-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Sophos AV software
- From: Master NetLord <NetLord@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2002 00:57:26 -0400
Thanks Mike..............and all who responded.
Regards from the
"Keyboard Cowboy",
Master NetLord
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Sunday
07/07/2002
12:56:33 AM
On Sat, 06 Jul 2002 00:02:02 -0700, Mike wrote:
>
>Hi Master, I have not used there product, but there 'Sophos Alert
>System' messages are the most frequent of all 10 AV programs mail
>list I am on.
>
>samples;
>From; Sophos Anti-Virus Alerts Name: W32/KWBot-A Aliases:
>W32.Kwbot.Worm, Worm.Win32.SdBot, W32/Moocow-A Type: Win32 worm
>Date: 5 July 2002
>
>A virus identity file (IDE) which provides protection is available
>now from our website and will be incorporated into the August 2002
>(3.60) release of Sophos Anti-Virus.
>
>Sophos has received several reports of this worm from the wild.
>
>More information about W32/KWBot-A can be found at
>http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32kwbota.html
>
>Download the IDE file from
>http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/kwbot-a.ide
>
>Download a ZIP file containing all the IDE files available for the
>current version of Sophos Anti-Virus from
>http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/ides.zip
>
>Read about how to use IDE files at
>http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/using.html
>
>~~~~ From; Sophos Anti-Virus Alerts Name: W32/Duni-A Aliases:
>W32.Duni.Worm, I-Worm.Duni, W32/Dadinu Type: Win32 worm Date: 4 July
>2002 ~~~ Sophos Anti-Virus IDE alert: W32/Bajar-B Name: W32/Bajar-B
>Aliases: W32.ZVM@mm, VBS.ZVM@mm, VBS.Bajar.B@mm Type: Win32 worm
>Date: 4 July 2002 ~~~~ From; Sophos Anti-Virus ~ alert Name:
>W32/Metrion-B Aliases: Win32-HLLP-Metrion32704-B,
>Win32.Metrion.37204 Type: Win32 executable file virus Date: 3 July
>2002 ~~~~ From; Sophos Name: W32/Zoek-D Aliases: I-Worm.Zoek.d,
>W32/Tcasut Type: Win32 worm Date: 2 July 2002 ~~~~~~ 28 Jun 2002
>19:45:43 -0700 Subject: [virusinfo] Sophos enews Sophos enews: the
>newswire which brings you up to the minute reports on virus issues,
>anti-virus countermeasures, new Sophos products and product
>enhancements.
>
>Click on the links to get the full story, or scroll down for an
>overview.
>
>YAHA: WORM SPREADING IN THE WILD
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/analyses/w32yahae.html
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/articles/yahae2.html
>
>JPEG VIRUS: MORE HYPE THAN HAVOC
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/articles/perrun2.html
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/articles/safehex.html
>
>KLEZ STILL DOING THE ROUNDS
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/press/uk/20020531topten.html
>
>SOPHOS SPREADING THE NEWS IN NEW YORK
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/events/americas/seminar0702.htm
>l
>
>LAST CHANCE TO WIN IN SOPHOS'S CUSTOMER SURVEY
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/survey/
>http://www.sophos.fr/enews.cgi?=3D/survey/
>http://www.sophos.de/enews.cgi?=3D/survey/
>http://www.sophos.co.jp/enews.cgi?=3D/survey/
>http://esp.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/survey/
>
>KEEP YOUR INTRANET UPDATED WITH VIRUS AND HOAX INFORMATION
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/virusinfo/infofeed/
>
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>=3D ENEWS EXPANDED
>
>
>YAHA: WORM SPREADING IN THE WILD Users should be on their guard
>against a Win32 worm that arrives as an email attachment and tries
>to disable PC security software. W32/Yaha-E disguises itself by
>choosing from a wide variety of subject lines and filenames, so
>organisations should ensure their anti-virus software is up to date.
>
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/analyses/w32yahae.html
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/articles/yahae2.html
>
>
>JPEG VIRUS: MORE HYPE THAN HAVOC Sophos is reassuring users that a
>new .JPG graphic virus -
>allegedly written by a 21 year-old Filipino - only works if the user
>is already infected with a Windows executable virus.
>Although Sophos has received no reports of W32/Perrun-A spreading in
>the wild, users should remember to practise safe computing at all
>times.
>
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/articles/perrun2.html
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/articles/safehex.html
>
>
>KLEZ STILL DOING THE ROUNDS For the third month in a row, a variant
>of the Klez worm dominated the top ten list of viruses, compiled
>from calls to Sophos's technical support department in May.
>W32/Klez-H, which randomly generates subject lines, email text and
>attachments, accounted for half of all calls, despite Sophos having
>offered protection against the threat for some time.
>
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/press/uk/20020531topten.html
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/downloads/ide/
>
>
>LAST CHANCE TO WIN IN SOPHOS'S CUSTOMER SURVEY Don't miss the chance
>to have your say about Sophos's products and service in the Sophos
>customer satisfaction survey. Fill in the online questionnaire in
>English, French, German, Japanese or Spanish now and you could win a
>portable MP3 recorder.
>
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/survey/
>http://www.sophos.fr/enews.cgi?=3D/survey/
>http://www.sophos.de/enews.cgi?=3D/survey/
>http://www.sophos.co.jp/enews.cgi?=3D/survey/
>http://esp.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/survey/
>
>
>SOPHOS AND QUBUX JOIN FORCES Qubux, a leading provider of server
>appliance solutions, has chosen to use Sophos's anti-virus
>technology within its internet filtering solution for the Sun Cobalt
>range. Sophos's software will be used as the foundation for its
>suite of server appliance cyber-security applications.
>
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/press/us/20020619qubux.html
>
>
>KEEP YOUR INTRANET UPDATED WITH VIRUS AND HOAX INFORMATION Sophos's
>virus and hoax info feeds can mean your intranet or public website
>is always up-to-the-minute with details of the latest threats and
>nuisances. The feeds are simple to add and easy to configure to
>suit your website's or intranet's look-and-feel.
>
>http://www.sophos.com/enews.cgi?=3D/virusinfo/infofeed/
>
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>=3D Sophos enews is sent to you as part of our commitment to raising
>awareness of the virus threat and helping you to protect yourself
>against it.
>
>They seem to issue then daily, if not more offten I post them to my
>virusinf-request pages at freelists as they come in; Mikes
>VrirusInfo Archive //www.freelists.org/archives/virusinfo/
>
>Mike ~ It is a good day if I learned something new.
>Editor MikesWhatsNews see a sample on my web page
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>On 05/07/2002 at 10:55 PM Master NetLord wrote:
>
>I'm curious.........anyone out there use Sophos AV software?? It
>seems to be a well rated product. I checked the site out and it's
>unusual in that they do not publish the cost of the software for
>home use. Seems that it's primarily a business/commercial software,
>but can be bought for home use.
>
>Let me know........
>
>Regards from the "Keyboard Cowboy", Master NetLord ,,,,,
>=D4=BF=D4=AC Cincinnati, Ohio Scottsdale, Arizona
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>07/05/2002 10:49:31 PM
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