Sasser Worm Spreads Through Internet
Can You Really Get Too Much Of A Good Thing?
E-Mail Virus - The Beagle E-mail Worm Hunts Unsuspecting Internet Users
Introducing New Business Bundles From Gallatin River
Will Microsoft Still Support Windows 98?
Great Sites To Check Out This Month
Short Tutorial - Taking Carbon Copied Names Out Of E-Mail Messages
The Sasser worm was detected the first weekend of May. The worm has already infected, by some estimates, over one million PCs running on Microsoft Windows 2000, NT and XP operating systems.
Unlike most previous Internet outbreaks, Sasser infects vulnerable PCs without any action by the user like opening attachments, allowing it to spread very quickly.
Home users would likely first notice an infection if their computer mysteriously rebooted or their Internet connection slowed dramatically.
Click here for more information for detecting and removing this worm from your computer.
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You may have heard about the recent outbreak and subsequent spread of an e-mail worm that shows coming from the recipient's ISP (Internet Service Provider). The name of this worm is "Beagle" but it has a multiple of variants which work in a similar manner.
In addition, the Beagle worm is a type of "Trojan horse." A Trojan horse worm contains a message that promises one thing but actually does something else. Here's how the Beagle worm works:
1) The e-mailed Beagle worm shows-up in a user's inbox. Although the sender of the e-mail containing the worm was actually an infected computer, the sender's e-mail address is spoofed to show it as coming from the recipient's ISP, not the actual sender. One of the following words are utilized within the arriving e-mail address:
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*administration
*management
*noreply
*staff
*support
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*Warning about your e-mail account
*E-mail technical support message
*Notify about using the e-mail account
*E-mail account utilization warning
*Some of our clients complained about the spam (negative e-mail content) outgoing from your e-mail account. Probably, you have been infected by a proxy-relay trojan server. In order to keep your computer safe, follow the instruction
Please, read the attached for further details.
In order to read the attached, you have to use the following password:56538.
*Our anti-virus software has detected a large amount of viruses outgoing from your e-mail account. You may use our free anti-virus tool to clean-up your computer software.
For further details see the attached.
Attached file is protected with the password for security reasons. Password is 1601.
*We warn you about some attacks on your e-mail account. Your computer may contain viruses. In order to keep your computer and e-mail account safe, please follow the instructions.
Please, read the attached for further details.
For security purposes, the attached file is password protected. Password is "81235".
4) The messages are spread when the user opens the accompanying attachment (usually an ".exe" file). The worm infects the recipient's computer, grabs the e-mail addresses from his/her address book and then sends the worm to these addresses. The "from" addresses are spoofed to show the sender as the recipient's ISP, not the e-mail address of the infected computer. Needless to say, it's a very clever trick and lots of people around the globe have fallen for it.
Remember, receiving an e-mail attachment from a trusted friend or a reliable source may not necessarily mean they were the actual senders of the message and attachment. Also, the ultimate responsibility of protecting your computer against worms and viruses lies with you. Many viruses and worms not only spread via e-mail, but also through the sharing of files when using floppy disks, zip disks, CDs and networks, as well as when downloading software from the Internet. We encourage each of our users to install and utilize virus scanning software, to update this software on a regular basis, and to scan all incoming e-mail attachments before opening them, even if the attachment shows coming from a reliable source - - like your own Internet Service Provider!
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Question: I still use Microsoft Windows 98 for my computer's operating software. I heard that Microsoft does not support Windows 98 any longer. Is this true?
Answer: Microsoft's support of Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition was scheduled to end on January 16, 2003. (Microsoft offers a minimum of five years of "mainstream support" from the date of a product's general availability.) However, the company has extended its support of these products through June 30, 2006. Microsoft will continue to provide information pertaining to critical issues (including security updates) that affect these operating systems.
