Comments on: ‘MY DOOM’ WORM http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/my_doom_worm/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:21:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Paul http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/my_doom_worm/comment-page-1/#comment-11395 Paul Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4807#comment-11395 I am one of the few geeks that ignores all the worms and viruses. My customers don't have those problems. If they do then I did not do my job. Don't blame the users, blame the geeks. (such that they are) Preventing this stuff is blindingly simple. people just refuse to do it. P I am one of the few geeks that ignores all the worms and viruses. My customers don't have those problems. If they do then I did not do my job.

Don't blame the users, blame the geeks. (such that they are) Preventing this stuff is blindingly simple. people just refuse to do it.

P

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/my_doom_worm/comment-page-1/#comment-11396 James Joyner Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4807#comment-11396 I get my e-mail through HostingMatters and my office server. I've gotten the worm attachment a handful of times from each, plus several of the messages that get forwarded from SCO.A by people infected. I get my e-mail through HostingMatters and my office server. I've gotten the worm attachment a handful of times from each, plus several of the messages that get forwarded from SCO.A by people infected.

]]> By: Paul http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/my_doom_worm/comment-page-1/#comment-11397 Paul Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4807#comment-11397 But did you click on the attachment? No? It wasn't that hard now was it. (/snark) But did you click on the attachment?

No?

It wasn't that hard now was it.

(/snark)

]]> By: Fred Boness http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/my_doom_worm/comment-page-1/#comment-11398 Fred Boness Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4807#comment-11398 I blame the geeks for returning e-mails. By now even little old ladies know that that virus e-mails use forged senders. What happens when some dopey/helpful mail system returns one of these worms is that they are really contributing to propagating them. I just LOVE getting e-mail from some system I never knew existed that is being "returned" to me BECAUSE THEY HAVE FOUND A VIRUS IN IT! Gee, thanks. I blame the geeks for returning e-mails. By now even little old ladies know that that virus e-mails use forged senders. What happens when some dopey/helpful mail system returns one of these worms is that they are really contributing to propagating them. I just LOVE getting e-mail from some system I never knew existed that is being "returned" to me BECAUSE THEY HAVE FOUND A VIRUS IN IT! Gee, thanks.

]]> By: Pat J http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/my_doom_worm/comment-page-1/#comment-11399 Pat J Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4807#comment-11399 I wonder why anyone with any computer experience at all would open an attachment that they did not know by personal knowledge to be secure. DUH! I've received several infected attachments in the last week, including the 'mydoom' worm. All of the attachments were sent through my pop mail address'. One of my best "guards" againt virus and worms along with norton has been an alert to all my "main" mail addresses, not to send attachments of any kind, because I will not open them no matter how important. Of course if it is connected with business and I know it to be secure then it is opened after a scan. Most of my files are zips. --- I wonder why anyone with any computer experience at all would open an attachment that they did not know by personal knowledge to be secure. DUH!

I've received several infected attachments in the last week, including the 'mydoom' worm. All of the attachments were sent through my pop mail address'. One of my best "guards" againt virus and worms along with norton has been an alert to all my "main" mail addresses, not to send attachments of any kind, because I will not open them no matter how important. Of course if it is connected with business and I know it to be secure then it is opened after a scan. Most of my files are zips.

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