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The Continental
06-07-2003, 12:24 PM
UPDATE (2003-06-05 15:00 GMT)

F-Secure is raising the alert level on Bugbear.B (Tanatos.B) to level 1 as it continues to spread rapidly. The number of reported infections have increased drastically over the last 10 hours.

Story Here (http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/bugbear_b.shtml)
brainsmile
06-07-2003, 02:00 PM
time to update the antivirus stuff
Joshua
06-07-2003, 02:38 PM
yeah, I caught one trying to make my machine home yesterday. :disa:
The Continental
06-07-2003, 08:46 PM
Originally posted by brainsmile
time to update the antivirus stuff And stop using IE along with Outlook and start using Mozilla or Opera :thumb:
kimchicowboy
06-07-2003, 09:43 PM
Originally posted by The Continental
And stop using IE along with Outlook and start using Mozilla or Opera :thumb:
how does mozilla or opera help?
The Continental
06-08-2003, 12:23 AM
Originally posted by The Continental
And stop using IE along with Outlook and start using Mozilla or Opera :thumb:

Originally posted by kimchicowboy

how does mozilla or opera help? Mozilla is many times more secure of a browser and although i don't know as much about Opera, from what i'm told, it also is many time safer than IE for security.

Run your browsers through this security test here:Browser Security Test (http://webtest.scanit.be/bcheck/) and see just how secure or insecure you are.
sho.gun
06-08-2003, 01:04 AM
All available test on IE6:

Browser Security Test Results
Dear Customer,

The Browser Security Test is finished. Please find the results below:

High Risk Vulnerabilities 0
Medium Risk Vulnerabilities 0
Low Risk Vulnerabilities 0


Go microsoft!
revil
06-08-2003, 01:48 AM
Running the tests. Please wait.

Oops! Cannot open new windows. Your browser is configured to disallow pop-up windows or you are running a pop-up ad killing software. Please set your software to allow pop-ups and restart the test. Read the FAQ for explanation about popup killers.

:shrug: running mozilla.
xsiled2
06-08-2003, 09:46 AM
Originally posted by sho.gun
All available test on IE6:

Browser Security Test Results
Dear Customer,

The Browser Security Test is finished. Please find the results below:

High Risk Vulnerabilities 0
Medium Risk Vulnerabilities 0
Low Risk Vulnerabilities 0


Go microsoft!

:stupid:

im using windows 98 1st ed, yeah start laughing...
coleslaw
06-09-2003, 11:37 AM
Originally posted by revil
Running the tests. Please wait.

Oops! Cannot open new windows. Your browser is configured to disallow pop-up windows or you are running a pop-up ad killing software. Please set your software to allow pop-ups and restart the test. Read the FAQ for explanation about popup killers.

:shrug: running mozilla.

You need to click on the icon in the lower right on the status bar and allow pop-ups from the site. Mozilla comes out clean obviously.
brainsmile
06-09-2003, 01:02 PM
Originally posted by sho.gun
All available test on IE6:

Browser Security Test Results
Dear Customer,

The Browser Security Test is finished. Please find the results below:

High Risk Vulnerabilities 0
Medium Risk Vulnerabilities 0
Low Risk Vulnerabilities 0


Go microsoft! me too
Nija
06-09-2003, 01:14 PM
Dear Customer,

The Browser Security Test is finished. Please find the results below:

High Risk Vulnerabilities 3
Medium Risk Vulnerabilities 3
Low Risk Vulnerabilities 1


ran all the tests.. of course I'm a lowly plebe I'm not "qualified" to upgrade the internet on this here fancy typewriter...