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BlackIce does NOT replace anti-virus software:
http://www.networkice.com/Advice/Support/KB/q000004/default.htm
Here is the general URL for BlackIce FAQ's which I found useful to read:
http://www.networkice.com/Advice/Support/KB/default.htm
There are all sorts of port scanners (I get hit from all over the world)
out there looking for everything from open ports to trojans. The most
frequent hit I get though is my own ISP (Time Warner) scanning (they
say) for people illegally running servers.
Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Liu,Marshall,GLENDALE,Finance" <marshall.liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 11:12 AM
Subject: RE: - VIRUS ALERT!
> Guy & MS List:
>
> The PC I purchased included the McAfee's anti-virus program and I've
> activated the program to scan my internet traffic.
> Having said that, can anyone shed light on how effective McAfee's
anti-virus
> products are when compared to Conseal & BlackIce ?
>
> Is it an overkill to install either or both of those products ?
> Are there system issues with using all three simultaneously ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Thanks,
> Marshall M. Liu
> Senior Systems Analyst
> (818) 549 - 6269
> marshall.liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Guy Tann [SMTP:grt@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 1999 7:53 PM
> > To: Metastock
> > Subject: FW: - VIRUS ALERT!
> >
> > Don't know if this was posted since I haven't received anything from
the
> > list today. In case it was posted, I apoligize. It looks like a
> > different
> > one than the one from a day or two ago.
> >
> > Guy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-SysWorks-Techinfo-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-SysWorks-Techinfo-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> > Symantec
> > News Bulletins
> > Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 6:09 PM
> > To: SYSWORKS-TECHINFO-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: - VIRUS ALERT!
> >
> > The following is a copy of Norton AntiVirus Alert we sent
> > out earlier today December 3, 1999. It contains urgent virus
> > information that could be of interest to you.
> >
> > =============================================================
> > ** NORTON ANTIVIRUS EMERGENCY NEWS BULLETIN - VIRUS ALERT! **
> > =============================================================
> >
> > December 3, 1999
> > _____________________________
> >
> > WARNING! New Y2K virus spreads through email!
> >
> > W32.Mypics.Worm is a new, destructive Y2K worm virus. It comes into
> > your system as an email attachment disguised as a picture. The worm
> > propagates automatically on Windows 9x and Windows NT platforms and
> > has a destructive payload that triggers in the year 2000. It also
> > changes the Home page in Internet Explorer to a site containing
adult
> > content.
> >
> > *** THIS VIRUS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS!
> >
> > Do NOT open an email attachment named Pics4You.exe. ***
> >
> > To ensure that your system is protected against this new virus, you
> > must update your detection definitions.
> >
> > *** Monitor the site
> >
> > http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/vURL.cgi/nav23
> >
> > for notice when the virus definitions have been updated and for full
> > details on this destructive virus. ***
> >
> > W32/MYPICS.WORM Y2K VIRUS DESCRIPTION:
> >
> > * A new, destructive Y2K virus has been discovered that
disguises
> > itself as a Y2K problem. W32/Mypics.worm is a computer worm that is
> > received as an email attachment disguised as a picture.
> >
> > * Once it infects the host computer it attempts to send itself
> > using Microsoft Outlook to up to 50 people in the users' Microsoft
> > Outlook address book. It also changes the Home page in Internet
> > Explorer to a site containing adult content.
> >
> > * Additionally, on Jan.1, 2000, the worm will overwrite the
> > checksum data in the host computer's CMOS memory so when the system
> > is rebooted the user will think that there may be a Y2K related
> > problem with the computer's BIOS. Once the computer is restarted
the
> > virus will attempt to format the local hard drives and erase all
data.
> >
> > CHARACTERISTICS OF INFECTION:
> >
> > * W32/Mypics.worm arrives in an e-mail, with no subject line.
The
> > body of the message reads, "Here's some pictures for you!" The e-
> > mail message contains a "Pics4You.exe" attachment that is
> > approximately 34,304 bytes in size.
> >
> > * Once the user opens the attachment, the worm loads itself
into
> > memory and executes by sending out copies of itself attached to e-
> > mails addressed to up to 50 people in the users address list.
> >
> > * In addition, it modifies the system registry to load its
dropped
> > file "cbios.com" on system startup and also changes the user's home
> > page in Internet Explorer to
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/8279/index.html
> >
> > a site that contains some adult content.
> >
> > * On Jan. 1, 2000 or on any day during the year 2000, the worm
> > writes to the computers CMOS memory to invalidate the system
> > integrity or checksum data. The next time the system is rebooted,
the
> > user will be warned that the "CMOS checksum is invalid," making the
> > user believe that it is a Y2K problem, not a computer worm. After
> > validating the CMOS data the computer will continue to boot and if
> > the file 'cbios.com' is located in the root directory of the C
drive,
> > the virus will silently load itself and then completely reformat the
> > D: and C: local hard drives.
> >
> > VIRUS RATING:
> >
> > Medium/High Risk
> >
> >
> > RECCOMENDATIONS/PROTECTION:
> >
> > * Do not attempt to open the attached document.
> >
> > * Download new definitions set. This will be available late
> > December 3, 1999, through Symantec's LiveUpdate feature or from the
> > Symantec Web site at www.symantec.com/avcenter/download.html. Update
> > virus anti-virus software to ensure protection against both
variants.
> >
> >
> > ****
> >
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