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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: The Anti-Microsoft on 5 June 2004, 21:07

Title: New virus: Korgo
Post by: The Anti-Microsoft on 5 June 2004, 21:07
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Slashdot:
A new virus is on the prowl (http://www.overclockersclub.com/?read=8636435). It can infect your Windows 2K/XP system and will record every key you hit on your keyboard. The keys are then sent back to the virus creator where he/she can steal your passwords and credit card information. The virus named, Korgo, started showing up in the last week of May but it now has at least six different variants (http://www.esecurityplanet.com/alerts/article.php/3362451). To protect yourself from this nasty virus, Microsoft is urging all users to download the KB835732 Security Update (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx). As with the Sasser worm, you'll get the Korgo virus without even knowing it. It does not arrive by email, but simply by being connected to a network or to the Internet without having a patched machine or a properly configured firewall.
Slashdot:  Windows Users Fear Korgo Virus (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/06/04/1835233&mode=thread&tid=126&tid=128&tid=172&tid=185&tid=190&tid=201)
Title: New virus: Korgo
Post by: Refalm on 5 June 2004, 23:52
Luckily, the firewall (which is mostly even better than corparate ones) inside most Linux distributions  is turned on standard, while the quite limiting firewall in Windows XP is turned off (going to change in XP SP2).

My parents use Windows XP. But no to worry, my Linux router keeps the shit out  :D
Title: New virus: Korgo
Post by: Xeen on 6 June 2004, 03:41
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my Linux router keeps the shit out


Can you clarify that please? A router is just a router. There is not Linux router or Windows router.
Title: New virus: Korgo
Post by: WMD on 6 June 2004, 04:28
He means his Linux machine with NAT and masquerating connected a to switch/hub.
Title: New virus: Korgo
Post by: M51DPS on 6 June 2004, 21:26
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Originally posted by xeen:


Can you clarify that please? A router is just a router. There is not Linux router or Windows router.


Though technically you can (http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linksys-Blue-Box-Router-HOWTO/) do that with "normal" routers....
Title: New virus: Korgo
Post by: Refalm on 7 June 2004, 00:11
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WMD: He means his Linux machine with NAT and masquerating connected a to switch/hub.


Yep, iptables kicks ass  (http://smile.gif)
Title: New virus: Korgo
Post by: PseudoRandomDragon on 8 June 2004, 21:07
but if your parents run an attachment from an infected email..game over.
Title: New virus: Korgo
Post by: Refalm on 8 June 2004, 15:01
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Originally posted by PseudoRandom Dragon:
but if your parents run an attachment from an infected email..game over.


My parents aren't morons. Plus, I have Mozilla Thunderbird and AntiVir installed on my parents Windows XP computer, so it's no big deal anyway  ;)