Background information: In short: trojan worm attacks are attractively disguised files that you download and run, resulting in harmful and dangerous consequences ranging from takeover of your IRC channels, erasing of your hard disk, theft of your account *********, etc. Almost always your infected machine starts to spread the worm by itself, by *-**** and IRC. These (Trojan) viruses and worms are not mIRC or IRC specific, they just spread like fire on IRC.


Trojans are typically files with suffices like ".ini", ".exe", ".***", ".vbs" or ".js" such as "dmsetup.exe". (http://***.*********.***/SiliconValley/Heights/3652/dmsetup.html) These days nearly all trojans are spread in the guise of a bugfix, free game or other software. You probably downloaded one from a *** or FTP archive, *** file exchange, or through IRC'* **C file transfer (by manual /**c get or, even worse, an "auto **C get" feature which allows anybody to send you anything, including not only trojan* but also viruses, ****, and other illegal things). Typically the trojan needs to be run manually, and installs hacked files all over your disk silently.

When you run the program they infect your computer and often install various programs like mIRC on your computer. We call this "dropping a payload". The worm then distributes itself by *-**** or over IRC.

The worms often make sure their payload (mIRC) starts when your computer is booted. This copy of mIRC, in combination with a malicious script, is then used to further distribute the worm, and to gain control over your computer. Your computer then can be used to create a group of infected computers that can be used to attack webservers and IRC server. Such an attack is called a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.

You have almost definitely caused your own problem by downloading a strange file onto your own computer. It may also be that someone else who uses your computer, such as a friend, family member, or colleague at work, has done this without being aware of it. Some recent viruses that distribute themselves using ***** programs such as Microsoft Outlook/Exchange also use mIRC and IRC to spread themselves. Well known examples of such viruses are the I LOVE YOU, SirCam, and Kle* viruses. Some viruses install mIRC somewhere on your computer and start it everytime you switch on your computer. A trojan/virus infection is not something you can solve simply by deleting some files or uninstalling mIRC. The trojan/virus will almost definitely have renamed all mIRC-related files, and will have hidden them in different folders on your computer, and will have installed other various files, and modified your system in other ways. The only way to solve your trojan/virus issue is to download anti-virus software, and if that doesn't work, you will need to contact an anti-virus company to ask for help. If they do not know about the trojan/virus, you will need to contact another anti-virus company until you find one that does. You will also need to change your attitude towards accepting strange files from the internet.

Today I like to post my guide that I made about Worms , Trojans and viruses and how to get rid of them, Im going to post a part of it every 2 days.

VIRUSES TROJAN* & WORMS INFO:

If you are experiencing a trojan or virus that you think is related to mIRC, or if mIRC is running when your Windows first starts up, or is sending files to strangers on IRC, or joining channels without you asking it to, or typing strange messages to channels or users that you never typed, then read on.

Trojans and Viruses are a serious issue on the internet.

Far too often, people new to the internet, and even people who have been using the internet for many years, carelessly accept and download strange files onto their own computers, either through IRC, *****, or the web, and these files then turn out to be trojan* or viruses of some kind which infect their computers.

If you have been infected with a trojan or virus, it is quite possible that your computer may be at this moment infecting many other people.

Trojans and viruses spread themselves around the internet by using your Windows operating system (such as Windows 95, 98, XP, etc.), your web browser (such as Internet Explorer), your ***** program (such as Outlook or Eudora), and other software (such as mIRC).

How did this happen? The only way a trojan or virus can infect your computer is if you have at some point downloaded the trojan or virus and installed it on your own computer. There are other methods: such as having an insecure internet connection, or a security problem in Windows which allows someone to infiltrate your system (which Microsoft usually fixes quickly, however the onus is on you to make sure that you have applied the lastest security fixes to your Windows operating system).

Today we had time to finish our tutorials at class and were also having a test on wesnday, I just finished my first tutorial about how to use paste special and it is like normal pasting but it also has other features that can help you paste alot of other stuff. My next tutorial is how to change your assistent face.

I'll post back again.

Know What I like about XMas?

