Avoid Worms!

[Rigel]

For those of you that download files such as cracks, patches, or utilities, check the file size of the software before you download it. If the file size is very small for a software program (say, 48 kilobytes for Adobe Photoshop 8.0 + patch), then this is probably a worm in disguise. Allow your virus checker to have a go at it if you're not sure, but do not execute it.

Why, then, do so many people share these files if they are worms?

Take the Supernova worm. It copies itself into folder \Windows\Media\ renaming itself as things such as winrar, half life crack, etc. and opens the media in that folder to Kazaa (as well as other nasty things.) People who don't check their software folder often will unknowingly share these files with other users hoping to download what these programs seem to be. Ergo is another lesson: always keep track of what files you have.

Remember, if you accidentally trigger the file, an antivirus program will detect it (hopefully). Go to the specified site or look the virus up on the internet for information on what it does and how to disable it.

Remember, intelligent downloading is fun downloading!

[Gre1]

Originally posted by Rigel@23 September 2003 - 16:53
For those of you that download files such as cracks, patches, or utilities, check the file size of the software before you download it. If the file size is very small for a software program (say, 48 kilobytes for Adobe Photoshop 8.0 + patch), then this is probably a worm in disguise. Allow your virus checker to have a go at it if you're not sure, but do not execute it.

Why, then, do so many people share these files if they are worms?

Take the Supernova worm. It copies itself into folder \Windows\Media\ renaming itself as things such as winrar, half life crack, etc. and opens the media in that folder to Kazaa (as well as other nasty things.) People who don't check their software folder often will unknowingly share these files with other users hoping to download what these programs seem to be. Ergo is another lesson: always keep track of what files you have.

Remember, if you accidentally trigger the file, an antivirus program will detect it (hopefully). Go to the specified site or look the virus up on the internet for information on what it does and how to disable it.

Remember, intelligent downloading is fun downloading!

What Supernova worm? U don't mean the Bittorrent program do u.

[Skank]

There aint no worm on bit-torrent...theres one on eMule though

[Rigel]

The Supernova Worm is just an example of the many worms on Kazaa that propagate this way. Norton Antivirus recognizes this worm as Supernova because it creates a registry key entitled 'supernova,' which links to a program imbedded in the \Windows\System32\ folder. You can't count on all worms and viruses acting this way, however.

[Gre1]

Originally posted by Rigel@23 September 2003 - 22:48
The Supernova Worm is just an example of the many worms on Kazaa that propagate this way. Norton Antivirus recognizes this worm as Supernova because it creates a registry key entitled 'supernova,' which links to a program imbedded in the \Windows\System32\ folder. You can't count on all worms and viruses acting this way, however.

Ok, cause I was going to tell u there is not a worm on suprnova.org if u would have said yes.

[Jay]

Originally posted by Skank@24 September 2003 - 03:32
There aint no worm on bit-torrent...theres one on eMule though

what worm??

[kl365]

another way to avoid worms like that is to just not run a crappy OS *cough*MS*cough*. Although, granted there has been one or two cases of *nix worms, how does it compare to the hundreds of thousands that seem to propogate themselves on windows machines,.

[asmithz]

I hate worms, i just had to get rid of the MBlast worm.

[infamousalbo101]

Originally posted by Gre1+24 September 2003 - 17:13--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Gre1 @ 24 September 2003 - 17:13)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Rigel@23 September 2003 - 22:48
The Supernova Worm is just an example of the many worms on Kazaa that propagate this way.&nbsp; Norton Antivirus recognizes this worm as Supernova because it creates a registry key entitled &#39;supernova,&#39; which links to a program imbedded in the &#092;Windows&#092;System32&#092; folder.&nbsp; You can&#39;t count on all worms and viruses acting this way, however.

Ok, cause I was going to tell u there is not a worm on suprnova.org if u would have said yes. [/b][/quote]
he said supernova not Suprnova

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