Search Thingy Added

11:54.03 - Tuesday 19th August 2003   (Link to This Entry)

I've added a wee search box to the bottom of the page and it actually appears to be working. WhatUSeek is the power behind it, and it looks like my attempts to force a search engine to spider the whole site has succeeded - the search picks up even the earliest entries.

No guarantees are given, but feel free to use it anyway.

Hey ho - more Worm fun!

12:00.05 - Tuesday 19th August 2003   (Link to This Entry)

Seems there's a new worm in town - W32.Welchia.Worm is based on the now infamous MS Blaster worm but, rather than bombing Microsoft, it tries to patch as many vulnerable systems as it can before removing itself in 2004. The worm is already causing extra network traffic.

No matter how good its intentions, it's still a worm installing unauthorised code onto a machine without permission. I've added it to the MSBlast page (The link above) as it's a continuation of that fun.

New MSN Worm on the loose?

14:17.59 - Tuesday 19th August 2003   (Link to This Entry)

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this recently, but over the last 24 hours I have had firewall warnings from Kerio telling me someone is trying to connect to Trillian. It's always someone on my list using MSN, and it always happens when both of us are first online.

Coincidentally, I've had 11 copies of the same email in my Hotmail account (the one I use for MSN), all saying the same thing:

ATTENTION: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED FOR MSN AND WINDOWS MESSENGER USERS.

You are receiving this e-mail because you are a MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger Service user.

As part of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, Microsoft is updating the .NET Messenger Service and providing you with an important MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger security update.

If you are using MSN Messenger 5.0, Windows Messenger 4.7.2000, or MSN Messenger for Mac 3.5, or any versions higher than these, you do NOT need this security update. To find out which version you have, select the 'Help' menu in Messenger, then select 'About'. If you are using an older version, or are not sure, please visit: http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx for an update.

NOTICE: If you are not using an updated version, you will be unable to continue using your MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger Service.

Thank you for helping Microsoft further its commitment to helping you protect your privacy and security online.

You can view the .NET Messenger Statement of Privacy at: http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Privacy.aspx and the .NET Messenger Service Terms of Use and Notices at: http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Terms.aspx.

So what's going on? Is there a new worm/virus on the loose?