Ahem, *blush* > Be cautios with your words
Should be, as you probably guessed: "Be cautious with your words". Damn typos. -- Peace. ~G On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 01:58:24 -0400, �ber GuidoZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, the man asked for help, so I offered it. Simple as that... I'm a > helpful guy, it's what makes me tick. Dedicated my life to a > non-profit organization that helps the average consumer FOR FREE with > security consulting, technical support, and personal privacy. Not > because I'm trying to collect anything. Not because I'm trying to get > a foothold on any business. Simply for the fact that I remember how > frustrated and helpless I was when I didn't understand anything. I try > to make sure others don't have to suffer the same fate. > > Be cautios with your words. You never know who you may be speaking to, > or how they will take it. General advise; not necessarily relating to > this situation beyond common courtesy. > > As for VirusTotal.com, to be honest I have never cared why they > provide the service they do. I also could care less if they are > keeping copies of the viruses that are sent to them... they are > available all over the Internet. (Google it...) When someone has an > unknown malware EXE and they need a quick way to identify it to fix a > problem, why not go with what works? Their business practices isn't > any business of mine. The fact that they answer the question I ask, > however, IS. > > A little respect is all I ever ask. =) > > -- > Peace. ~G > > On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 11:19:41 +1200, Nick FitzGerald > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > �ber GuidoZ wrote: > > > > > ... If you want to email me a copy of it, I'll > > > rip it apart and see what can be seen. > > > > And world plus dog should entrust you with such material because??? > > > > > P.S. Send it to [...] - it's my "catch all" for > > > virus/unknown files. Just be sure to ZIP it up or else the web host > > > won't let it through. Otherwise I have disabled all checks/scan. > > > Downloads directly to a secured Linux box. > > > > That's all very nice, but alone, far from the makings of someone to > > entrust arbitrary, suspected malware samples to. > > > > I'm also rather suspicious of your promotion of Virus Total. Hispasec, > > as far as I can tell (Spanish being something I have to have translated > > via online services), has no antivirus or similar product of its own, > > yet it has set up, and some folk seem to be promoting, what is > > effectively a sample collection mechanism. I've also heard vague > > rumblings that Hispasec/Virus Total does not have suitable licenses for > > at least some of the scanners used in its service (and strongly suspect > > that several of the AV vendors whose products are currently used would > > not allow their products to be licensed for use in a service of the > > kind Virus Total offers anyway because it paints a rather disturbing > > trust picture -- "You can trust me because I can run a virus > > scanner..."). > > > > Regards, > > > > Nick FitzGerald _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
