[pchelpers] Re: question of pornography

Thanks for the info Bob..........it's getting so that we'll be able to turn
on our PC's before long.  Our government said that it wants everyone in the
country PC literate and connected to the web by 200? makes you wonder why
doesn't it ?

Billy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Weyer" <rweyer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 8:02 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: question of pornography


>
> About a month ago I got an email that was a disguised porn invitation.
The
> sender and the subject was innocuous so I opened it.  It did not have an
> attachment.  It was html, I believe.  It downloaded an internet shortcut
> placed on my desk top and in my start folder.
> It must have been some kind of 'trojan' buried in the html of the email.
My
> antivirus software never saw it.
>
>
> Since then I have noticed several ads for software that reports every
> keystroke.  One of those programs seems to be one promoted by law
> enforcement as a way to catch criminals.   What would prevent someone from
> devising a Trojan that would come in email, place itself on your hard
drive
> and report all your activity when you are connected to the internet.
Thus,
> without a warrant, the powers of this system could infiltrate and expose
any
> computer use of anyone.
> This AM a newsflash notified me of what is going on in the UK.
> http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992335
>
>
> It seems that anything on a computer is going to become open information,
> accessible by law to who knows how many government agencies.  No wonder
the
> society has asked us to make sure that no confidential information of any
> kind is stored on your unremovable hard drive.
> From this time on we should feel that there is no such thing as a
'private'
> communication using electronic means.  That would include email, fax,
> telephone.  Add to the list snail mail. It seems that in the US Congress
is
> passing an allowance for law enforcement to conduct warrantless searches
of
> international mail, either incoming or outgoing.  (As an ex-employee of
the
> US Postal Service I am aware of the devices that can and do read mail
> without ever opening an envelope.  This is now routine but does require a
> warrant.  But look what is going on in Congress...
> http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,52739,00.html
>
>
> If you are now doing as the Society has asked us and never store info on a
> hard drive where unauthorized persons might have access, that is good.
But
> now would be a good time to carry this one step further.  Make sure you
have
> either a second computer, not connected to the internet, a removable hard
> drive that makes your computer act like a second machine, impenetrable
> encryption, or files buried in such a way that they would be invisible to
> even a computer expert.  If ever you want to talk "privately" you might
want
> to consider this...
> https://www.stealthpost.com/
> (This is a service provided to me that is open for those who want to send
> and read emails in private.  The provider is a worldwide financial
> institution.)
>
>
> Anyway, the question about an email that downloads itself, got me to
> thinking about the implications.
>
> Take this as it is...just for your information.
> Bob Weyer
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Billyus" <billy.e@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:26 PM
> Subject: [pchelpers] question of pornography
>
>
> > Hello All.........can you tell me if it's possible for pornographic
> material to download to a pc without the persons knowledge.  I didn't
think
> so but I have been told that it can happen, and there is a site called
> Altalavista.box.sk or something like that where program cracks can be
found,
> but it seems to be financed by advertising porn and loading porn sites if
> you access these cracks............anyone know of this? and will a simple
> filter help to stop this,. also can this material be sent to a person
> maliciously in emails etc.........over to you
> >
> > Billy
> >
> >
>
>

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