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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 3:59 pm
Post subject: What antivirus? NOD32 didn't protect me.
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Just had a rude awakening with NOD32 - didn't protect against the sdbot
worm/ircbot ES trojan infection I just had and left a back door wide open
for abuse.
Also, I feel that virus information and fixes on the website isn't really
helpful at all.
What to do?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:52 pm
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"Chris Berry" <christoforos.TakeThisOut@Notmail.com> wrote in news:cbrt31$d5o$03$1
@news.t-online.com:
> Just had a rude awakening with NOD32 - didn't protect against the sdbot
> worm/ircbot ES trojan infection I just had and left a back door wide
open
> for abuse.
> Also, I feel that virus information and fixes on the website isn't
really
> helpful at all.
> What to do?
> cb
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You know I had one Trojan that made it to my machine with NOD32 running
on the machine. It never saw it. That's until I was doing a Baseline with
BlackIce which reads all executable file types basically reading all
files on the machine, and then NOD32 detected the Trojan, which I didn't
deal with it at that point.
Then I sat NOD32 to do deep scans and scan all file types and NOD32 found
the Trojan.
I have been running that way with NOD32 from that point forward.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:52 pm
Post subject: Re: What antivirus? NOD32 didn't protect me. [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Chris Berry" <christoforos.DeleteThis@Notmail.com> wrote in news:cbrt31$d5o$03$1
@news.t-online.com:
> Just had a rude awakening with NOD32 - didn't protect against the sdbot
> worm/ircbot ES trojan infection I just had and left a back door wide
open
> for abuse.
> Also, I feel that virus information and fixes on the website isn't
really
> helpful at all.
> What to do?
> cb
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You know I had one Trojan that made it to my machine with NOD32 running
on the machine. It never saw it. That's until I was doing a Baseline with
BlackIce which reads all executable file types basically reading all
files on the machine, and then NOD32 detected the Trojan, which I didn't
deal with it at that point.
Then I sat NOD32 to do deep scans and scan all file types and NOD32 found
the Trojan.
I have been running that way with NOD32 from that point forward.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:56 pm
Post subject: Re: What antivirus? NOD32 didn't protect me. [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:59:41 +0200, "Chris Berry"
<christoforos.DeleteThis@Notmail.com> wrote:
>Just had a rude awakening with NOD32 - didn't protect against the sdbot
>worm/ircbot ES trojan infection I just had and left a back door wide open
>for abuse.
>Also, I feel that virus information and fixes on the website isn't really
>helpful at all.
>What to do?
>cb
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I use AVG7 Pro and love it. Small install and system footprint, fast,
powerful and detected lots of viruses >> Stay informed about: What antivirus? NOD32 didn't protect me. |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:36 pm
Post subject: Re: What antivirus? NOD32 didn't protect me. [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Chris Berry" <christoforos.TakeThisOut@Notmail.com> wrote in
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news:cbrt31$d5o$03$1@news.t-online.com
>> Just had a rude awakening with NOD32 - didn't
protect against the
>> sdbot worm/ircbot ES trojan infection I just had and
left a back
>> door wide open for abuse.
>> Also, I feel that virus information and fixes on the
website isn't
>> really helpful at all.
>> What to do?
>> cb
No AV program is perfect, and every single one will
have misses, some more than others. It all depends on
whether you update frequently enough, if/when the av
vendor hears about the virus and can offer a fix, and
myriad other things.
One of the last reviews I saw gave a 99% rating to
Norton and someone else I can't recall right now -
maybe someone could repost that page. But someone else
might get thjat 99% figure in the next review. Just
stick with the major players is best, IMO.
At any rate, if you're one of the first to get hit,
it's almost sure your AV won't see it, no matter who
you use. It's statistics and luck.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:43 pm
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In article <cbrt31$d5o$03$1@news.t-online.com>, Chris Berry says...
> Just had a rude awakening with NOD32 - didn't protect against the sdbot
> worm/ircbot ES trojan infection I just had and left a back door wide open
> for abuse.
> Also, I feel that virus information and fixes on the website isn't really
> helpful at all.
> What to do?
> cb
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X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409
At a guess, stop using IE/OE. Seen this weeks latest malware? A nice
popup window which installs some malware that logs your online banking
session.
