RE: VERY strange problem? HELP!
Kat wrote:
>
> On 27 Jun 2004, at 9:40, CoJaBo wrote:
> > > > I already have AdAware and I just ran a scan, and found nothing.
> > > > The time that the hacker took control of my computer and hacked my
> > > > accounts it had found well over 800. No, that is not a misteak.
> > > > I had to reformat the hard drive to get rid of them...
> > > > I also have SpyBot S&D, it just found the normal:
> > > > a what's related link and a bunch of cookies (Mmmm... cookies!)
>
> You realise cookies can be made executeable too?
>
> > > 800 must be some kind of record!
> > Sorry, I forgot to include the additial 300 that SpyBot S&D found.
> > I had also fuond the source: an active X super-virus, it got past
> > 2 firewalls and my virus scanner. This one alone was the reason I
> > had to reformat and reinstall; no mater what it would reinstall
> > itself and at least 500 others.
>
> Yes, isn't ActiveX great? The thing is: *ALL* scripting languages run thru
> firewalls like rain thru clouds. That includes ActiveX, VB, VBS, Java, JS,
> everything on an html "link" tag (great for hiding java/script downloads!).
> And
> it's true IE will execute html in a .jpg or other pic file, and while i
> haven't tried
>
> it, i imagine netscrape will also execute html in a web url ending in .jpg.
......
> > I use Norton Internet Security and a router with a hardware firewall.
> > None are reporting anything odd except connections to unknown computers:
> > 192.168.100.1
> > 10.150.1.103
The really interesting thing about this is - here we have a computer-savvy
person who understands and uses firewalls plus all the anti-whatever software
available, but STILL gets infected.
What do you think happens to the average clueless grandparents', or
teenagers' computer which sits around unattended all day, connected to
DSL. Is it any wonder we get hundreds of spam e-mails every day?
Irv
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