From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 30 17:08:31 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D483716A4CE for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:08:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from makeworld.com (makeworld.com [12.15.124.245]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3423043FA3 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:08:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from evrtwa1-ar12-4-46-162-188.evrtwa1.dsl-verizon.net (evrtwa1-ar12-4-46-162-188.evrtwa1.dsl-verizon.net [4.46.162.188]) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E93DE96; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:09:43 -0600 (CST) From: Chris To: Jason Goddard , freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:08:35 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <200311301649.21713.jasongoddard@charter.net> In-Reply-To: <200311301649.21713.jasongoddard@charter.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200311301908.35671.racerx@makeworld.com> Subject: Re: ALERT!!!!!! Someone on this mailing list is infected with a virus!!!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 01:08:32 -0000 On Sunday 30 November 2003 06:49 pm, Jason Goddard wrote: > I am wishing to alert everyone that someone on this mailing list > > is running a Windows system infected with the Virus I-WORM.SWEN > > who ever you are please get your system cleaned before you > > continue infecting other less fortunates. > > your virus only infects windows systems...so I am not affected by it... > > and there is no reason to be embarassed either... > > just check out your system at Trend Micro=B4s Housecall site for free... > > this was just a heads up to anyone using Windows to veiw this list... > > > Sincerely, > > Jason Goddard Jason, The sad fact of the matter is simply this - a large percentage of the user= =20 base (not this list of course) really could care less if they are infected.= =20 From time to time I frequent an IRC newbie help channel on an IRC network = to=20 lend help. You would not believe the amount of users that either don't know= ,=20 or could care less if they are backdoored, infected, hacked - you name it. Most of the time these same users are the ones that come running and=20 complaining that they lost a channel password, nick password, or even files= =20 from their PC.=20 I will agree, Trend is a good place for newbies to go get the PC scanned, = and=20 even a nice package to buy and install. But you will continue to get this i= f=20 users just don't care enough to protect themselves. If they can't do that - what makes you think they are going to heed your=20 words and help protect yours. =20 In the end, it's up to us to protect ourselves. The lists offer some=20 protection, but they just can't do it all. =2D-=20 Best regards, Chris ______________________________________________________________________ PGP Fingerprint =3D D976 2575 D0B4 E4B0 45CC AA09 0F93 FF80 C01B C363 PGP Mail encouraged / preferred - keys available on common key servers ______________________________________________________________________ 01010010011000010110001101100101011100100101100000000000