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Re: Wide spread DSV
From: Byron Copeland <nodialtone () comcast net>
Date: 16 Jan 2005 19:00:37 -0500
LMAO! Good done. On Sun, 2005-01-16 at 18:17, RandallM wrote:
Problem: Down Syndrome Virus (DSV) Affected devices: Various web, internet, intranet and PC's. Severity: DOA (Denial of Access). Author: Ima Notserious Warnings: Elevated Fix: At present no available fixes. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Overview: Many users have been reporting various sites to be "down". This has a wide spread effect and can be found across the internet and intranets. The DSV has even been reported to effect PC's and other devices :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Details: Internet/Intranet: When user clicks on links or types in addresses browsers hesitate then display 404 messages. PC's: When power buttons are used to start PC, expected operating systems fail to load with various failed messages. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Reason for Elevated Warnings: The DSV was elevated do to the infection spreading to a PC. A researcher found this after visiting one of the reported "down" sites. After reboot of PC, the PC failed to load. The site in question was Amazon.COM. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Fix: At present researchers are conducting various tests to find out how the DSV infects, the mechanism used to spread and what if any fixes are available. It has been reported that the possible spread is thru port 25. At present some service providers have begun to test this by blocking the port. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Work around: Do not visit any sites on internet or intranets. Do not turn PC's off if you have recently visited any sites on the Web. Advisory by: WorldWideWatchers.Inc Copyright (c) 2004 WWW.Inc _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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