For more information about Microsoft's announced extension of support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium, go to: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;LifeAn1
For critical security update information for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition, go to: http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
To read about security bulletins from Microsoft that affect your operating system (Windows 98 and others) go to: http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/
To find the free online self-help area of Microsoft, go to: http://support.microsoft.com/
The Complete List Of Phobias
http://Phobialist.com/ - Chances are pretty good that most people have
some sort of a phobia (fear of something). Some degree of the fear of
heights (Acrophobia), of needles (Aichmophobia), of speaking in public
(Glossophobia), or of darkness (Nyctophobia) are pretty common. Medical
professionals have also identified some less prevalent phobias including
the fear of poetry (Metrophobia), the fear of bicycles (Cyclophobia), the
fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth (Arachibutyrophobia),
the fear of the number 13 (Triskadekaphobia), the fear of otters
(Lutraphobia) and the fear of your mother-in-law (Pentheraphobia). Okay,
maybe the last one isn't so uncommon. Check out this site for a list of over
500 identified phobias.
Test Fly A Jet Engine From Your Computer
http://geae.com/education/engines101/ - Have you ever looked out the passenger
window of a commercial airliner and wondered how in the world the big object you
are sitting in can get off the ground? The Transportation Division of the General
Electric Company (the largest manufacturer of jet engines worldwide) has developed
a very intriguing site explaining how jet engines work. It provides short, easy
lessons on "Jet Propulsion 101" and "Build A Jet Engine." The "Test Fly A Jet Engine"
section allows you to move the throttle of a simulated jet engine to see how thrust,
engine speed and temperature changes. Hang on! (You'll need to have the QuickTime
plug-in on your browser.)
Shrek 2 Movie Released This Month
http://Shrek2.com - Shrek is a big, ugly, green, smelly ogre who found the love of
his life (Princess Fiona) in the original Shrek movie. The adventures continue this
month with the theatrical release of Dreamworks' Shrek 2. The cast (voices) include
Mike Myers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona), Antonio
Banderas (Puss-in-Boots), and Julie Andrews (Fiona's Mother, the Queen). The site
provides some neat sound effects, cool games, and some really fun, free Shrek-themed
e-cards you can send to your friends.
39th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
http://acmcountry.com/awards_show.htm - Reba
McEntire will host the 39th Annual
Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, May 26th, live from Las Vegas. Your
favorite country stars have been nominated including Alan Jackson (eight nominations),
Brooks & Dunn and Toby Keith (five nominations each), Jimmy Buffett and Martina
McBride (four each), Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley (three each), and Tim McGraw,
Montgomery Gentry and Randy Travis (two each). Other nominations include Shania
Twain, Terri Clark, Alabama, and many more. For pictures and summaries from last
year's event, as well as the inside scoop on this year's show, head to the Academy's
official site.
Summer Games In Athens
http://athens2004.com/athens2004/ - The Olympic Games, to be hosted by Athens,
Greece, are just around the corner. Over 10,000 athletes and 5,500 team officials
from 201 nations are expected to participate. Over 21,000 members of the media (yes,
two media people for every one athlete) will also be in attendance. Twenty-eight
sports will be represented in 38 venues with a total of 301 medal ceremonies
occurring from August 13th - August 29th. Check out this site for daily press releases as well
as information on tickets, accommodations, transportation, schedule of events,
pictures, stories, and more.
Are you looking for a simple way to remove long recipient lists from messages you want to forward to others? These are the e-mails that have been forwarded many times over or have been carbon copied to dozens of people by a single sender. There's a simple method for "cleaning-up" messages like these and it's good Internet etiquette to do so.
In Outlook Express, follow these simple steps:
1) Highlight the text of the e-mail message (not including the list of all of the carbon copied e-mail addresses) you'd like to send to your friends and then copy it. This can be done by using the keyboard command CTRL + "C". (You can also use a handy right click short cut to copy. Just right click on the selected text and choose "Copy" from the drop-down menu.)
2) To create a new e-mail message, click your cursor arrow on the "Create Mail" button. Paste the original copied text in to the new message window by using the keyboard command CTRL + "V" or by right clicking and choosing "Paste" from the drop-down menu.
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