Re: Note on Swen from a newbie victim

From: Bit Twister (BitTwister_at_localhost.localdomain)
Date: 09/27/03

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    Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 14:58:47 GMT

    On 27 Sep 2003 06:10:00 -0700, Charles Packer wrote:
    > I'm new to virus attacks, and my take on them is somewhat different,
    > because I don't use Windows and because e-mail isn't so important
    > to me. The current blitz from Swen has piqued my curiosity more than
    > fueled a rage.
    >
    > I use Linux and read my e-mail from a Web-based service maintained
    > my by Web-hosting site, so my machine won't be infected by the
    > currently fashionable vehicles. But the Swen worm running elsewhere
    > has found my e-mail address, almost certainly from my Usenet postings.
    > I've had to abandon that address, I hope temporarily.

    I have yet to receive one on 6 email address.

    > I phoned the
    > two relatives with whom I correspond regularly and told them not to
    > send me e-mail for the time being, as I'm now deleting the mail file
    > from my Web-hosting service daily via ftp. The worm-sent messages
    > use up my free disk space there in a short time.

    I never post my email on usenet.
    Email name contains numbers and/or underscores.
    I never pick an email found with a search engine.

    I tell everyone I give an email address to, "Do not put my email
    address in their email address book, write it down or put in a file".
    Viruses read those email address book files.

    Do not give my email address to anyone, email me who wants it and I
    will send it with the rules.

    Do not use my email address anywhere unless you are sending me an
    email, no joke, gretting card, mail to someone, web page.

    I give trash email addresses to ebusinesses.

    Check if your ISP account/profile to see if there is a check box about sharing
    your info amoung their business partners.

    > However, closing that mailbox and opening a private one will be
    > the option of last resort after I've learned everything I can
    > from the attack.
    >
    > Does the worm run continuously on an infected machine and send
    > repeatedly to its targets?

    Does it matter, we are still getting stuff from code red attempts and
    old viruses.

    Look on http://www.dshield.org/ click other in the map and you will see
    SubSeven running 6'th place.

    Can you imagine what will happen Christmas Day with the new computer
    as presents. :(

    New people/mschines comming on line will probably be infected
    before they get through loading patches and rebooting systems.

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