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Robb Force Posted on 7:14 pm on Nov. 16, 2001
Most Trojans and virii are pretty easy to detect. Use your best judgement. Most mp3's are around 3-5 MBs. If you find an mp3 that's 100k or less, you know it's probably not an mp3...
 
grinspoonz Posted on 4:49 am on Nov. 1, 2001
Like I've said before, it's the spyware that I don't want on my machine. The virii don't worry me, NAV 2002 makes short work of most of those little suckers.
 
honky618 Posted on 1:30 pm on Oct. 15, 2001
it might not show the .vbs in the title.

but if you scroll all the way over to where it says "filename" it has to show it in there.

and if youre scared of a virus, do a scan on it before opening it.  

I usually just do a scan on the .exe's before opening.
 
grinspoonz Posted on 6:34 pm on Oct. 14, 2001
Taken from The Register:

KaZaA the Virus Desktop
By John Thornton, Hacker's Digest
Posted: 09/10/2001 at 12:02 GMT

KaZaA the media desktop has been one of the most successful replacements for file sharing after U.S. courts ordered Napster to shut down. KaZaA offers its users a way of sharing music, video, documents, images, and software.

But six per cent of all music downloaded from KaZaA is not music at all, but a virus. Currently, there is no way to infect mp3s with a virus; however KaZaA's poor filtering allows someone to rename a virus to - say - cant_touch_this.mp3.vbs. When you do a search for the song named "Can't Touch This" KazaA will display this as "cant_touch_this.mp3", without displaying the .vbs extension.

This problem affects more than music: Hacker's Digest Labs has found the Love Letter Virus disguise as videos, images and executables.

What does KaZaA say about this? This is what the FAQ has to say:

"Q: Can I get viruses using KaZaA?

A: As always when you are downloading or receiving files from the Internet, you must exercise caution. Certain file types may contain viruses or so-called Trojan horses. You should protect yourself by using regularly updated anti-virus software, for example Norton Antivirus (www.norton.com) or McAfee(www.mcafee.com). Both Norton and McAfee offer free 30-day trial versions that you can download directly from their web sites. Not all file types can contain viruses or Trojans. Music, video, and picture files are generally safe - that includes files with the extensions .mp3, .vaw, .mpg, .avi, .mov, .bmp and .jpg. PDF documents (.pdf) and text files (.txt) are also in general safe. You should be cautious of executable files (.exe) and Microsoft Word and Excel documents (.doc and .xls). These files are specified with a icon in the search results on KaZaA.com."

This is true, however with the poor filtering in the KaZaA media desktop, it is extremely easy for anyone to be tricked into running a virus thinking it is his or her favorite song. ®
 
Noa Posted on 9:31 am on Oct. 14, 2001
I just downloaded KaZaa.... I'm loving it so far... works much better than Napster.
Damn you grinspoonz. You got me all scared now.
 
honky618 Posted on 11:53 pm on Oct. 13, 2001
I use it to get mp3z
 
grinspoonz Posted on 11:06 pm on Oct. 13, 2001
Kazaa is a good way to get a virus, I have heard...
 
honky618 Posted on 9:28 am on Oct. 13, 2001
I'm sure it will.  its part of normal conversation, you start talking about somehting and it slowly morphs.
 
grinspoonz Posted on 3:12 am on Oct. 13, 2001
Don't have a baby dude, it won't happen again.
 
JuggleFoe Posted on 9:50 pm on Oct. 12, 2001
i mean, someone tell me if i'm wrong...

Quote: The Pile
That's right. A great, steaming mound made by your friend, the Holy Buffalo. Actually, this is where you can post your flames, rants, spam, or off-topic, chat-like posts without retribution. Do us a favor and keep those posts out of the other forums so we don't have to make you suffer the consequences.

maybe my understanding of that paragraph is out of whack...

 
JuggleFoe Posted on 9:47 pm on Oct. 12, 2001
well, part of being a responsible member of this society, in my opinion, is conducting yourself in a manner where you don't have to have other people mod you - having the restraint, and enough respect for others that you moderate yourself, in other words.
 
honky618 Posted on 1:54 pm on Oct. 12, 2001
well, then get robb to move it.
 
JuggleFoe Posted on 6:04 pm on Oct. 11, 2001
yeah, and sometimes people overstep their boundaries, and break the rules.

it's called "pile-worthy".
 
honky618 Posted on 2:02 pm on Oct. 11, 2001
sometimes topics change.  its called conversation.
 
JuggleFoe Posted on 8:14 pm on Oct. 10, 2001
this doesn't belong here.

grinz, quit it.

 
honky618 Posted on 6:39 pm on Oct. 10, 2001
sure, because my tongue isn't.

I'm aloud to agree with someone without brown-nosing.
 
grinspoonz Posted on 9:33 pm on Oct. 9, 2001
Quote: from honky618 posted at 2:01 pm on Oct. 4, 2001

*totally agrees with foe*


Hey honk, is there any room for me to fit my tongue up foe's arse too? Hehe.
 
honky618 Posted on 2:03 pm on Oct. 9, 2001
but its not kick ass music.
 
grinspoonz Posted on 5:37 am on Oct. 9, 2001
Blah, Linkin Park is good. They get old real quick, but that don't mean it's not kick-ass music.
 
CardsForSorrow Posted on 2:34 pm on Oct. 4, 2001
Cure? Cool..... anyone ever hear of Steely Dan, and John Martyn?.... Now thats good music.......
 

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