[ale] OT: Infected Winbloze machines

[Michael Hirsch]

I like LimeWire, myself.  It's pure java and open sourced, so it runs
everywhere and I'm pretty sure that it doesn't do anything bad.  It is
really just a fancy gnutella client, which is also cool in my book.

--Michael

On Thu, 2002-06-20 at 15:08, Taylor Robison wrote:
> a good alternative to kazaa is gnucleus.  gnucleus is an open source p2p 
> client for win32 available on sourceforge.
> 
> I no longer install free (as in beer) software on a machine unless I get 
> the source with it.  Too much spyware and adware....arrrrr.
> 
> Taylor
> 
> cfowler wrote:
> 
> >My winbloze boxes are in a MASQ environment.  So incoming is impossible
> >unless the ad crap is making an initial connection.  Problem is that
> >most make their connection out to port 80 the same as a web browser.  If
> >I cut that off, I'm screwed in IE.
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >On Thu, 2002-06-20 at 14:54, Zyman, Andy wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>everything that u don't want to see. All income ftp/udp/tcp connections
> >>which are not related to what u need.
> >>Basically - smby asking to go to Your computer - does he need to connect?
> >>plus, monitor Your out coming connections. Before a ran ad-aware it was pain
> >>in the back to figure out who is trying to open connection and why....
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: cfowler [mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com]
> >>>Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:01 PM
> >>>To: Zyman, Andy
> >>>Subject: RE: [ale] OT: Infected Winbloze machines
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I have a firewall.  What should I block?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>On Thu, 2002-06-20 at 14:51, Zyman, Andy wrote:
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>run ad-aware.... You will find lots of interesting things 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>on your machine.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Plus get rid from _ALL_ p2p - Morpheuos, Kazaa etc. Install 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>Kazaa lite. And
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>sleep well.
> >>>>Plus i would also recommend to put firewall on Your win comp.
> >>>>AZ
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>From: cfowler [mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com]
> >>>>>Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 2:57 PM
> >>>>>To: ale at ale.org
> >>>>>Subject: [ale] OT: Infected Winbloze machines
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Well.  I;m starting to suspect Kazaa.  I went to luch 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>today and cam
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>>back. On my work machine was 2 porn pop-ups.  I had just logged in
> >>>>>before leaving and nothing was running.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I found 3 programs.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>1) EzSearch Bar
> >>>>>2) n-CASE
> >>>>>3) n-CASE
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Now I do not know whow these progras go installed without my prior
> >>>>>approaval but I think Kazaa did it.  Is there a way to 
> >>>>>protect from this
> >>>>>infection?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Chris
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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