origin lines all of a sudden? > > I had *120* emails in my other email account today (not the one I use on > > Debian), many of them were Re: Wicked Scre

Re: OT: Re: Virus found in the message

2003-08-20 Thread Pigeon
On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 06:57:22PM +1200, cr wrote: > Is there a rash of viruses with spoofed origin lines all of a sudden? > I had *120* emails in my other email account today (not the one I use on > Debian), many of them were Re: Wicked Screensaver. I thought they were all > spam but I gue

Re: OT: Re: Virus found in the message

2003-08-20 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Richard Kimber ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030820 15:26]: > On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:08:01 -0700 > Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Is there a rash of viruses with spoofed origin lines all of a sudden? > > > > > > I had *120* emails in my other email account today (not the one I use > > >

Re: OT: Re: Virus found in the message

2003-08-20 Thread Richard Kimber
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:08:01 -0700 Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is there a rash of viruses with spoofed origin lines all of a sudden? > > > > I had *120* emails in my other email account today (not the one I use > > on Debian), many of them were Re: Wicked Screensaver. I thought

Re: OT: Re: Virus found in the message

2003-08-20 Thread Steve Lamb
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:57:22 +1200 cr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a rash of viruses with spoofed origin lines all of a sudden? > I had *120* emails in my other email account today (not the one I use on > Debian), many of them were Re: Wicked Screensaver. I thought they were all > sp

OT: Re: Virus found in the message

2003-08-20 Thread cr
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 02:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Scanner: MailMonitor for SMTP v1.2.0 > > Problem description: > Email data: > MessageID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: > Subject: Re: Wicked screensaver > Scanning part [] > > Scanning pa

Re: Virus scanner

2002-12-31 Thread UnKnown
I have use uvscan for a wile and it works, rather haevy but do his job, you could try f-prot dough it's much lighter and there is a free version on the f-prot site. Cheers, rak On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 01:47:58PM -0500, Vivek Kumar wrote: > Hi, > > I need to install some virus scanner on

Re: Virus scanner

2002-12-30 Thread Raymond Gree
you can try CLAMAV http://clamav.elektrapro.com/ Ray Vivek Kumar wrote: Hi, I need to install some virus scanner on my linux boxes. Can you help me with the available products.. Thanks Vkumar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Co

Re: Virus scanner

2002-12-30 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Vivek Kumar wrote: > I need to install some virus scanner on my linux boxes. Can you help me > with the available products.. pick one-two-three from the list http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Mail/AntiVirus c ya alvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: virus from your address

2002-12-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Alan Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-12-08 00:03:35 +]: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; I believe you have not send this file > > intentionally. In this case please warn the personnes you could have > > infected. > Actually this e-mail is not originating from my domain but from > "Received: from mai

Re: virus from your address

2002-12-07 Thread Alan Chandler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 07 December 2002 11:00 pm, Olivier Esser wrote: > The following message (which I have received from your address) > contains a file which looks like a virus. I fear this kind of virus > is automatically opened by (some version of) Outlook e

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-23 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 01:39:32AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: > I keep a list of AV vendor email addresses handy which I forward all of > such misdirected list mails to. Figuring that if enough people do this, > the AV vendors will take pains that their customers set the products up > right. D

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-23 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Nov 22, 2002, Colin Watson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 06:49:13PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > Colin Watson writes: > > > They are of no significance. Viruses frequently forge the source address > > > of e-mails, and it's not uncommon for lists to be those forged a

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread Paul Johnson
On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 05:03:38PM -0800, Bill Moseley wrote: > This list allows non-subscribers to post, right? Why is that? In the spirit of being open to the community at large. I don't particularly see a problem with this, I'm willing to take the good with the bad. Though people really ne

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread Gerald Livingston
On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:31:30 -0800 Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 01:16 AM 11/22/02 +, Colin Watson wrote: > >On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 05:03:38PM -0800, Bill Moseley wrote: > >> This list allows non-subscribers to post, right? Why is that? > > > >If you've been around for a bit

