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True! And yeah, I've wondered where the line between responsible dealings with threats and hype is. The problem is, things are getting worse. Who was it that said, "Attacks only get better" ? --STeve Andre; On 05/30/12 16:18, l duynslager wrote: > But people that are ignorant can be scared easily and maniuplated into > buying "Insert Name Here" Antivirus. > > So isn't it convenient that Kaspersky was the first to find that? > > You know Eugene Kaspersky has predicted doomsday on more than one occasion > that came to pass without incidence. > > He loves playing things up to the media to stimulate the companies bottom > line. > > LD > > > Lee Duynslager LD > Information Technology > Department of Plant Pathology > 578 Wilson Rd., > Rm 207 Center for Integrated Plant Systems > East Lansing, MI 48823-1311 > 432-5296 > > > > > > On 5/30/12 3:43 PM, "STeve Andre'"<[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> On 05/30/12 09:06, Kim Geiger wrote: >>> I've had some worried questions about this much-publicized malware. >>> Might the network security team be able to offer any reassurances that >>> the MSU network wasn't a target or infected? >>> >> There is no way for the security folks to know this. You'd have a hard >> time >> proving a negative. >> >> But this software isn't designed to destroy your computer, unlike >> thousands >> of others out there, and there are lots which do evil things like record >> off a >> mic. Flame has gotten too much publicity, and a lot of it sounds wrong. >> >> --STeve Andre' > >