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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:11 pm Post subject: Internet Not Very Secure; Computer Viruses |
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Internet Leakage of Personal Details Reaching Epic Proportions
It has been revealed that the personal information of 61,253 individuals, including their names, citizen identification numbers, telephone numbers and addresses, has been exposed on 409 domestic websites in Korea without their authorization. The Korean Information Security Agency (KISA) said Wednesday that a month-long survey in November revealed that the current state of personal information exposure in Korea had escalated to alarming proportions.
Just over 60 percent of the sites with little or no protection for people's personal information protection were nonprofit sites such as social groups, alumni associations and special societies.
Kim Hee-seop, Chosun Ilbo (December 22, 2004)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200412/200412220044.html
New Computer Viruses Hits Record High
New computer viruses found in Korea amounted to 4,406 this year, even surpassing the accumulated figures for the past 16 years, according to a local cyber security firm.
AhnLab, the nation's leading anti-virus program developer, said Wednesday Korean computer users saw 4,406 new viruses or their mutants in 2004 against 3,389 recorded from 1988 to 2003.
"The year 2004 will be remembered as the worst-ever year as far as computer viruses are concerned. Malicious codes flooded cyberspace relentlessly," AhnLab official Cho Ki-heum said.
By Kim Tae-gyu, Korea Times (December 22, 2004)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200412/kt2004122217303711790.htm |
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Blind Willie
Joined: 05 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:34 am Post subject: |
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Ha! I got it!
You sell newspaper subscriptions for a living, dont you? |
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giantyogurt
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:49 am Post subject: Re: Internet Not Very Secure; Computer Viruses |
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| When installing Windows XP for the second time within the 2.5 hours frame, I had to unplug the LAN cable from the modem then redo everything. I mean, my computer was infected by worms just two minutes after I finished installing it. Frustrated as I was, I installed a firewall software (I use Zonealarm), two antivirus programs and THEN connected the cable. I could see the hit counter going up right away on the firewall. |
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Blind Willie
Joined: 05 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:53 am Post subject: |
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personally, I think the guys at the computer shops here in Korea put viruses on your computer just to get people coming back all of the time to get things fixed up.
Me, I'm Service Pack 2ed, Zonealarmed, Ad-Awared, Anti virused all up and I lean on the task manager window whenever I heard the drive spinning up looking for things running that shouldnt. And I never visit Korean websites.
Never. |
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Cthulhu
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:56 am Post subject: |
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blind willie wrote:
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| Me, I'm Service Pack 2ed, Zonealarmed, Ad-Awared, Anti virused all up and I lean on the task manager window whenever I heard the drive spinning up looking for things running that shouldnt |
Damn, that's secure. But is the speed of the system in general and Windows in particular glacial now? |
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Blind Willie
Joined: 05 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:06 am Post subject: |
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It was until I upgraded to the fastest CPU/ RAM I could get my hands on here in the Land Of The Morning Microsoft. Now it's just slightly slower after I put in Service Pack 2. I mean, I can notice the difference, but it's within my tolerence levels.
mind you, after I installed it, Firefox got twitchy. Not that I subscribe to Linux users Microsoft conspiracy theories, but it does make me wonder... |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Last month, I tried a little experiment with a Korean media website. I created an e-mail account that was only used to register with this Korean media message board. I registered for a message board where my name and e-mail address was suppose to be "protected and confidential." My name and e-mail was hidden from other website members. So far, I have received 249 SPAM messages. (approximately 8/day) |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Blind Willie wrote: |
personally, I think the guys at the computer shops here in Korea put viruses on your computer just to get people coming back all of the time to get things fixed up.
Me, I'm Service Pack 2ed, Zonealarmed, Ad-Awared, Anti virused all up and I lean on the task manager window whenever I heard the drive spinning up looking for things running that shouldnt. And I never visit Korean websites.
Never. |
Some do put nasty stuff on the computers they sell. I once found a key logger, among other things, within minutes of setting up a new computer. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
| Last month, I tried a little experiment with a Korean media website. I created an e-mail account that was only used to register with this Korean media message board. I registered for a message board where my name and e-mail address was suppose to be "protected and confidential." My name and e-mail was hidden from other website members. So far, I have received 249 SPAM messages. (approximately 8/day) |
Oh, it's no surprise to me. My firewall regularly blocks highjacking attempts and outgoing packets sent by aps that my wife installed to use some Korean sites. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh my. I've been using anti-virus software and a spyware cleaner (Ad-Aware) but no firewall thus far. I decided to install Zonealarm like everybody else and in the past half hour it's blocked 60 access attempts. Then again, I'm always on Korean sites. |
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the saint
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
Location: not there yet...
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| Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:20 am Post subject: |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
| Last month, I tried a little experiment with a Korean media website. I created an e-mail account that was only used to register with this Korean media message board. I registered for a message board where my name and e-mail address was suppose to be "protected and confidential." My name and e-mail was hidden from other website members. So far, I have received 249 SPAM messages. (approximately 8/day) |
Why not do this as there are so many email accounts on offer out there:
Create a permanent email address which is only for registering for stuff online. How about [email protected] or something similar? Works for me. I have not received one single spam mail on my personal email account in the last nine months and a whole glut on my junk account.
Seeing as my junk account is gmail, I can let it fill up forever  |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:44 am Post subject: |
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| I downloaded the free Korean software Ad-spider. Deletes all the Korean spyware, in addition to the usual ones deleted by other similar programs. I strongly recommend it. |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:03 am Post subject: Re: Internet Not Very Secure; Computer Viruses |
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| giantyogurt wrote: |
| When installing Windows XP for the second time within the 2.5 hours frame, I had to unplug the LAN cable from the modem then redo everything. I mean, my computer was infected by worms just two minutes after I finished installing it. Frustrated as I was, I installed a firewall software (I use Zonealarm), two antivirus programs and THEN connected the cable. I could see the hit counter going up right away on the firewall. |
I had this same experience at my Korean university. So many infected computers on their LAN, all trying to infect my new XP install. The worst was that one that would send out the signal to XP to shut down - was that NIMDA? I hated that one. Wanted to hunt down the owners of the infected machines... didn't they notice their computers were infected and running at VIC-20 speed?
How do you say in Korean, "dude, do you have a brain?" |
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tommynomad
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
Location: on the move
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:45 am Post subject: |
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When I have the cash I'm buying another Mac. Twelve years without a single virus. In four months with WinPCs (I'm on the second one) I've had to reinstall Windows 4 times, give them to the shop 3x (only once with the new machine).
For spam prevention: I've used one mail.com address for basically everything for the last 6 years. OUt of 200+ emails/month, one or two are spam. And for that I pay $9/year.  |
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Blind Willie
Joined: 05 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:23 am Post subject: |
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I was always thinking of getting a Mac, but a few things have stopped me like the GUI, service centers being rarer than a good Fox tv show, and costing more than the GDP of most third world nations.
Not to mention having the crappiest mouse ever created. One button? How the hell are you supposed to frag the Red team without a turbo shot?!?!?!!?!?!!!!1111111oneoneone111!!1 |
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