... all the flavoured teas they bring out! I've started trying to become a tea drinker to ween myself off coffee, so the flavoured teas that are new and exciting are especially good. Particularly when you are addicted to the ridiculously over priced Starbux coffee and are about to become the epitomy of starving student.
So for anyone who needs a new tea to try:
(1) Stash's Xmas Eve Blend
(2) Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Lane
(3) Celestial Seasonings Honey Vanilla Chamomile
I know the last isn't a Xmas flavour, but it's particularly tasty and it helps me sleep at night. But! never, NEVER try the Blue Eyes from Zack's. You might as well walk to the middle of a meadow and start munching on whatever flower catches your eye - it would serve in a house better as a potpourri.

Today we had free time in the class and we had to finish our MS Word Mail merge work and we had to drop it off into Mrs.Griffiths folder. I have nothing to say in this blog because I already finished my Mail merge and the tutorial. I'm looking for other computer stuff that I want to talk to about.

I'll post back later.

Today , we had to finish doing our mail merge and we had to send it Mrs.griffiths folder in the drop off folder...Right now I am done right know so im doing my blog. Today there is nothing to say but I could explain how to make a mail merge.

1. First you open up your MS Word and click on the tools button.
2. The first step is to click on the create and click on the from letters, click on the active document.
3. now that you can access to the 2nd part click on it, then click on the create and chose atleast 5-10 field by making your own or using the ones beside, and click Ok when your done, Now you save it.
4. Now you can make your own mail without using the fields.
5. Now that your done go on the tools and click on the mail merge,now you can click on the merge.

TTYL later guyz.

Today we have to finish doing our Microsoft tutorial and we have to atleast make a page about it and explain it in a piece of paper.

Well im still doing mine on how to protect our Microsoft Word from hackers.
Here is the steps that you can easily protect your MC.

• First open up your microsoft word.
• second click on the tools toolbar at the top.
• Third click on the protect document.
• Fourth type your password in the box and click Ok.

Now I know this one was a easy one..so it was because everyone picked one.

Today Mr.Case explained more about Microsoft Word and also gave us some tips for doing it.

He showed us how hoversnaps works and hoversnaps is a program that lets you take a picture of your screen, you can download this program from the website below:
www.hoverdesk.com

you can download this program for free and it has a low amount of space....The good thing about hoversnap is that once you open it, it will go behind the background so once you press the hot keys you can easily get the picture. (Ctrl + printscreen)

Now we have to write a page + picture about the Microsoft word that you didn't know.

so..Ill post a blog again tomorrow.

Today's Class

Today Mr.Case talked from the begining of the class to the end...Anyways you want to know what he was talking about?

He gave us a new PROJECT to work on this monday...This project is a big project and everyone in this BTT and the other BTT class are working on this. The assignment is to make a book about Microsoft Word and at the end its going to be about 80-120 pages. The good thing is that we get marks for this and we're also going to publish and try to even sell it. If someone buys it we're going to have a big pizza party at the end of the year. Anyways all the people in the class and myself raised our hands to join for this project. He told us to give different Microsoft Word tips for begginer and some for advance people. Every person must atleast make 1 or 2 pages.

Btw, He also told us the dates that we have to present our podcast projects.
Me and Oleg's is on April 27th, 2007 lol. More info look at my friday's blog.

Mr.case also showed us how to use Audacity again but this time he told us that we can use the effects to change the sound of the music. I think this was pretty much it.

I'll post more stuff next class. Cya bye.

Audacity

Today Mr.Case showed a music program that you can make your song and record your own sound...its like making a podcast. So this program is called Audacity and it is very popular and a lot of people use this program.

Our next project is to make our own podcast by using the Audacity and it has to be 10min and it has be about this BTT class and what we learned in the class. We get to chose a partner of our own and each person has to do the same amount of work of other person in the group.

There is also another podcast of our own topic and it could be anything and it can be as long as you want. He said that he will show us more tricks on next class.

YOU NEED A MICROPHONE FOR THIS!
To Download this Audacity please visit:

www.sourceforge.net

or visit Mr.case blog for more info:

www.g9computes.blogspot.com