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Author Topic: New worm going around -W32.Blaster.Worm Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-14-2003 02:21 AM                     Jack, the answer is no. And the boss does not want to spend the money to "tighten things down."  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-14-2003 07:34 AM                        Paul--if your radio station uses an automation system, I can only hope that it is either a) not on a network and/or b) not running on Windows.  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-14-2003 12:46 PM                     Here is a Belkin Wireless 4 Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router at Micro Center Online. Four wired ports plus wireless. $59.99 - $40 rebate = $19.99. Mine should arrive tomorrow for the booth. Exactly how cheap is this guy? Hell, I'd buy the thing myself just to be able to quit removing viruses.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-14-2003 01:18 PM                     Scott, the automation system is on its own network. The owner wanted to put it on the DSL network so it could be "gotten into" from home in case of a mis-program glitch. I told him he was nuts for even thinking about it. He says, "well my buddy does" to which my replay was "that's his problem - I am not gonna do it."..... Adam, I felt the same as you about just buying one for him. But I decided to say "bullshit." When I have to buy a desk and a filing cabnit out of my pocket to store technical publications because there were not enough to go around, that's where I draw the line. My workbench! HAH!!!!! What work bench? Sunday I had to evict a family of bees that built their little house in a feedhorn of a satellite dish, his wooden ladder collapsed under my weight and I fell promptly to the ground. The rungs and supports of the ladder just splintered. I have been on his ass for at least a couple of years to buy a new ladder. So far, I have not seen one. Adam, He is just too damn cheap and won't do it. He is so tight his ass squeaks when he walks.  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-14-2003 01:36 PM                     We got it here at the Rialto. Casey spent the better part of the day hunting it down and killing it.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-15-2003 08:04 AM                        Paul--good thinking with keeping the automation system on its own network...unless you wanted the programming to become more, um, "interesting. If he wants remote control capabilities, maybe direct-dial-in (perhaps with callback verification allowed only to a specific number) would be a better (though still not wonderfully secure) option. It sounds like your station manager doesn't understand the issues involved with having unprotected Win32 machines on a public network, especially when they are being run by "untrusted" end users. What kind of CPE (router, bridge, etc.) do you have from the DSL provider? It may have some sort of limited packet filtering built into it. If it's a Cisco or Netopia box, get the root password for it and give me a call if you want help setting up some limited filtering (which won't stop people from downloading virii, etc., but is probably better than nothing).  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 09-11-2003 07:23 PM                        FYI... Released September 10, 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-039.asp  |  IP: Logged

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