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Warning: E-mail virus spreading (DHS investigating?)
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| 09/09/2010
| Jason Ryan
Posted on 09/09/2010 1:57:15 PM PDT by Rutles4Ever
"Here You Have" Virus Email spreading. DHS US-CERT Computer Emergency Readiness Team looking into issue. will issue bulletin.
TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: email; exploit; virus; vulnerability
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Upshot: Do not click on a .pdf link in an email with the subject heading "Here you have"
To: Rutles4Ever
I would never doubt the word of a Rutles fan. :)
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posted on
09/09/2010 1:58:49 PM PDT
by
Artemis Webb
(Barbour 2012)
To: Rutles4Ever
Yeah, everything from the teens on Twitter should be taken seriously.
People that cannot spell a complete word are always an authority.
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:01:11 PM PDT
by
humblegunner
(Pablo is very wily)
To: Rutles4Ever
I have heard this is one of the absolute worst. Clicking on the .pdf pops up a picture of Michelle Obama in a unitard, causing an almost immediate purging of all stomach contents.
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:02:23 PM PDT
by
Gabrial
(The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
To: humblegunner
It’s ABC News Jason Ryan’s twitter page.
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:04:02 PM PDT
by
Rutles4Ever
(Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna!)
To: Rutles4Ever
If DHS is investigating, probably will find some good reason to shut down the internet until about the middle of November....
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:04:07 PM PDT
by
NEMDF
To: humblegunner; All
There is a legitimate day 0 attack occurring which uses a highly complex attack embedded in pdf files. This is a threat to windows, linux, unix and mac OS’s. The emails were initially received by a small set of security testers which led them to believe this was a targeted attack.
The last I heard the only way to avoid it was to avoid clicking on infected pdf files. Best practice is to delete any pdf or graphic files received from people you do not know or trust.
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:04:40 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Gabrial
I got a lot of these at work today from internal e-mails here. It’s definately spreading.
To: Rutles4Ever
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:05:22 PM PDT
by
NeverEVERKerry
(I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
To: Gabrial
That would be bad for most of us, but maybe it was designed for people who have been drinking the koolaid.
10
posted on
09/09/2010 2:06:26 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
To: Rutles4Ever
I've been fighting a virus at work and home.
Web virus, malware antivirus crap.
I have now installed Faronics Deep-Freeze
To: NEMDF
Is it nicknamed the Obamaworm, Obamatrojan? Perfect October surprise in Sept. Shut down the internet and people will have to have their opinions formed by the compliant MSM tools. Just in time for the election Barry and the boys can get their ‘re-education’ plan implemented.
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:08:29 PM PDT
by
milwguy
To: Rutles4Ever
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:11:29 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
(Pester not the geek, for the electrons are his friends.)
To: Rutles4Ever
It’s ABC News Jason Ryan’s twitter page. Oh, well.. that settles it.
A media twit Twitted it.. conclusive!
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:11:32 PM PDT
by
humblegunner
(Pablo is very wily)
To: Rutles4Ever
It’s all over Jacksonville, FL. Definitely not a joke and it’s spreading like wildfire.
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:11:42 PM PDT
by
Dixie Pirate
(Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.)
To: driftdiver
DD, re post 7. Good advice.
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:13:56 PM PDT
by
Former Proud Canadian
(How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
To: Rutles4Ever
If you open an unknown attachment from an unknown sender my thought is you almost deserve getting a computer virus.
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:14:55 PM PDT
by
Domandred
(Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
To: Rutles4Ever; Revolting cat!
I hate being mailed pdfs anyway.
18
posted on
09/09/2010 2:16:01 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Barack attended the church of GD America for 20 years. He has NO room to speak out on religion.)
To: driftdiver
people you do not know or trust. Many of the exploits spoof the sender so they will look like the e-mail is from someone in your address book.
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:16:40 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
(Pester not the geek, for the electrons are his friends.)
To: Domandred
Viruses will try to launch from your “contacts list”, so even infected email for some viruses may appear to come from “friends”.
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posted on
09/09/2010 2:18:14 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Barack attended the church of GD America for 20 years. He has NO room to speak out on religion.)
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