Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone?
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From: David Kaye on 9 Aug 2010 15:41 "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote: >That version is DEFINITELY racist ! >This is the PROPER version. > >Bad - Black >Boys - Brown The "black boys" version was done to differentiate between black and brown. It's a horrible phrase, but people remember their color codes.
From: David Kaye on 9 Aug 2010 15:43 Dustin <bughunter.dustin(a)gmail.com> wrote: >The individual wasn't talking about solder when he said acid core, he was >talking about different style capacitors.. Regardless, the acid core reference was likely to solder. Tell me of any other thing "acid core" refers to besides music.
From: FromTheRafters on 9 Aug 2010 16:37 "David Kaye" <sfdavidkaye2(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:i3pllf$vs7$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote: > >>That version is DEFINITELY racist ! >>This is the PROPER version. >> >>Bad - Black >>Boys - Brown > > The "black boys" version was done to differentiate between black and > brown. > It's a horrible phrase, but people remember their color codes. Horrible, but there's nothing particularly nice in the phrase about raping young girls ... willing or not. ....but as you said, people remember through mnemonics.
From: FromTheRafters on 9 Aug 2010 16:42 "David Kaye" <sfdavidkaye2(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:i3plp0$vs7$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Dustin <bughunter.dustin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>The individual wasn't talking about solder when he said acid core, he >>was >>talking about different style capacitors.. > > Regardless, the acid core reference was likely to solder. Tell me of > any > other thing "acid core" refers to besides music. Although I've never heard such a term as such, I suppose it could refer to a type of battery or voltaic cell. I figured John was confused, I also associate 'acid core' with solder.
From: FromTheRafters on 9 Aug 2010 16:46
What about the infected programs? That is, what about the preinfected versions? "John Navas" <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in message news:6sf06692eci4c7r28qo4qkve353ldjvq3m(a)4ax.com... > What I do with this class of virus: > 1. Turn off System Restore and delete all restore points. > 2. Note the names and locations of infected files. > 3. Boot from something like Ultimate Boot CD > <http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/>, and delete the infections. > Turn System Restore back on when disinfected. > > On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:51:56 GMT, in > <i2lolb$s5r$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, sfdavidkaye2(a)yahoo.com > (David > Kaye) wrote: > >>Sorry about the crosspost to ba.internet, but I know there are malware >>experts >>out there. >> >>Does anybody have EXPERIENCE with Win32/RAMNIT.A ? I'm having a devil >>of a >>time removing it. The only tool the detects it consistently is MS >>Security >>Essentials, and MSSE keeps counting it and "disinfecting" it. >> >>I'm not sure if it's a virus or a worm. MSSE says it's a virus, but I >>can't >>figure out what's launching it. >> >>I have eliminated one rootkit and subsequent scans show no more >>rootkits. >>This thing has dropped startup payloads into the StartUp folder, into >>the Run >>keys, into Prefetch, and it masquerades as everything from random >>4-letter >>clusters to names like "Microsoft Suite", etc. >> >>It also captures the date when Windows was first installed, so I can't >>reliably search for the thing via date, either. >> >>Whenever MSSE detects a new round of infections (15, 78, all kinds of >>counts) >>the infections are in everything from drivers to executables in all >>kinds of >>directories. >> >>At the moment I'm running the computer in safe mode with no Internet >>and MSSE >>is not detecting any more Ramnit. I've scanned it 3 times. But as >>soon as I >>go back into regular mode and get an Internet connection back up it'll >>start >>infecting again. >> >>Oh, and I've reset the Winsock stack twice just in case there's a >>little >>wedgie in there. Still comes back. >> >>Any help would be most appreciated. You can reach me directly by >>email. The >>address is valid. >> >>Thanks. > > -- > John FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://wireless.navas.us> > FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi> > Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> > Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes> |