Licum32 virus

[Asteeleleith]

What a pain in the royal back side this virus is!

It has twice in 24 hours now wiped out my company files. Luckily i have backups.
Hate this virus.
It eats the contents off ur exe files and leaves nothing but a carcass behind.

I have renamed all major programs to xxx until i can sought this out.

Al

[confused]

This virus is pretty old, dont you have antivirus?

[Asteeleleith]

oh i have all that, and i know its old lol :)
Just keeps coming back to haunt me, thats all i am saying :-)

Al

for now i rename important exe files to xxx this at least will halt further damage till i can assertain source

[confused]

Seems most odd that if you have decent antivirus you keep getting infected. This virus has a low rating and aparantly once its gone then its gone.

[Urban Space]

Do people make viruses? Who can really be sad enough to sit there developing something that's just going to cause havoc! Tut!

Liam

[confused]

Yes they do, and they are often very clever people. But indeed sad as you say.

[Coding Monkey]

It's just a challenge, but with a malicious purpose. I create scripts to prevent hacking and security holes and it really is enjoyable, as you have to work on both sides of it.

Not that I'm saying it's right. There's my random comment, as I have no idea how to solve your virus problem. Sorry!

[Urban Space]

Well if they're so clever, why don't they put their brains into something productive rather than destructive?!

Liam

[confused]

Well if they're so clever, why don't they put their brains into something productive rather than destructive
No idea

[Urban Space]

Hmmm silly people! I'd love for someone to teach me how to do what Mac does! Would macmyday (Like what I did there? :D No need to congratulate me!)

Liam

[confused]

Programming is great, I cant really do web programming but do some vb/vba/vbscript its most rewarding when you get it to do what you want it to.

[Urban Space]

Would macmyday

I don't know if anyone got that, but it was a HUGE hint with flashing lights and sirens for MacMyDay to swing along and PM me aallll he knows about programming! :D:lol:

Liam

[Coding Monkey]

No mind could handle all of what I know! ;)

You should start learning HTML and work your way up. I started learning it just a bit before your age, so just keep at it and then after 1-2 years move onto actual dynamic programming, where you can learn about security.

Buy some good books from Amazon and you'll be well on your way. Be sceptical about many things you read online, as a lot of resources are out of date. My best advice, although many will disagree, is read the entire book, then start practicing it, then read through the book again.

You then have the knowledge of what you're doing, the point of it (sometimes hard to understand in web design), the advantages and the methods to achieve it. You then practice it so you know how it works, and then reading it again can test yourself.

Hope that helps

[Urban Space]

Lol so MS Word's not the best place to start with HTML? :lol: Where would you recommend I start?

Liam

[confused]

notepad :)

[Coding Monkey]

Confused is joking, but I use the same type of thing. It's called a Terminal, or the same as the Command Prompt in Windows.

I probably wouldn't recommend it to start with, naturally Dreamweaver will allow to to immediately see what you're doing, but it's expensive and not something you want to invest in with no money.

It's the best bet, but I'd say try and find something like skEdit (http://www.skti.org/skEdit.php) for Windows. It will allow you to create new pages without typing in all the same info every time and give you a chance to learn what you're doing.

I'm sure they'll be something decent out there for Windows that's free

[Enigma121]

Well if they're so clever, why don't they put their brains into something productive rather than destructive?!


Well to shed a bit of light on this there are a number of motivations for virus authors.

There have been documented cases of virus authors producing code to increase business in the software support field.

Others might be keen to inflict "revenge" on a former employer, and this can stretch beyond a localised attack.

Spyware is the most interesting example, as you are getting people writing code which abuses computers for commercial gain. There are therefore clearly some big corporations / criminal elements behind these activities.

So in summary, the market isn't paying for "white hat" software activities, so these people are turning to the "dark side". Think about this when placing that order for that £100 web site.

I'm not condoning any of this of course, but it's nice to be aware of it.

[Urban Space]

Cheers Matey!

Liam

[Asteeleleith]

Well if they're so clever, why don't they put their brains into something productive rather than destructive?!


Well to shed a bit of light on this there are a number of motivations for virus authors.

There have been documented cases of virus authors producing code to increase business in the software support field.

Others might be keen to inflict "revenge" on a former employer, and this can stretch beyond a localised attack.

Spyware is the most interesting example, as you are getting people writing code which abuses computers for commercial gain. There are therefore clearly some big corporations / criminal elements behind these activities.

So in summary, the market isn't paying for "white hat" software activities, so these people are turning to the "dark side". Think about this when placing that order for that £100 web site.

I'm not condoning any of this of course, but it's nice to be aware of it.

could not have put it better myself, i was going to add that in:-)

Another theory of course is that virus companies themselves write the viruses so as to keep themselves in business? Naming no names it would not suprise me that :-)

Al
ps, regarding this virus i did think it was Norton mistkaing it for something else. But does stip the gubbins out of any exe
I have taken the precaution of moving my company files to my laptop that i keep isolated. It is less as well for hackers to get their hands on as the laptop is off most of the time.

[Asteeleleith]

No mind could handle all of what I know! ;)



I can see you are not only ambitious, but have the ego to match it as well ;-)
Nothing like a little modesty is there Macmyday :-)

[Coding Monkey]

Modesty never got anyone anywhere ;)

[Asteeleleith]

Modesty never got anyone anywhere ;)

The thing about being inteligent as skilled is that no matter how good you are, there is always someone better. The more you boast the more likely you are to meet him/her. Then how small will you feel? :-)

begin a big head earns contempt, being modest earns respect, and is less likely to lead to embarrsment. that is a lesson i learnt the hard way :-) And i have more skills than just It

Al

[Coding Monkey]

I fully accept there's many people out there better than me and would never claim to be the best at what I do, but there can't always be someone better, as that would imply no one is the best! ;)

But, in all seriousness, how many CEO's do you know who don't think their company is great? Try and sell something you're not 100% confident about and you fail.

Some just outright say it: Apple - "Meet the world’s most advanced operating system. Again. "

Whereas others imply it: Microsoft - "Start something amazing"

And, before it goes on much more, the original comment you quoted on was a joke. Hence the smilie

[Asteeleleith]

[quote="MacMyDay"]

My problem is i cannot stand big headedness. But we seem to understand each other now. So lets leave it at that :-)

i think this was already resolved was it not? :)
Al

[Admiral Collections]

Al do not confuse big headedness with confidence please.

Big heads usually cannot deliver what they profess to possess.

I have 2 children, both are brought up to believe in themselves, other people comment on how confident my children are, something of which, I am exceptionally proud. Lacking confidence, self esteem, it makes life harder. There are so many pople out there who love to rob people of their confidence, that's why Domestic Violence exists, control freaks who like to break peoples spirits. I love to meet confident people, they are what makes this world a happier place, they are positive thinkers who in turn can raise other peoples spirits when they are down.

Nic :wink:

[Tazuk]

yes people do design viruses, they are very clever and paid by companies like norton lol.

[Admiral Collections]

Welcome Taz by the way



Nic :wink:

[Asteeleleith]

yes people do design viruses, they are very clever and paid by companies like norton lol.

best not say anything else, i cxan see a libel case coming

[Tazuk]

yes people do design viruses, they are very clever and paid by companies like norton lol.

best not say anything else, i cxan see a libel case coming

a bit like the weatherman sees the snow coming :lol: