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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: dead head on June 12, 2004, 05:38:54 PM

Title: encrypted document
Post by: dead head on June 12, 2004, 05:38:54 PM

has anybody got any attached file from the fishing with rod team?I reseved  two?both had virises  how would the hackers do this?

Title: Re:encrypted document
Post by: otto on June 12, 2004, 06:16:22 PM

not me. (i run a highly modifed version of LINUX.......all downloads get filtered and examined through 3 different security programs and a massive firewall/portsniffer.)

Title: Re:encrypted document
Post by: dead head on June 12, 2004, 06:57:50 PM

I just have norton antivirus

Title: Re:encrypted document
Post by: otto on June 12, 2004, 07:02:30 PM

try to upgrade it to the most recent one, and install a firewall. also if your not expecting a file form FWR team, do not open it if you get one. i made that mistake once when i used to  run Windows 2000 Technical Edition....

Title: Re:encrypted document
Post by: leadbelly on June 12, 2004, 07:02:36 PM

its happend before,a virus gets into the server and then someones email  account and mailing list,and then duplicates itself onward,this is how it spreads itself,disguised as a recognizable sender.

Title: Re:encrypted document
Post by: DaN ThE MaN on June 13, 2004, 12:47:06 AM

otto wat firewall do u use??/

Title: Re:encrypted document
Post by: DragonSpeed on June 13, 2004, 01:35:22 AM

Someone has the fishingwithrod in their email address book, as well as yours.  The virus picks one as the "from" address, and the other as the "to" address.  Nothing to do with the server.  Everything to do with an infected member.  ::)

Title: Re:encrypted document
Post by: otto on June 13, 2004, 01:32:49 PM

if you purge out your email address list (delete all), re-boot, and then add them back, this can often get rid of this problem....