Question on virus

Didn't get any answers last time. Someone must know if there is a time limit
to the NetSky virus.
Jim


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"Grandad" <Gerry@trick.Nuthouse> wrote:
> Didn't get any answers last time. Someone must know if there is a time
limit
> to the NetSky virus.

I looked but could not see any reference to a time limit....

I am guessing even if one variant does, there are now so many its likely to
be a while anyway, assuming the later variants kept that "feature"...

..\/.artin

Thanks for your reply Wrangler. Was thinking of changing my e-mail address
to see if that cut down the amount of attachments I'm receiving.
Jim.
"Wrangler" <Wrangle@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "Grandad" <Gerry@trick.Nuthouse> wrote:
> > Didn't get any answers last time. Someone must know if there is a time
> limit
> > to the NetSky virus.
>
> I looked but could not see any reference to a time limit....
>
> I am guessing even if one variant does, there are now so many its likely
to
> be a while anyway, assuming the later variants kept that "feature"...
>
> .\/.artin
>
>


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"Grandad" <Gerry@trick.Nuthouse> wrote:

> Thanks for your reply Wrangler. Was thinking of changing my e-mail address
> to see if that cut down the amount of attachments I'm receiving.

Debatable... It may do for a short (...piece of string) while assuming you
still want all the people you converse with to have your new email, its
either one of them who is infected, or once one of your emails gets
forwarded on by one of those people then the source gets it again... and you
start over...

It could be interesting... I guess one way of doing it is to run the two
email addresses in parallel... if you have a small enough circle of contacts
you could advise them in small groups or one at a time.. when the new email
addy starts getting the virus, you know that that you have made contact with
a potential source... maybe... ish... perhaps...

OK, its not exactly scientific, but its possible this may point to the true
culprit...

..\/.artin

"Wrangler" <Wrangle@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "Grandad" <Gerry@trick.Nuthouse> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for your reply Wrangler. Was thinking of changing my e-mail
address
> > to see if that cut down the amount of attachments I'm receiving.
>
> Debatable... It may do for a short (...piece of string) while assuming you
> still want all the people you converse with to have your new email, its
> either one of them who is infected, or once one of your emails gets
> forwarded on by one of those people then the source gets it again... and
you
> start over...
>
> It could be interesting... I guess one way of doing it is to run the two
> email addresses in parallel... if you have a small enough circle of
contacts
> you could advise them in small groups or one at a time.. when the new
email
> addy starts getting the virus, you know that that you have made contact
with
> a potential source... maybe... ish... perhaps...
>
> OK, its not exactly scientific, but its possible this may point to the
true
> culprit...
>
> .\/.artin
>
> I already know who's computer was infected and NetSky was successfully
removed. That computer is now virus free. What worries me is,
that the virus carrying e-mails are still coming. That was my reason for
asking about the possible time scale and doe's NetSky have a cut off date
like some of the other virus that have been circulating.
Many thanks for you interest and you have given me an option to think about.
Kind regards,
Jim.


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"Grandad" <Gerry@trick.Nuthouse> wrote in message
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> Many thanks for you interest and you have given me an option to think
about.

You are welcome.

I have to admit to once or twice contemplating a mass mail to everyone in my
address book saying that this is a problem, and to get their AV (or "go buy
some dammit!") up to date, and asking them to send that onto all the people
in their address book in an attempt to break the vicious circle of these
things...

The problem is, at that point my supposed "cure" becomes potentially *worse*
than the impact of the disease and a chain mail to boot...

All I would need to do is add "Send this to 15 of your friends and you will
have good luck for seven days..."...

Although I can see your frustration and your desire to see an end to the
constant dribble of malware coming in apparently from the same persons
unknown, there is no simple answer.

At the end of the day many of these viruses have to be endured as they
become background noise and knocked on the head by the AV software on entry
because the chances of eradicating them completely from the Internet are
pretty much zero, and when combined with their random approaches to
distribution it'll be something we have to endure. I would class Blaster,
NetSky, MyDoom, SQL-Slammer (and others) as "noise" today... and that list
is surely going to grow.

Cheers,

..\/.artin

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Your comments are valuable and I agree wholeheartedly with them.
However, I have just added a second e-mail account and will send it to just
one of my contacts for the time being to see what happens.
Thanks again. Jim


"Wrangler" <Wrangle@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "Grandad" <Gerry@trick.Nuthouse> wrote in message
> news:Ud17c.665$7f4.341@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
>
> > Many thanks for you interest and you have given me an option to think
> about.
>
> You are welcome.
>
> I have to admit to once or twice contemplating a mass mail to everyone in
my
> address book saying that this is a problem, and to get their AV (or "go
buy
> some dammit!") up to date, and asking them to send that onto all the
people
> in their address book in an attempt to break the vicious circle of these
> things...
>
> The problem is, at that point my supposed "cure" becomes potentially
*worse*
> than the impact of the disease and a chain mail to boot...
>
> All I would need to do is add "Send this to 15 of your friends and you
will
> have good luck for seven days..."...
>
> Although I can see your frustration and your desire to see an end to the
> constant dribble of malware coming in apparently from the same persons
> unknown, there is no simple answer.
>
> At the end of the day many of these viruses have to be endured as they
> become background noise and knocked on the head by the AV software on
entry
> because the chances of eradicating them completely from the Internet are
> pretty much zero, and when combined with their random approaches to
> distribution it'll be something we have to endure. I would class Blaster,
> NetSky, MyDoom, SQL-Slammer (and others) as "noise" today... and that list
> is surely going to grow.
>
> Cheers,
>
> .\/.artin
>
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> wra-ign0rethis-ngler the-funny-"a"-with-the-loop aye vee research dot info
> no spaces no dashes just that
>
>


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