Theos-Talk Archives (November 2001 Message tt00353)

Steve:

I don't know what the PPS extension is all about. The Norton Internet
Security program is on all the time, monitoring everything that comes
in, and that goes out. When something that is a virus comes in over
the modem, it immediately flashes a special screen, and freezes
everything till I tell the program what to do. I just tell it to
delete the incoming message.

I am usually on the Inet for less than 1/2 hour each day, and when I
get on, the program contacts Norton, and gets all the virus signatures
& data that is new since I was on the last time, and it installs that
in the program, so I am always up to date.

For this latest one, I don't know how they got my name. I am not sure
whether it came in from the addresses from one of the lists that I am
on, or if it is just random.

I thought it best to send the details to the individuals, and to the
lists that I am on. Many on the lists are computer aware, but some of
them are new, and some of my friends are pretty hazy on the workings
of these things.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Stubbs <stevestubbs@yahoo.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Virus Alert*****


> Dennis:
>
> Thus far the hackers can only putviruses on your
> machine through ATTACHMENTS. You are therefore right
> to scan all attachments and not to download ANYTHING
> from an unknown source with an .EXE or .PPS extension
> even if Norton says it is OK.
>
> Steve
>
> --- Dennis Kier <dennw3k@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Virus Alert****
> >
> > Norton's Antivirus just stopped a virus as I was
> > downloading this
> > package.
> >
> > It was from "_harbans_singh48",
> > Subject ex Wednesday
> >
> > and the virus was in an attachment to the message,
> > and titled
> > "RMSKA.EXE"
> >
> > I deleted it, and deleted the entire message. I
> > recommend that you do
> > the same.