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E-Mail Worm
Warning: More Variants
Of Sober E-mail Worm Expected
Apparently, an e-mail
message appearing to be from either the CIA or the FBI is an
effective technique for spreading e-mail worms. In late November
2005, an e-mail from the "Sober" variant of e-mail worms
(specifically referred to as either W32.Sober.X@mm or
W32/Sober@MM!M681) spread like wildfire across the globe. Hundreds
of millions of messages were sent by unsuspecting e-mail recipients
after opening e-mail attachments that appeared to be from the CIA,
FBI, or the German BKA police agency. The attachments contained an
e-mail worm which then sent the same mass-mailing worm to e-mail
addresses found within the compromised computer ˜ again spoofing the
"from" address in many cases to appear like the message was coming
from the CIA, FBI, or BKA. (As with previous versions of the Sober
worm, only Windows-based computers were/are infected by the Sober
worm.)
The November 2005 Sober worm variant was sent with
either German or English text thereby suggesting once again that
each of the 30 Sober worm variants dating back to October 2003 were
likely written by a German author or a group of German authors.
Although the "from" address, the subject line text, and the
body text of this worm vary widely, below are two examples of the
W32.Sober.X@mm Worm.
Go to this URL: http://www.cornerstonenow.com/newsletter/section-a/2006/0601_sample.gif
Many security experts are speculating that since November's
Sober worm variant had a built-in expiration date, the author of the
worm is probably working on the creation of improved versions of the
worm. In other words, there's more to come.
If you receive an
e-mail like the one described above, delete it immediately and do
NOT open the e-mail message's attachment. We strongly encourage each
and every one of our Internet customers to protect their computers
with anti-virus software. Of course, it is also vitally important to
regularly update your computer's anti-virus software. New viruses
and worms are discovered daily. Be sure to scan all file attachments
of incoming e-mail messages, even messages from people you trust.
Many viruses and worms are spread over networks, through
attachments, and by sharing storage media such as diskettes, Zip
disks, and CDs. You have the ultimate responsibility for protecting
your computer against these threats.
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Ask The Help Desk
Can I Get More Results
To Appear On Google Search Page?
Question: I
usually go to google.com when doing a search on the Web. When typing
in a word or phrase into Google's search box, the resulting page
gives me only ten listed Web pages to review. Is there a way to get
more than ten listings?
Answer: Yes.
On difficult searches it is sometimes necessary to go deeper than
the first ten listings provided on a search results page. Google
allows you to change the preferences on its site to show 10, 20, 30,
50, or even the top 100 search results all on one page. To adjust
your settings, click on the "Preferences" link to the right of
Google's search box. Scroll down to the "Number of Results" area and
choose the number of pages you'd like displayed on your results
page. Next, click "Save Preferences" located at the bottom right
corner of the page and then click "OK" on the resulting pop-up
window.
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Great Sites To Check Out This
Month
Get Help With Your Weight Loss Resolution
http://home.howstuffworks.com/diet.htm
- Have you made your annual resolution to lose those extra pounds?
This site provides great insight on how our bodies work when it
comes to consuming and burning calories. Did you know that a gallon
of gasoline contains about 31,000 calories and that if humans could
drink gasoline instead of eating pizza and burgers for calories, we
could run more than 300 miles on just one gallon of gasoline? Our
bodies are the ultimate hybrid engines! It's this efficiency that
can sometimes make it difficult to peel off pounds. However,
knowledge is power. To learn more about how our body reacts to
calorie intake, diet, and exercise, head to this site.
Visit The St. Paul Winter Carnival This Month http://Winter-Carnival.com -
The St. Paul Winter Carnival is like a large state fair, except that
it takes place in the middle of the winter. Held annually since
1886, it is billed as the largest and oldest winter festival in the
United States. Each year organizers build a huge, elaborate ice
palace. (The tallest palace was built in 1992 and was fifteen
stories high.) The festival includes ice carving competitions, car
racing on ice, frozen 5K and 1/2 marathon races, ice fishing
contests, fireworks, parades, snow sculpture displays, and more.
