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Post by daisy on Feb 2, 2006 4:01:07 GMT -5
a new malicious computer worm, the blackmal,
which began infecting computers last week,
was programmed to launch another attack
on feb 3, 2006 and the third of every month thereafter, according to security firm trend micro.
the new worm, known variously as nyxem, kamasutra, mywife, and cme-24, had infected hundreds of thousands of machines over the past week, said jamz yaneza, senior threat analyst at trend micro.
users may not know yet that their computers had been compromised, he said.
like most worms, blackmal propagates via email attachments and shared network storage, including popular peer-to-peer file sharing services.
to entice users to open the attachment, the worm employs common techniques, including the promise of pictures, pornographic content or a joke.
though this worm utilises common propagation techniques, the code itself was anything but common, said yaneza.
this is a destructive virus that deletes and overwrites any number of files present on a user’s system, by targeting the most popular file formats, he said.
in addition to losing a great deal of data, this virus also renders the keyboard and mouse inoperable.
yaneza, who described the worm as a global threat, said it had affected computer systems in more than 150 countries.
users were advised to update their anti-virus applications and perform a complete scan of their systems to ensure their computers had not been infected.
2/2/2006
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Post by daisy on Feb 2, 2006 4:13:14 GMT -5
bush says u.s. would defend israel against iran
u.s. president george w. bush vowed on wednesday the united states will rise to israel's defense if needed against iran and denounced iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad for "menacing talk" against israel. "i am concerned about a person that, one, tries to rewrite the history of the holocaust, and two, has made it clear that his intentions are to destroy israel," bush said. ahmadinejad has prompted international condemnation for anti-israel rhetoric in recent weeks, including saying it should be wiped off the map, and also calling into question the holocaust.
iran is engaged in a stand-off over its nuclear program. tehran insists its program is aimed at developing nuclear power and the united states and other international powers charge it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
the council's five permanent members, including a reluctant russia and china, this week agreed to ask the u.n. nuclear watchdog to report iran to new york immediately.
bush also said he had spoken to russian president vladimir putin about iran and would not say how putin feels about a security council referral. "he understands the threat, and we share the same goal," he said.
the iaea's governing board will decide at an emergency meeting in vienna on thursday whether to report iran to the security council
2/2/2006
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Post by daisy on Feb 2, 2006 4:34:01 GMT -5
jerusalem- doctors on wednesday inserted a feeding tube into the stomach of israeli prime minister ariel sharon, who has been in a coma since suffering a massive stroke last month, a hospital statement said.
jerusalem's hadassah hospital said sharon, whose powers have been assumed by interim prime minister ehud olmert, remained in critical but stable condition after the procedure.
2/2/2006
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Post by beadabee on Mar 16, 2006 10:41:29 GMT -5
drug dealers pay new 'crack tax'
a u.s. state's tax on drug dealers has brought in nearly $2 million in its first year. tennessee's so-called 'crack tax' came into effect last january 2005, reports the sun-sentinel. under the scheme, drug dealers are expected to pay taxes on illegal drugs and alcohol. they pay confidentially, and when they do, they get a stamp. if they're caught without the stamp, they'll be prosecuted for tax evasion, as well as drug dealing.
02/24/2006www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1698302.html?menu=news.quirkies.strangecrime
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Post by birdsong on Mar 16, 2006 10:43:18 GMT -5
8-year-old with meth
the manager of a fast-food restaurant told police a young boy tried to trade him drugs for food.
according to a police report released on wednesday, the manager of a&w, 1327 s. prairie ave., was minding the counter in the days leading up to christmas, when a boy he estimated to be 8 years old entered the restaurant.
the boy asked the manager if he could have some food. the manager asked how the boy planned to pay for it, and the boy produced a folded piece of paper containing a white substance. when the manager told the boy that the contents of the paper looked like drugs, the boy ran from the store. he was never identified.
the manager handed over the suspected drugs to police. police determined the substance was methamphetamine. the piece of paper the boy gave the manager contained 1 gram of the drug, with a street value of $100.
01/12/2006www.chieftain.com/metro/1137074140/17
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Post by candice on Mar 16, 2006 10:46:50 GMT -5
australian jailed for life for bali drugs
indonesian judges have indicated the bali nine can expect no mercy, jailing a stunned renae lawrence for life along with fellow heroin courier scott rush.
at first stunned, then in tears, lawrence was bewildered yesterday when the judges rejected the prosecutors' call for a 20-year penalty for her, on the grounds she co-operated with investigators and informed on the ringleaders.
someone should have kept their mouth shut
said lawrence, a bitter reference to herself, after she was returned to the holding cell at the rear of denpasar district court.
the 28-year-old from newcastle sat in the cell with her head in her hands, crying. soon after, as she spoke to her father, bob,
through the bars, she told him:
"the sentence should have gone down, not up.
i gave them all the information."
02/14/2006www.smh.com.au/news/world/my-life-destroyed-for-nothing/2006/02/13/1139679534806.htmlcan't trust anyone always remember if the cops come
no one seen nothing
police cars round in circles
the silence gathering
you never know what's next down here
close you eyes and shut you mouth
too young to die and too old to believe in promises
na na na na--we all walk alone
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Post by karl on Mar 16, 2006 10:49:01 GMT -5
naked man struck and killed on freeway
san francisco--a naked man who reportedly was running around the southbound lanes of interstate 280 was struck and killed early this morning in an accident that closed half of the freeway for about two hours, according the california highway patrol.
the incident occurred around 2:10 a.m. near alemany boulevard, when a 33-year-old san francisco man driving a 2003 ford southbound on I-280 struck the pedestrian.
the driver pulled over and called 911, chp officer shawn chase said.
the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
chase said that minutes before the accident, several callers had reported the man running around in the freeway, and officers already were en route to the area.
the victim had not been identified this morning. chase described him as being covered with tattoos and likely 25 to 35 years old.
southbound traffic on I-280 was diverted onto alemany boulevard until about 4:15 a.m.
01/24/2006 sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/24/MNGBHGS9NS3.DTL
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