Yes, the XP version. I already chastised him for that faux pax. He replied that the guy who sold him the satellite system said it would be adequate. I offered to go find the guy and.... Ummm... rectify the situation. ;-)
Brent
"Jeff Shultz" <jeffshultz@wvi.com> Sent by: owner-nanog@merit.edu
06/21/2004 01:55 PM
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Subject: Re: Interesting Occurrence
** Reply to message from Brent_OKeeffe@asc.aon.com on Mon, 21 Jun 2004
12:44:50 -0500
> 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?
>
> Regards,
> Brent
Out of curiosity, was he running any sort of (including the XP one) of
firewall software?
--
Jeff Shultz
A railfan pulls up to a RR crossing hoping that
there will be a train.