This year's event runs January 27th through February 5th. See this
site for schedules, history, pictures, and more.
Break A
World Record In 2006 http://GuinnessWorldRecords.com
- It's a new year so why not make this the time to do something
that'll make you famous -- well, sort of famous. The world record
for balancing on one foot is 76 hours and 40 minutes. You could go
for 77 hours. Another person has a record for balancing 88 pounds of
milk cartons on his head for 11.23 seconds. Why not go for twelve
seconds? The longest time for continuously spinning a basketball on
one finger is three hours and 59 minutes. Come on, what's four
hours? Before you start your balancing endeavors, however, head to
this site to find out the official rules and regulations and to
register your record attempt. It's the only way to get the official
recognition you'll so richly deserve!
American Idol
Returns For Fifth Season http://IdolOnFox.com - Simon Cowell,
Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson return this month for their fifth
season as judges on the hit show American Idol. The Fox channel
plans to air approximately 43 hours of Idol competition through this
May compared to 38.5 hours last season. The format will remain the
same. The first three weeks will be local audition episodes followed
by two weeks in Hollywood where semi-finalists are chosen. Voting by
viewers starts in late February. Do you want to relive season four?
The site contains links to thousands of photos and videos from last
year's auditions.
The XX Olympic Winter Games Are Coming
Soon To Torino http://torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/home/index.html
- It's not too late to make your plans and book a trip to Italy for
next month's XX Olympic Winter Games. For information on everything
from the opening ceremonies, to parking information, to
accommodations, to ticket information, this is your source for the
latest news. There are also links to lots of great action photos,
stories about many of the athletes who will compete, as well as
updates on the Olympic Torch Relay, which will have visited over 600
communities by the time the games begin on February 10,
2006.
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Short Tutorial
Backing Up Your
Browser's Favorites/Bookmarks
January is a good time to
clean up your computer and back-up important files. One easy but
important item to back-up periodically is your browser's "Favorites"
(when using Internet Explorer) or "Bookmarks" (when using Firefox,
Safari, or Netscape). Here's how to export and save these files:
Exporting Favorites From Your Internet Explorer 6.0 Browser
When Using Windows XP Home Edition
1. With Internet Explorer
open, click your cursor arrow on the "File" menu and drop down to
"Import and Export." The Import/Export Wizard will start.
2.
Click on the "Next" button.
3. Choose "Export Favorites" from the
list of actions to perform and click "Next."
4. Select the
"Favorites" folder for exporting and click "Next."
5. Choose a
destination for your exported favorites by clicking on the "Browse"
button. Give the exported favorites file a name and select a
destination for it.
6. Click the "Save" button and then click on
the "Next" button.
7. Now click on the "Finish" button.
Exporting Bookmarks From Your Firefox 1.0 Browser When Using
Windows XP Home Edition Or Macintosh OS X
1. With Firefox
open, click your cursor arrow on the Bookmarks menu and drop down to
"Manage Bookmarks." The "Bookmarks Manager" window will
appear.
2. Click your cursor arrow on the "File" menu and drop
down to "Export." The "Export bookmark file:" dialog box will
appear.
3. Give your file a name and select a destination for
it.
4. Click the "Save" button. Close the "Bookmarks Manager"
window.
Exporting Bookmarks From Your Safari 2.0 Browser
When Using Mac OS X
1. With Safari open, click your cursor
arrow on the "File" menu and drop down to "Export Bookmarks." The
"Export Bookmarks" dialog box will appear.
2. Give your file a
name and select a destination for it.
3. Click the "Save" button.
Exporting Favorites From Your Netscape 7.2 Browser When
Using Windows XP Home Edition Or Macintosh OS X
1. With
Netscape Navigator open, click your cursor arrow on the "Bookmarks"
menu and drop down to "Manage Bookmarks." The "Bookmark Manager"
window will appear.
2. Click on the "Tools" menu and drop down to
"Export..." The "Export Bookmark File" dialog box will appear.
3.
Give your file a name and select a destination for it.
4. Click
the "Save" button and then close the "Bookmark Manager"
window.
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