[71697] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Interesting Occurrence
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard A Steenbergen)
Mon Jun 21 14:04:26 2004
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 13:58:11 -0400
From: Richard A Steenbergen <ras@e-gerbil.net>
To: Brent_OKeeffe@asc.aon.com
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <OF98851BAA.5F0A4E9F-ON86256EBA.005FCB8E-85256EBA.006179AB@aon.com>
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On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 12:44:50PM -0500, Brent_OKeeffe@asc.aon.com wrote:
> Okay... Here is a new one for me. Got a call from my dad saying he left
> his PC on last night connected to his broadband. He went to log in this
> morning and noticed a new ID in his user list - IWAP_WWW. He immediately
> deleted is and called me. I had him ensure his critical updates we all
> applied - they were. I had him ensure his antivirus was up to date - it
> was (Norton Antivirus 2004). He is running XP Home.
>
> I searched the antivirus sites and elsewhere for references. Any idea if
> there is a new vulnerability that has not been publicly released? Any
> clues?
Dare I ask, what part of "North American Network Operators Group" made you
think that this could POSSIBLY be on-topic or of interest to anyone here?
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Richard A Steenbergen <ras@e-gerbil.net> http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras
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