A legitimate new virus out and about – Lovegate I recommend that you take a peek at the Snopes or Symantec site for more information before opening any attachments.
From the site –
There is a new Computer Virus out called “Lovgate.c”. It affects users running Outlook, Outlook Express, and the following operating systems: Windows ’95, ’98, ‘NT Windows ‘2000, Windows ME, and Windows XP. It is a mass mailing virus which comes packaged in your e-mail with the subject “I’ll try to reply as soon as possible. Take a look to the attachment and send me your opinion!”. DO NOT OPEN THIS MESSAGE! PLEASE DELETE IT!.
In addition to it’s mass-mailing functionality, Lovgate spreads through Windows shares and can steal users’ passwords. This virus copies itself to your Hard Drive (C:) and Shares in folders and sub-folders – if they are password protected the virus will try a combination of usernames and passwords to gain access.
CNN reports that Pioneer 10, the first space craft to venture out of our solar system and the one that sent back all of the wonderful photos of Jupiter, has sent its last signal. It is more than 7.6 billion miles from Earth and its 21-month mission has continued for almost 31 years.
I guess the next time we’ll see it is in Star Trek V, being blown up by Captain Klaa for target practice.
That’s the shape I think of when I envision a satellite, not the little ball sputnik
Balloon v1.0. Jim Meehan built and launched a high altitude balloon running Linux with wireless (packet radio) connectivity, GPS, and a digital camera. The Tech info is great, and the aerial photos are pretty keeno, too.
