Re: AVERT Low-Profiled Threat Notice: W64/Rugrat
From: Phil Weldon (notdisclosed_at_example.com)
Date: 05/30/04
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Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 17:39:15 GMT
Oh, you mean THIS is where, in the USA, 'Homeland Security' got its model
of terrorism activity color warnings? Resulting in a 'critical' warning
for summer activity, but no change in alert level. Sort of like the
"tornado warning" and "tornado alert", it is not immediately obvious which
level indicates more danger (the answer is, "tornado warning, because that
means a tornado has been obeserved in the area, "tornado alert" means only
that the conditions for a tornado are present... or is it the other way
around?) Why can't we just say what we mean?
-- Phil Weldon, pweldonatmindjumpdotcom For communication, replace "at" with the 'at sign' replace "mindjump" with "mindspring." replace "dot" with "." "Trafton" <traftonofjj2SPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Ok7abBgREHA.2704@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > AVERT has two different risks between Low and Medium - Low-On-Watch and > Low-Profiled. Low-Profiled indicates nothing other than it has been > mentioned in the media. Low-On-Watch indicates it is likely to go to Medium > shortly. > > Sincerely, > Benjamin "Trafton" Johnstone-Anderson > Microsoft MVP - Windows Security > Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply! > Security Manifest: www.msmvps.com/trafton/ > > "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message > news:%23QPepPbREHA.252@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > >I do wonder about the rationale. Press coverage may increase the interest > >amongst folks who want to pass something bad on, or modify it for their own > >purposes, I suppose. > > > > But this one they aren't going to find, or know what to do with! > > > > "Andrew Z Carpenter [MVP:Windows:Security]" <azc@cirencester.ac.uk> wrote > > in message news:er50X%23aREHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > >>> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in > >>> message news:ewg42daREHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > >>> > >>> Horsefeathers! > >>> This thing isn't in the wild, and likely never will be. > >> > >> > >> I agree, but Avert sent me the advisory, and they give the reason > >> it's been sent as because it's been covered in the press, which is > >> not surprising given its nature. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> AZC > >> MVP > >> > >> > > > > > >
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