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On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:58:00 -0400, 4s00th <4s00th@hushmail.com> wrote:
> I was actually able to locate a slightly older version of the program,
> and am currently going through some of the included puzzles. I plan to
> make some of my own for this group. AND I MISS YOURS!
> I don't care what a few over-cautious idiots say -- I think you are a
> reliable source. That's not to say I don't check your stuff with my AV
> software -- that's basic. But there are ways of dealing with possible
> threats! Antivirus software, anti-malware software, running programs
> in sandboxes, etc.
> And while we're on the subject -- has it occurred to anyone that it's
> damn easy to stick viruses or other mal-ware in archive files? Most AV
> programs will search inside archives -- make sure that yours does, and
> make sure you check.
> And -- here's another tip I've learned from torrent downloads. When
> you have a .exe file, check to see whether it is genuinely a .exe file
> or a self-extracting archive. Such files are pretty common in Torrent
> downloads. You open the file in WinRAR and see that there are two
> files in there -- the proper one and a small one that shouldn't be
> there. If you open the self-extracting archive -- the malware
> activates and infests your system. Instead, use WinRAR to extract the
> good file and then delete the original. You'll probably need to rename
> the file.
> -- 4s00th@hushmail.com
> If you send email, I will reply to it here at asbl
> (without showing your email addy)
> unless you ask me not to.
Check North-Ontario-Kiddy-Kongress...
WinZip shows eight files in that self-extracting archive, but the
anti-virus program with which I checked it showed thirty-five --
none of them, in its "expert" opinion, malware.
Which -- and a nickle -- would once get you an ice-cold Coke (tm).
Ronin
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