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RAF & Navy attacked by Virus
ITN News reporting that 6 RAF Bases & a number of Ships have been attacked by a Computer Virus. According to the report this started before Christmas.
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I guess you won't get any replies via email then
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JPA came on line way before Xmas..........................:(
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ahh its finally got out then? wondered how long
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how did the virus get a pass at the main gate anyhow, or did it go over the fence
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You wouldn't believe how the virus got on to the system if what I've been told is true (word is that it's actually a very nasty worm), However I'm not going to say what I’ve been told here on an open forum.
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Its ok though lads and lassies because we've got everything written down on big, chinagraph display boards! Oh no, that's right...we were told to stop using them because BO(LLO)CS is the future.:ugh:
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Not just RAF and RN.
Also I got one after Christmas it put an Autorun.INF file on each had drive which had a call to a boot file - rescycle.exe (sic). I only found out when I tried to Open a drive and got that error message - I don't usually Open drives using My Computer. Quick search on the internet and I followed the advice on finding and deleting the Autorun files. It will replicate to pen drives and USB drives too. Must admit, I have two rarely used USB drives so I must check them now. You also need to empty the recycle bin and check backup sets. |
I was told, quite seriously and by a very po-faced SNCO RAFP that it got in 'through the phone lines'.
Well f*** my old boots - I hadn't expected it to come in over the fence. :rolleyes: |
The Register has a story here although no technical details.
It wouldn't surprise me at all - my day job is selling IT security software, and the number of times I see that customers haven't got up to date patches and all the rest it's no surprise that this sort of thing happens. BTW, for a laugh, check the "Odds and Sods" for some fun stories - the "pooing doll", the "natural harvest" recipe book, the "humping dog" USB stick . . . actually, maybe THAT'S where the virus came from ! |
Get a Mac. :)
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The NR Fairy - I'm rather skeptical about the authenticity of that article you've linked to.
An article, apparently written buy Lewis Page, in which the RAF hasn't be blamed. Its can't be his handiwork.;) |
Really LPs article doesn't add anything to the brew. Now the story I heard, and eminently believable is tha someone left a door open, if you follow my drift.
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Suprised anyone one is still writing Viruses for Windows 3.1 :p
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BBC reporting that
Computer virus hits navy e-mails A computer virus has attacked the Royal Navy's communications network, knocking out e-mails and the internet. HMS Ark Royal, which left Portsmouth for Liverpool on Monday, was still without the system on Thursday. An MoD spokesman said the weapons and navigational systems were unaffected by the computer virus. He said personnel were able to use "welfare phone systems" to contact family but would not comment on reports that 75% of the fleet was affected. It was understood the problem started last week, but the MoD would not confirm how long it had been going on for. An MoD spokesman said: "The weapons and navigational systems remain unaffected by the computer virus. "Action was immediately taken to isolate the infected systems and commence virus-cleansing procedures to protect from re-infection. "The ship [HMS Ark Royal], which is operating around the UK, is fully capable of undertaking all operational tasking. "All crew members are still able to communicate with families via the welfare phone system and personal mobile phones." |
And when we do get the system back again, obviously first 2 or 3 days its back on JPA will freeze again due to be overloaded with people trying to catch up with FSI and other claims
Joys of tech eh? |
First became aware of it earlier this week.
Can't say where it was obviously but some staff were alledgedly (sp) sat at desks doing not alot. Must work in paperless offices. p.s careful analysis of the facts stated in this thread should indicate that none of us are aboard one of Her Majesties Ships. |
No Virus at Yeovilton this past week but thats because there is nowhere to park at Yeovilton.
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This virus, designed to destroy from within? Not given the code name T0RPY is it?
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Nothing wrong with JPA, worked fine when I used it today. It was everything else on the unit IT wise that was hooped (except my terminal which was clean as a whistle. However haven't used it in the last week).
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Things I've never heard said:
"Oh dear the white boards crashed" "I can't log on to the white board" "This chinagraphs slow today" :O |
I was told, quite seriously and by a very po-faced SNCO RAFP that it got in 'through the phone lines'. Well f*** my old boots - I hadn't expected it to come in over the fence. |
Some gen on the BBC, I don't know if they are reporting information on the same worm though.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Three million hit by Windows worm Aerials |
Gentlemen, place your bets
Potential 'big badass botnet' spreading fast | Tech News on ZDNet
...and from earlier, London hospitals hit by computer virus BBC NEWS | England | London | Computer virus affects hospitals ...infected by a variant of the Mytob worm. And no, I have no info. Just big picture stuff. Rumour, etc... |
This chinagraphs slow today Hopefully, it shouldn't affect home PCs - speaking to CIS Eng (or whatever they are called this week) it only affects networks. Apparently even IBM has been infected, so it's not just our delapidated systems. |
Virus!!
I believe the virus name is EDS. Apparently, it completely fooked up the NHS system a few years ago but we still employed the same company to do dii !!!:=
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Sunday Times now quoting 24 RAF bases (that must be all of them!!) and 75% of Navy ships infected.
Virus ‘sends RAF e-mails to Russia’ - Times Online At my particular unit PC's been down all week with no forecast of getting back online for some time. Deep Joy!!! |
What do you expect when a certain chimp tries to sync his PDA with his outlook account!!! Pay peanuts get muppets :mad:
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Times reckons all emails going to some Russian server, damn I hope Olgy is taking note of the info I need for the London to Brighton ride in June and he is going toturn up at the training rides
Cake! party! and arse spring to mind, we still have no PC's to log in to! only been a week |
Originally Posted by R 21
(Post 4657462)
What do you expect when a certain chimp tries to sync his PDA with his outlook account!!! Pay peanuts get muppets :mad:
Synch your PDA to your home PC. Email you files back to work? No, you would never get a plod doing that, would you? erum, that is exactly what one plod told me he did. |
Just a thought will this affect this months pay? I'm sure JPA's virus software is excellent and they could not possibly use this as an excuse not to pay people !! :}
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Computer virus hits navy e-mails....... An MoD spokesman said:... "Action was immediately taken to isolate the infected systems |
How's Daring getting on? :}
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Originally Posted by Beatriz Fontana
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How's Daring getting on? :}
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The torygraph named names today. Looking at the Microsoft website the patch was released 3 months ago!
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Viruses, software patches & stuff
Wader2 says
the patch was released 3 months ago!
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The only way to avoid this kind of nasty is to not allow any desktop Internet access, block all the USB port usage, fit CD drives only to 'special' machines, and filter the email all to hell. Then the users bitch the system is unusable for all the things they want to do. Which do you want: usability or security? |
Whats all the fuss about?
Dont know why you're all bitchin', its been bliss without the damned things.
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It's an admin system so there has been no effect to the operational output :ooh:
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Its an admin sytem that lets us access BOCS derr!!!
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Talk is of fingers from on high pointing at the future home of all RAF AT as the possible trigger for the virus infection. Ooooh err, missus. :eek:
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