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A virus is like a chemical weapon. A computer is like a country that
harbors terrorists who use chemical weapons. Microsoft is like a country
that not only harbors terrorists but feeds them and propagates them around
the world. Ask why is Microsoft always late in detecting the viruses and
their softwares' vulnerability to them. Ask why is it we citizens, the
subjects of virus terrorism are always the ones to find these viruses first.
Not suggesting the US should navigate a B2 bomber to MSFT headquarters, but
a Special Forces contingent might wake them up. Ask why, with the most
sophisticated compute power and brain power, MSFT hasn't delt with soft
terrism more effectively years ago. Are there terrorists working there or
what? Same goes for Yahoo for harboring and propagating terrorist viruses.
Go get em Mark.
bobr
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Brown" <markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 5:50 AM
Subject: Re: Virus emanation handled quickly by Mark Brown
> Hello Roy,
>
> RJ> FWIW, I had 2 reply emails (Trader2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) from omega list
archive sent
> RJ> to me yesterday that were in response to messages that I had responded
to over
> RJ> 2 years ago. Both were in infected with some worm virus.
>
> let me apologize for the emails that were sent out yesterday infected
> with a virus. the reason the emails were two years old is that, i
> have an old win 98 machine that i installed on my network so i could
> dig around on the hard drive for some files i thought i needed. that
> machine has microsoft's mail program outlook on it.
>
> while i was on the network i opened a web browser to a site that
> informed me i needed to upgrade. so after i checked the browser was
> kinda old and so i did upgrade from microsoft's web site. it was the
> version 5.5 ie explorer. after the upgrade it had to reboot when it
> re booted the hard drive started churning. then the outgoing mail box
> popped up for outlook. i immediately ran around and unplugged the box
> from the network.
>
> i checked and it send about 50 emails, 30 of those were returned to my
> mail server (which i run my own) that is on another machine on the
> network. i have non conclusions other than i got the virus from the
> microsoft 5.5 and or web security upgraded package(s) i downloaded
> from them. the virus was born when i re booted the machine.
>
> since i have gone in the registry and eliminated all outlook entries
> completely. it will send no more mail period, and for those who
> slipped thru i apologize.
>
> to anyone i would recommend "the bat" email client at
> http://www.ritlabs.com .it's a great mail program and not susceptible
> to all these viruses. i can not understand what the deal is with
> microsoft in there quest to integrate web services into their
> operating systems, they have opened up control of the os to hackers.
>
>
> ps i think we can see 700 on the sp and maybe mid 400's where it all
> began.
>
>
> --
>
> Have a Great Day, Mark
>
> http://www.markbrown.com
>
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