I'm pretty sure they won't sent this to everybody, but just suspected criminasl and the sort. I'm not a criminal and have never had a run in with the law, so they wouldn't waste time on me :)
On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 20:05:35 -0800 "Andrew Foss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > UnLurk( ); > > Do you use McAfee? Bad juju, the FBI is releasing a virus called > Magic > Lantern, that infects by E-Mail. MSNBC confirmed it, McAfee is in > line with > the FBI, saying that their products will not scan for it, and if it > does > detect it, not tell the user about it. Thiss tells me one thing. > they have > to weaken their search algorithm to hide it, meaning that other viri > can > slip past if the writer is smart enough to make it fit the > signature. > > This virus inserts a backdoor into your windows machine, and > installs a > keylogger, the FBI can see any keyboard input, meaning passwords, > pre-encryption plaintext, etc. I advise everyone to be very careful > about > McAfee and other scanners who fall into line, because this could be > a > potential hole if someone modifies ML to suit their tastes, and/or, > discovers the backdoor's port and password... > > http://www.msnbc.com/news/660096.asp?cp1=1 relevant info. > > Lurk(); > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