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Conor
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:42 pm
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What email client do you recommend?
"Conor" <conor.turton.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b4cefeaf5861acb98971f@news.claranews.com...
: In article <cbrt31$d5o$03$1@news.t-online.com>, Chris Berry says...
: > Just had a rude awakening with NOD32 - didn't protect against the sdbot
: > worm/ircbot ES trojan infection I just had and left a back door wide
open
: > for abuse.
: > Also, I feel that virus information and fixes on the website isn't
really
: > helpful at all.
: > What to do?
: > cb
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: >
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: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409
: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409
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: At a guess, stop using IE/OE. Seen this weeks latest malware? A nice
: popup window which installs some malware that logs your online banking
: session.
:
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: Conor
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: Dumb as a box of rocks... >> Stay informed about: What antivirus? NOD32 didn't protect me. |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:42 pm
Post subject: Re: What antivirus? NOD32 didn't protect me. [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:42:28 GMT, "Bob S." <bsnoma RemoveThis @msn.com> wrote:
>What email client do you recommend?
Check out Mozilla'sThunderbird. I am using it as a primary/backup for
I. E.right now and it looks very good. It also has a great logo .
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>"Conor" <conor.turton RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:MPG.1b4cefeaf5861acb98971f@news.claranews.com...
>: In article <cbrt31$d5o$03$1@news.t-online.com>, Chris Berry says...
>: > Just had a rude awakening with NOD32 - didn't protect against the sdbot
>: > worm/ircbot ES trojan infection I just had and left a back door wide
>open
>: > for abuse.
>: > Also, I feel that virus information and fixes on the website isn't
>really
>: > helpful at all.
>: > What to do?
>: > cb
>: >
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>: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409
>: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409
>:
>: At a guess, stop using IE/OE. Seen this weeks latest malware? A nice
>: popup window which installs some malware that logs your online banking
>: session.
>:
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>: --
>: Conor
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>: Dumb as a box of rocks...
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:17 pm
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:19 pm
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 10:53 pm
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 12:57 am
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In article <d8b6e0l4l4rc5jqeql6csf1lo1d0dkggim.RemoveThis@4ax.com>, Richard L
Gabriel says...
> On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:42:28 GMT, "Bob S." <bsnoma.RemoveThis@msn.com> wrote:
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> >What email client do you recommend?
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> Check out Mozilla'sThunderbird. I am using it as a primary/backup for
> I. E.right now and it looks very good. It also has a great logo .
Seconded. Also look at Pegasus and Eudora. The main thing though is to
use something other than IE for web browsing. When CERT start issuing
statements telling people to use anything other than IE then its
serious.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:23 am
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"Chris Berry" <christoforos RemoveThis @Notmail.com> wrote in message
news:cbrt31$d5o$03$1@news.t-online.com...
> Just had a rude awakening with NOD32 - didn't protect against the sdbot
> worm/ircbot ES trojan infection I just had and left a back door wide open
> for abuse.
> Also, I feel that virus information and fixes on the website isn't really
> helpful at all.
> What to do?
> cb
Thanks guys. NOD32 were quite responsive to my queries and I submitted
copies of the infected files.
Today's latest update cleans the files which is good and I'm told that the
new heuristics will take care of similar attacks in 2 months time.
As far as changing my OE/IE combination, I like a simple system and having
not had a single infection apart from this one in over 5 years, I must be
doing something right to keep things clean.
Correction... I have had machines infected but there's nothing you can do
with a clean install and a virus scanner that needs an internet update.
typically, by the time these machines are fully protected, they've been
exposed for a good 5 mins and that's all it takes.
I can't understand why BBS access for updating windows and virus scan
software isn't more prevalent because that would prevent these
vulnerabilities.
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 2:08 pm
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On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 11:23:14 +0200, "Chris Berry"
<christoforos.RemoveThis@Notmail.com> wrote:
>Thanks guys. NOD32 were quite responsive to my queries and I submitted
>copies of the infected files.
>Today's latest update cleans the files which is good and I'm told that the
>new heuristics will take care of similar attacks in 2 months time.
ESET is very good to promise things. They have also promised scan for
outgoing mail for ages now. So don't be too optimistic about those 2
months.
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 2:08 pm
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