[A83] Re: OT Re: microcode

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[A83] Re: OT Re: microcode


>Greetings and Sulutations all! I have mcafee virusscan trial, firewall
>trial, oulook express, and the Low Risk Hai worm. Anybody ever got Kak? It
>can be closed with the ctrl alt delete keys!

That's quite normal for a virus, if it isn't made by hobbyists like me.

>And everyone gives it a
>'medium' risk assesment!!

Ronald

>>From: james l <james@kirk.math.twsu.edu>
>>Root/Great Overall Dictator replies:
>> > > >If I was to get a new computer, I would not want an updgradeable
>>microcode
>> > > >CPU, because it is possible (unlikely but possible) that some hacker
>>would
>> > > >give me an unsoliceted update. So far, I have got 3 viruses over
>>cable in
>> > > >less than a month (my first month), and they are all internet worms,
>>not
>> > > >trojans!
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Updating microcode is probably a complex process, that cannot be
>>easily
>> > > done by software running on said processor.  The worst I've heard of
>>is one
>> > > that flashes your BIOS with garbage, then reboots.  The only way I
can
>> > > think of that a processor could contro lthe operation to recode
itself
>> > > wouldbe if there were two processors, and most people aren't that
rich
>>. . .
>> >
>>
>>See here  http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/ (no it isn't a joke) (my
>>fault,
>>but it doesn't 'flash' the processor, so it has to be reloaded on each
>>boot)
>>
>> >
>> > Not saying it does work like this, only that this could be an way to do
>>such
>> > a thing.
>> >
>> >
>> > > OT: Firewalls are a good thing if you have cable.  I use one with
>>dial-up
>> > > so that apps don't keep wasting hours.
>> > OT Reply ;-)   :
>> > A bit of caution and a non-fancy email reader (one that doesn't open
>>files and
>> > such for you, and displays the extension even if it is *.lnk or *.pif)
>>can do some protection as well.
>> >
>>OT Reply to an OT Reply to an OT section:
>>Especially with the new Microsoft worm/virus that spreads via email, popup
>>windows, unsecured servers (code red like).  Called Nimda
>>
>>see semantac, slashdot, etc
>>
>>James L
>>
>>
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