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread John Hasler
Colin Watson writes: > It doesn't help that Klez and kin typically forge the envelope sender, > thus meaning that even correct systems end up appearing like incompetent > bunglers. I know that, and so should those who manage the virus scanners. That's why I'm calling them bunglers for sending not

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread Bill Moseley
At 01:16 AM 11/22/02 +, Colin Watson wrote: >On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 05:03:38PM -0800, Bill Moseley wrote: >> This list allows non-subscribers to post, right? Why is that? > >If you've been around for a bit, you'll have seen really quite frequent >posts from people saying "I can't handle the

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 05:03:38PM -0800, Bill Moseley wrote: > This list allows non-subscribers to post, right? Why is that? If you've been around for a bit, you'll have seen really quite frequent posts from people saying "I can't handle the volume of this list, so I'm not subscribed; please c

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 06:49:13PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Colin Watson writes: > > They are of no significance. Viruses frequently forge the source address > > of e-mails, and it's not uncommon for lists to be those forged addresses. > > It's irritating that the incompetent bunglers that mana

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread Bill Moseley
At 06:49 PM 11/21/02 -0600, John Hasler wrote: >Colin Watson writes: >> They are of no significance. Viruses frequently forge the source address >> of e-mails, and it's not uncommon for lists to be those forged addresses. > >It's irritating that the incompetent bunglers that manage these so-called

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread John Hasler
Colin Watson writes: > They are of no significance. Viruses frequently forge the source address > of e-mails, and it's not uncommon for lists to be those forged addresses. It's irritating that the incompetent bunglers that manage these so-called "virus scanners" allow them to send out these notice

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 12:15:55AM +, Pigeon wrote: > Forgive me if this is a fik question, but are these virus warnings of > any significance? They turn up every now and then, but I've never had > the list make my virus scanner scream. They are of no significance. Viruses frequently forge the

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread John Hasler
Pigeon writes: > Forgive me if this is a fik question, but are these virus warnings of any > significance? No. They are receiving Klez viruses with the mailing-list address forged in them and their buggy software is sending out those useless notices. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler

Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes

2002-11-21 Thread Pigeon
Forgive me if this is a fik question, but are these virus warnings of any significance? They turn up every now and then, but I've never had the list make my virus scanner scream. Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTE

Re: Virus scan again(sid)

2002-10-22 Thread Tom
I use RAV antivirus for *nix made by gecad software seems to work well http://www.gecadsoftware.com/page_rav_linuxmail.php had to pay for it but thats on the companies bill :) - Original Message - From: "Gerald Livingston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "debuser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednes

Re: virus killers?

2002-10-14 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
On Monday 14 October 2002 02:21, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > For example, lets > say that for some reason an exploit is found and it will take a few > hours or days to patch. Meanwhile, the signature of the exploit is > already known. In one case it requires someone to write a patch to > resolve t

Re: virus killers?

2002-10-14 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 17:43:46 +0930 Tom Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have not done the numbers, but a cost/benefit analysis would surely > show that, if everyone installed virus checkers on their *nix boxen, > the aggregate time taken scanning for viruses must be thousands of > times the ag

Re: virus killers?

2002-10-14 Thread ben
On Sunday 13 October 2002 01:44 pm, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote: [snip] > > So, what role does the definitions play for a well-patched and well > maintained system, other than identifying that something is going on? Are > there unpatchable, intrinsic design flaws that could be exploited by > viruses? If

Re: virus killers?

2002-10-14 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, "Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 10:22:08PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: > > > Had my message consisted solely of "Nope." that would have been bad > > advice. But, in fairness, I did mention that there are other steps to > > take in order to secure a d

Re: virus killers?

2002-10-13 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 10:44:47PM +0200, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote: > I have to admit that I've had a different view of the whole virus thing. I've > used that view frequently when I rant about how bad windoze is, so if I'm > totally off here, I would be nice to be told so by friends...: > > I me

Re: virus killers?

2002-10-13 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
On Saturday 12 October 2002 21:35, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 10:22:08PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: > > Had my message consisted solely of "Nope." that would have been bad > > advice. But, in fairness, I did mention that there are other steps to > > take in order to secure

Re: virus killers?

