BIOS infection - an item for discussion
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From: David H. Lipman on 20 Jun 2010 08:06 From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave.(a)hotmail.co.uk> < snip > | Using Trend Micro 'Housecall' I identified 'Trojan.Java.ByteVer.R' as | the possible culprit. Here's an old item to confirm this: < snip > That's just exploit code affecting Sun Java. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: ~BD~ on 20 Jun 2010 09:16 "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:hvl08q01f2l(a)news3.newsguy.com... > From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave.(a)hotmail.co.uk> > > > < snip > > > | Using Trend Micro 'Housecall' I identified 'Trojan.Java.ByteVer.R' > as > | the possible culprit. Here's an old item to confirm this: > > < snip > > > That's just exploit code affecting Sun Java. Which means .......... what, David? Let's assume that I had Sun Java installed at the time. Are you implying that my identity theft was a result of something else? TIA -- Dave BD
From: David H. Lipman on 20 Jun 2010 09:37 From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave.(a)hotmail.co.uk> | "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message | news:hvl08q01f2l(a)news3.newsguy.com... >> From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave.(a)hotmail.co.uk> >> < snip > >> | Using Trend Micro 'Housecall' I identified 'Trojan.Java.ByteVer.R' >> as >> | the possible culprit. Here's an old item to confirm this: >> < snip > >> That's just exploit code affecting Sun Java. | Which means .......... what, David? | Let's assume that I had Sun Java installed at the time. | Are you implying that my identity theft was a result of something else? Yes ! That was just exploit code. The questions are... - was the PC vulnerable ? - was the exploitation effective ? - what was the end result of the exploitation (if the exploit was effective) ? -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: ~BD~ on 20 Jun 2010 09:49 "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:hvl5g6029k(a)news4.newsguy.com... > From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave.(a)hotmail.co.uk> > > > | "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message > | news:hvl08q01f2l(a)news3.newsguy.com... >>> From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave.(a)hotmail.co.uk> > > >>> < snip > > >>> | Using Trend Micro 'Housecall' I identified 'Trojan.Java.ByteVer.R' >>> as >>> | the possible culprit. Here's an old item to confirm this: > >>> < snip > > >>> That's just exploit code affecting Sun Java. > > | Which means .......... what, David? > > | Let's assume that I had Sun Java installed at the time. > > | Are you implying that my identity theft was a result of something > else? > > Yes ! > > That was just exploit code. The questions are... > - was the PC vulnerable ? Probably - isn't *any* computer connected to the Internet? <smile> I had been using AVG Anti-virus, Ad-aware, Spybot etc +PrevX At that time I was using a Modem supplied by Freeserve - not a Router! > - was the exploitation effective ? It seems so ............ > - what was the end result of the exploitation (if the exploit was > effective) ? ............. somebody stole my money! I did get my money back - eventually! It was only *then* that I received threats and involved the police. -- Dave BD - HTH
From: David H. Lipman on 20 Jun 2010 09:58
From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave.(a)hotmail.co.uk> | "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message | news:hvl5g6029k(a)news4.newsguy.com... >> From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave.(a)hotmail.co.uk> >> | "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message >> | news:hvl08q01f2l(a)news3.newsguy.com... >>>> From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave.(a)hotmail.co.uk> >>>> < snip > >>>> | Using Trend Micro 'Housecall' I identified 'Trojan.Java.ByteVer.R' >>>> as >>>> | the possible culprit. Here's an old item to confirm this: >>>> < snip > >>>> That's just exploit code affecting Sun Java. >> | Which means .......... what, David? >> | Let's assume that I had Sun Java installed at the time. >> | Are you implying that my identity theft was a result of something >> else? >> Yes ! >> That was just exploit code. The questions are... >> - was the PC vulnerable ? | Probably - isn't *any* computer connected to the Internet? <smile> | I had been using AVG Anti-virus, Ad-aware, Spybot etc +PrevX | At that time I was using a Modem supplied by Freeserve - not a Router! >> - was the exploitation effective ? | It seems so ............ >> - what was the end result of the exploitation (if the exploit was >> effective) ? | ............ somebody stole my money! | I did get my money back - eventually! It was only *then* that I received | threats and involved the police. I won't answer your stupidity because you keep adding; alt.politics.scorched-earth I don't honour your troll activity. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |