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E-Mail Worm
- Warning: More Variants Of Sober E-mail Worm Expected
Apparently, an
e-mail message appearing to be from either the CIA or the FBI is an
effective technique for spreading e-mail worms. In late November 2005, an
e-mail from the "Sober" variant of e-mail worms (specifically referred to as
either W32.Sober.X@mm or W32/Sober@MM!M681) spread like wildfire across the
globe. Hundreds of millions of messages were sent by unsuspecting e-mail
recipients after opening e-mail attachments that appeared to be from the
CIA, FBI, or the German BKA police agency. The attachments contained an
e-mail worm which then sent the same mass-mailing worm to e-mail addresses
found within the compromised computer — again spoofing the "from" address in
many cases to appear like the message was coming from the CIA, FBI, or BKA.
(As with previous versions of the Sober worm, only Windows-based computers
were/are infected by the Sober worm.)
The November 2005 Sober worm variant was sent with either German or English
text thereby suggesting once again that each of the 30 Sober worm variants
dating back to October 2003 were likely written by a German author or a
group of German authors.
Although the "from" address, the subject line text, and the body text of
this worm vary widely, below are two examples of the W32.Sober.X@mm Worm.
Many security experts are speculating that since November's Sober worm
variant had a built-in expiration date, the author of the worm is probably
working on the creation of improved versions of the worm. In other words,
there's more to come.
If you receive an e-mail like the one described above, delete it immediately
and do NOT open the e-mail message's attachment. We strongly encourage each
and every one of our Internet customers to protect their computers with
anti-virus software. Of course, it is also vitally important to regularly
update your computer's anti-virus software. New viruses and worms are
discovered daily. Be sure to scan all file attachments of incoming e-mail
messages, even messages from people you trust. Many viruses and worms are
spread over networks, through attachments, and by sharing storage media such
as diskettes, Zip disks, and CDs. You have the ultimate responsibility for
protecting your computer against these threats.
Ask The Help Desk - Can
I Get More Results To Appear On Google Search Page?
Question: I
usually go to google.com when doing a search on the Web. When typing in a
word or phrase into Google's search box, the resulting page gives me only
ten listed Web pages to review. Is there a way to get more than ten
listings?
Answer: Yes. On difficult searches it is sometimes necessary to go
deeper than the first ten listings provided on a search results page. Google
allows you to change the preferences on its site to show 10, 20, 30, 50, or
even the top 100 search results all on one page. To adjust your settings,
click on the "Preferences" link to the right of Google's search box. Scroll
down to the "Number of Results" area and choose the number of pages you'd
like displayed on your results page. Next, click "Save Preferences" located
at the bottom right corner of the page and then click "OK" on the resulting
pop-up window.
Great Sites To Check Out This Month
Get Help
With Your Weight Loss Resolution
http://home.howstuffworks.com/diet.htm - Have you made your annual
resolution to lose those extra pounds? This site provides great insight on
how our bodies work when it comes to consuming and burning calories. Did you
know that a gallon of gasoline contains about 31,000 calories and that if
humans could drink gasoline instead of eating pizza and burgers for
calories, we could run more than 300 miles on just one gallon of gasoline?
Our bodies are the ultimate hybrid engines! It's this efficiency that can
sometimes make it difficult to peel off pounds. However, knowledge is power.
To learn more about how our body reacts to calorie intake, diet, and
exercise, head to this site.
Visit The St. Paul Winter Carnival This Month
http://Winter-Carnival.com - The
St. Paul Winter Carnival is like a large state fair, except that it takes
place in the middle of the winter. Held annually since 1886, it is billed as
the largest and oldest winter festival in the United States. Each year
organizers build a huge, elaborate ice palace. (The tallest palace was built
in 1992 and was fifteen stories high.) The festival includes ice carving
competitions, car racing on ice, frozen 5K and 1/2 marathon races, ice
fishing contests, fireworks, parades, snow sculpture displays, and more.
This year's event runs January 27th through February 5th. See this site for
schedules, history, pictures, and more.
Break A World Record In 2006
http://GuinnessWorldRecords.com -
It's a new year so why not make this the time to do something that'll make
you famous -- well, sort of famous. The world record for balancing on one
foot is 76 hours and 40 minutes. You could go for 77 hours. Another person
has a record for balancing 88 pounds of milk cartons on his head for 11.23
seconds. Why not go for twelve seconds? The longest time for continuously
spinning a basketball on one finger is three hours and 59 minutes. Come on,
what's four hours? Before you start your balancing endeavors, however, head
to this site to find out the official rules and regulations and to register
your record attempt. It's the only way to get the official recognition
you'll so richly deserve!
American Idol Returns For Fifth Season
http://IdolOnFox.com - Simon Cowell,
Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson return this month for their fifth season as
judges on the hit show American Idol. The Fox channel plans to air
approximately 43 hours of Idol competition through this May compared
to 38.5 hours last season. The format will remain the same. The first three
weeks will be local audition episodes followed by two weeks in Hollywood
where semi-finalists are chosen. Voting by viewers starts in late February.
Do you want to relive season four? The site contains links to thousands of
photos and videos from last year's auditions.
The XX Olympic Winter Games Are Coming Soon To Torino
http://torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/home/index.html - It's not too
late to make your plans and book a trip to Italy for next month's XX Olympic
Winter Games. For information on everything from the opening ceremonies, to
parking information, to accommodations, to ticket information, this is your
source for the latest news. There are also links to lots of great action
photos, stories about many of the athletes who will compete, as well as
updates on the Olympic Torch Relay, which will have visited over 600
communities by the time the games begin on February 10, 2006.
Short Tutorial - Backing
Up Your Browser's Favorites/Bookmarks
January is a
good time to clean-up your computer and back-up important files. One easy
but important item to back-up periodically is your browser's "Favorites"
(when using Internet Explorer) or "Bookmarks" (when using Firefox, Safari,
or Netscape). Here's how to export and save these files:
Exporting Favorites From Your Internet Explorer 6.0 Browser When Using
Windows XP Home Edition
- With Internet Explorer open, click your cursor arrow on the "File" menu and drop down to "Import and Export." The Import/Export Wizard will start.
- Click on the "Next" button.
- Choose "Export Favorites" from the list of actions to perform and click "Next."
- Select the "Favorites" folder for exporting and click "Next."
- Choose a destination for your exported favorites by clicking on the "Browse" button. Give the exported favorites file a name and select a destination for it.
- Click the "Save" button and then click on the "Next" button.
- Now click on the "Finish" button.
- With Firefox open, click your cursor arrow on the Bookmarks menu and drop down to "Manage Bookmarks." The "Bookmarks Manager" window will appear.
- Click your cursor arrow on the "File" menu and drop down to "Export." The "Export bookmark file:" dialog box will appear.
- Give your file a name and select a destination for it.
- Click the "Save" button. Close the "Bookmarks Manager" window.
- With Safari open, click your cursor arrow on the "File" menu and drop down to "Export Bookmarks." The "Export Bookmarks" dialog box will appear.
- Give your file a name and select a destination for it.
- Click the "Save" button.
- With Netscape Navigator open, click your cursor arrow on the "Bookmarks" menu and drop down to "Manage Bookmarks." The "Bookmark Manager" window will appear.
- Click on the "Tools" menu and drop down to "Export..." The "Export Bookmark File" dialog box will appear.
- Give your file a name and select a destination for it.
- Click the "Save" button and then close the "Bookmark Manager" window.
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