2002-10-11 Thread Mike Dresser
On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A second question: I know debian has a command to search the system for finding >keywords in packages, > a kind of inventory. I thought it was part of the apt-get command, but can't find it >there. Any idea. apt-cache search keyword -- To UNSUB

Re: Virus and file /proc/kcore

2002-09-04 Thread bob
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I did a virus scan with clamscan and then f-prot. Clamscan notified > me of one virus: V801 in file /proc/kcore. Going to this file it is > VERY large (in fact takes up the majority of my partition). I can't > seem to rm or shred this file. f-prot called it a W32

Re: VIRUS WARNING

2002-01-31 Thread dman
On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 03:13:07PM -0800, Bruce Burhans wrote: | My Norton Anti-Virus program identified 2 viruses in the message | from erich (check spelling- I dumped it in a hurry) @ debian.org | The subject is a phrase that repeats over and over | with no breaks It's

Re: Virus ?

2002-01-06 Thread shyamk @ eth . net
But , for at least 2 months after the dual-boot installation .. the E: and F: did show up.They did the vanishing act only after my friend (who I said can be trusted) did his. Thanks and Regards, Shyam Stan & Julie Rock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > Personally I think its something else. Its se

Re: Virus incident

2001-11-26 Thread Keith G. Murphy
Brian Nelson wrote: > > > Besides, isn't this the debian-user mailing list, for discussions > among debian users? > Hmmm, I'm right now using a mailer that is not running on Debian. Yet, I am a Debian user. I'm not even a newbie. How can this be? Open your mind to the possibilities...

Re: Virus incident

2001-11-26 Thread Keith G. Murphy
Johann Spies wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 04:04:36PM -0600, DvB wrote: > > God, I wish "YODA" would stop sending this crap :-( > > If you wish to address God about this issue, I don't think the list is > the right place to do it. > That would be 'debian-devel'. ;-)

Re: Virus incident

2001-11-25 Thread John Lord
Hi Brian , On 23-Nov-01, you wrote: > So you're saying newbie questions are appropriate... Of course they are, weren't you a newbie once? or were you born a genius? ;-P > But no one wants to read newbie questions. So why are they > appropriate if no one wants to read them? So now you are the

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-24 Thread Cam Ellison
* Brian Nelson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > "nate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Karsten M. Self said: > > > > > > If that's the one I think it was, it's the researcher at a major > > > university who found himself frustrated at trying to get > > > unsubscribed from debian-user, which he an

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-24 Thread Brian Nelson
"nate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Karsten M. Self said: > > > > If that's the one I think it was, it's the researcher at a major > > university who found himself frustrated at trying to get > > unsubscribed from debian-user, which he announced loudly and > > widely. I don't think he'll do that

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-24 Thread Brian Nelson
n't you mean: response to message - Original Message - From: Karsten M. Self To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 1:54 AM Subject: Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident) > entire message God, that shit makes me violent. If I ever find the guy at MS who thought

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-24 Thread Brian Nelson
"nate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > which reminds me..anyone seen ethan benson ? he used to > participate a lot on debian-user..haven't seen any posts > from him since ive started posting again. He's been on debian-devel recently, packing some heat... -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-24 Thread Craig Dickson
nate wrote: > which reminds me..anyone seen ethan benson ? he used to > participate a lot on debian-user..haven't seen any posts > from him since ive started posting again. He shows up on debian-security now and again. Craig

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-24 Thread nate
Karsten M. Self said: > > If that's the one I think it was, it's the researcher at a major > university who found himself frustrated at trying to get > unsubscribed from debian-user, which he announced loudly and > widely. I don't think he'll do that again. Note that I posted > both on list and o

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-24 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 10:19:11PM -0800, nate ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Gary Turner said: > > On Fri, 23 Nov 2001 17:07:22 -0800, you wrote: > > > >> > > > > Karsten, you obviously have too much time on your hands. For which > > I am eternally grateful. > > > karsten isn't entirely innocent

