To me it seems pretty simple.
Virus software knows what virus it caught.
Therefore it should know whether the virus forges the "from" or not.
So bounce and warn the sender if it's a non-forging virus.
Do NOT bounce if it's a forging virus.
I bought a new Toshiba notebook (Satellite A15-S127) recently, and I found C-dilla DRM software by the Macrovision people running in the preinstall of WinXP. I must say I was rather offended:(. But I had no problem uninstalling it, along with all the other "trial version" and "sign up for internet" crap on there. I bet it's still running on as many clueless users machines as Gator:(
By the way, no, I would not have rather installed Linux, even if it did clean out C-dilla faster:P
I think this cleanup worm is a dandy idea.
Yes, it's still a worm and could cause traffic or computer problems, but it's nice to see one with good intentions.
Had I designed it I probably would have made it disable itself sooner, maybe after a few days instead of 2004, and tell the computer user exactly what it was doing.
I have an ATI All In Wonder Radeon 7500 AGP 64meg. If you're not familiar with this product, it's a video and tv card in one. Has cable, svideo, and rca inputs. Use their tv/digital vcr software. Set recording to "video cd" to get mpegs that you can just drop on a video cd with Nero cd burning software. For video tapes with Macrovision, there exists a patch that allows their digital vcr to record anyway. If you already have a different hardware getup together, try looking through vcdhelp.com for tools and whatnot.
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Nah, they just run infomercials.
To me it seems pretty simple. Virus software knows what virus it caught. Therefore it should know whether the virus forges the "from" or not. So bounce and warn the sender if it's a non-forging virus. Do NOT bounce if it's a forging virus.
I bought a new Toshiba notebook (Satellite A15-S127) recently, and I found C-dilla DRM software by the Macrovision people running in the preinstall of WinXP. I must say I was rather offended :(. But I had no problem uninstalling it, along with all the other "trial version" and "sign up for internet" crap on there. I bet it's still running on as many clueless users machines as Gator :(
By the way, no, I would not have rather installed Linux, even if it did clean out C-dilla faster :P
Hehe, he didn't even read the whole page before complaining...
I think this cleanup worm is a dandy idea. Yes, it's still a worm and could cause traffic or computer problems, but it's nice to see one with good intentions. Had I designed it I probably would have made it disable itself sooner, maybe after a few days instead of 2004, and tell the computer user exactly what it was doing.
YES! Connect a foot charger to my rocking chair, I'd never run out of juice :)
I have an ATI All In Wonder Radeon 7500 AGP 64meg. If you're not familiar with this product, it's a video and tv card in one. Has cable, svideo, and rca inputs. Use their tv/digital vcr software. Set recording to "video cd" to get mpegs that you can just drop on a video cd with Nero cd burning software. For video tapes with Macrovision, there exists a patch that allows their digital vcr to record anyway. If you already have a different hardware getup together, try looking through vcdhelp.com for tools and whatnot.