On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:40:23 +0100, hummingbird wrote in <g5gkko.lg.1
@localhost.127.0.0.1>:
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> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:45:26 -0400 'Beauregard T. Shagnasty'
> wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:
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> >hummingbird wrote:
> ><snippage>
> >["trojan.systemposer"]
> >> Anyway, I noticed what was happening at the time and shut down
> >> the browser and ADSL connection within about 10secs.
> >>
> >> I found 7-8 small programs on my system and wrapped them in
> >> a zipfile for safety (later sent to SuperAntiSpyware guys for
> >> analysis).
> >>
> >> I then spent 2-3 hours running every piece of anti-malware s/w
> >> I have, including several root kit programs. All came up clear.
> >>
> >> Since then, I've seen no abnormal activity on my system using
> >> packet sniffers and monitoring ports etc. My guess is that I
> >> killed it before it had hardly got started doing its evil work.
> >
> >Maybe you got lucky. Maybe it wasn't activated by its owner prior to
> >your shutting off your connection.
> >
> >You do have a router and firewall, correct?
>
> s/w firewall = yes, router = no.
>
> A router is for my next system in a few months.
>
> >>> Sure, almost everyone uses Windows. And the hackers love it because
> >>> of all the holes in it. ;-)
> >>
> >> When I build my next system, I hope to install a version of *nix as
> >> well as XP-Pro-SP3, probably using VMPC.
> >
> >Try Ubuntu. You can also install it from within Windows using Wubi. For
> >testing and playing. I wouldn't recommend using any virtual machine for
> >a working installation, though.
>
> Yep ok. Ubuntu is currently top of my list :-)
> We have one or two folks here on ACF who know about that and
> there's always the other groups WHEN (not if) I get stuck ;-)
>
> Thanks for the suggestion...
>

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