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Kama Sutra Worm Could Make For A Bad Friday
mikey1134 writes "CNN is running a story about the Kama Sutra worm, a virus that is coded to overwrite files of the (potentially thousands of) infected computers. They provide some background on this viral outbreak and warn users to protect themselves" From the article: "And even for home computer users who have never taken such precautions before, security experts say now would be a good time to back up your most important data, like financial information and family photographs, to CDs, DVDs, zip drives, or an external hard drive that you know is worm and virus free. Unlike a lot of malware that exploits vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system, there is no 'patch' that can be downloaded to ward off Kama Sutra."
Better back up that pr0n too! :P
... really should have more flexible security.
All my liberal friends think I'm a conservative, all my conservative friends think I'm a liberal.
Unlike a lot of malware that exploits vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system, there is no 'patch' that can be downloaded to ward off Kama Sutra.
How about a stupidty patch for opening up an attachment like the one described.
"He's lost in a 'floyd hole"
So I guess Kama Sutra could put some IT professionals in some awkward positions
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm
just turn your computer off before midnight, and leave it off until saturday.
-- lol pwned
...to CDs, DVDs, zip drives, ...
What is this, 1996?
In the old days, we etched our words into stone tablets for safe keeping..
A destructive virus was when a sick person would start coughing so hard that they'd break tablets by knocking them over.
The cost of physical media was high & the write speed was slow. Back then, we went to a lot more effort to make sure that our backups stayed safe.
[Fuck Beta]
o0t!
Anyway I like how virus names are slowly getting edgier. Kama Sutra is a good one, but it'll be great fun when someone names a virus the Angry Dragon, Cleavland Steamer, or the Dirty Sanchez. I eagerly await the day when the words "Rusty Trombone hits America hard" grace CNN's frontpage :)
From TFA:
"So while you might think it is coming from cousin Alice, most likely cousin Alice is not going to send you something that says 'Hey look at these pictures with naked people.' So that should be your first clue that a virus is propagating and you'd be well served to call cousin Alice to let her know that she is [unknowingly] sending out this type of e-mail," Sergile said.
Mr. Sergile, you obviously haven't met my cousin Alice.
Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
CasualSax's Rusty Trombone pounds the US in the IS.
Hmmm witty sig or funny sig? Maybe elitest techy sig!
Here's my idea:
:D
We setup a room. The door to the room says, in every language "Danger! Do not enter". Inside they'll be a cage you need to open, again with keep out warnings. Inside the cage will be a button that says "Warning: Do not push the button, death will result!". If you push the button, you die. We come in once a week or so and clean out the body.
My guess is any person likely to push the button is also the kind that'll open random attachments despite being told not to by us, the OS, their virus scanner, etc.
Problem solved
I remember those days. There was this guy called Moses who had received some seriously important data on top of some mountain. He goes down the mountain, and he breaks the tablets. He didn't make backups, so he had to go back to his client and ask for a new copy of the data. Very embarrasing.
That should serve as a warning to everyone; always make backups. Especially with important clients like that.