Damn, got Hybris.B (again) and Bymer

[Jarhead]

Just got Hybris.B and Bymer AGAIN!!!

Having fun doing this RC5 stuff, but if they
are going to keep on sending me viruses, I
don't know how much longer this will last!

I certainly will not recommend running this
stuff to the people I know, I don't want to
get their computers all screwed up since,
depending on the virus, your anti-virus
software, and your experience level, this can
really mess up your system.

Dnet ought to make it mandatory that all keyservers
actively scan all inbound and outbound packets for
viruses!!!!!!!!!

I feel lucky I haven't gotten the one that
flashes your bios with garbage!

Grrr....

 

[Moose]

You are mistaken as to where the virus is coming from. It is coming from an open c share. You are more than likely sharing your c drive with the whole net. These viruses are spread via a worm that attacks shares that are not password protected (not that password protecting them is the best solution.)

To learn more about this and to find information on how to clean and protect your machine in the future, please see http://www.distributed.net/trojans.html

We have our own wormfree application listed on that page, plus a number of other options that will help you remove and protect yourself.

I am sorry for any problems this may have caused you. But please remember that it is not us (distributed.net) that created this problem. Please take steps to protect yourself as outlined on our webpage. If you need help feel free to contact me via e-mail.

moose

 

[Jarhead]

Thanks pal!

 

[dkappos]

You can also use Shields UP!, an online tool that checks if your computer is safe from this kind of trojans.. or if your drives are free for anybody to use over the internet.

 

[Rendus]

<< Dnet ought to make it mandatory that all keyservers
actively scan all inbound and outbound packets for
viruses!!!!!!!!! >>



There's no need, as all packets are generated by Distributed.net. The rest was explained above 🙂 DNet has always been very much against the use of trojans, or even installing the client on unauthorized systems.

 

[Viztech]

That sucks Jarhead!

From everything that I have read on this Bymer worm, it comes in through a share that is open to the net, OR it could come through another infected machine on your LAN.

How do you access the 'net Jarhead? If by modem, make sure that your dial up adapter is not bound to file and printer sharing in Network Properties. Are you on a LAN? If not, disable file and print sharing altogether.

We would like to help you solve this problem Jarhead.

viz

 

[Poof]

Tired of winblows virii? Get Linux!

😛

 

[wrickard]

From what I understand, Bymer infects through open shares. However, bymer can be a payload for another virus. This virus may have other means of infection, like e-mail attachments.
Just wanted to point out that you can get infected even without an open share.

 

[Paladinexe]

I do not view the efforts of bymer@ukrpost.net to be acceptable. I apparently got hacked by him while visiting Anandtech. There is a lot of competitive bragging about dnet here. It has gotten out of hand when competitors resort to stealing from others. My computer does indeed belong to me and I have not authorized any person to wear out my processor et.al. by running it at 100% capacity for a game of folly. Someone please help me find a way to put a stop to such thievery. I searched through my hard drive and found all the entries molested there by this hacker. I also modified registry to remove all components there. This also means this person stole my time (that I had to use to restore my pc to it's pre-molestated status). ZoneAlarm provided me with his/her IP. How do we use such information to see that this person does not benefit from stolen goods?

 

[Orange Kid]

Paladinexe;

forward all your info to Dnet.
this will help them in tracking down and stopping this person!

 

[Paladinexe]

Thanks I have been informed this person was banned.