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-24 Thread nate
nate said: > Gary Turner said: >> On Fri, 23 Nov 2001 17:07:22 -0800, you wrote: >> >>> >> >> Karsten, you obviously have too much time on your hands. For >> which I am eternally grateful. > > > karsten isn't entirely innocent himself..i remember pretty > clearly he was quite involved in a flame

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-24 Thread nate
Gary Turner said: > On Fri, 23 Nov 2001 17:07:22 -0800, you wrote: > >> > > Karsten, you obviously have too much time on your hands. For which > I am eternally grateful. karsten isn't entirely innocent himself..i remember pretty clearly he was quite involved in a flame war about a year or maybe

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-23 Thread Gary Turner
On Fri, 23 Nov 2001 17:07:22 -0800, you wrote: > Karsten, you obviously have too much time on your hands. For which I am eternally grateful. gt Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-23 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 03:30:24PM -0800, ben ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > in light of recent responses relative to exclusionary notions, vis-a-vis > the elitism of debian, i would like to draw attention to the primary > reason of my own personal choice of debian. i choose debian because i > believ

Re: Virus incident

2001-11-23 Thread Quietman
On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 08:36:21PM -0800, Brian Nelson wrote: > But no one wants to read newbie questions. So why are they > appropriate if no one wants to read them? Why wouldn't you want to read newbie question? How are the newbies going to learn to if they can't ask someone with more knowledge

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-23 Thread Quietman
On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 09:12:19PM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: > There are a number of skills which help in tackling this stuff. Basic > intelligence and a willingness to learn help a lot. I try not to be > unintentionally rude, or intentionally rude without a reason. But an > ability to take

Re: ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-23 Thread Richard Seymour,,,
Karsten M. Self wrote: Here's my line, usually given offlist: Post your request in an open, coeherent, and legible manner. That (That would be "coherent", right?) means grammar, spelling, using that pesky shift key (but not the one labled SHIFT LOCK), and attending to issues lik

Re: Virus incident

2001-11-23 Thread Nigel Pauli
On Friday 23 November 2001 04:37, Gary Turner wrote: > I use Agent Forte on an M$ machine. My Linux box is not online yet > because I don't yet have a second NIC, nor do I understand IP masking > or a lot of other things. I have asked questions recently in this > forum. They were, I believe, 'de

Re: Virus incident

2001-11-23 Thread Aniartia
On Friday 23 November 2001 04:36, Brian Nelson wrote: > Craig Dickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Yes, and newbies are also users, so their questions are appropriate in > > this forum. > > So you're saying newbie questions are appropriate... Very much so! > But no one wants to read newbie

Re: Virus incident

2001-11-23 Thread Linda Laubenheimer
Brian Nelson wrote: > [snip] > Although I'm almost done trolling, I just have to comment on this: [snip] Now that it is clear to all what you are... *plonk* Linda -- Linda J Laubenheimer UNIX Geek, Bibliophile and Iconoclast http://www.modusvarious.net/ -

Re: Virus incident

2001-11-23 Thread john
Brian Nelson wrote: > Craig Dickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Brian Nelson wrote: > > > > > Debian isn't about holding newbies' hands. > > > > What do you want them to use, Red Hat? Heaven forbid. > > > > > There isn't a mailing list dedicated to newbies > > > installing debian. The info

ObElitist (was Re: Virus incident)

2001-11-22 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 09:37:59AM +1100, John Griffiths ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >My point wasn't that people who use a .*Microsoft email client are > >"lesser beings" because they can't make Debian work; I mean that they > >most likely aren't trying hard enough. Debian isn't about holding >

Re: Virus incident

2001-11-22 Thread Paul E Condon
I am a newbie to Debian. One of the things I look forward to is receiving intelligent polite answers to my stupid newbie questions. I have experienced newbie-only lists on other distributions. They are depressing. Thanks to all you experienced Debian users who are welcoming and helpful. Paul ai

Re: Virus incident

2001-11-22 Thread DvB
Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Robert L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hmm, when did this become an elitist, better than you mailing list? Is this > > debian-users or debian-I-am-God-worship-me? > > Is this debian-user, or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian's always > been eliti

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