Virus Alert

[Don Rose]

Hi list,

This just in from a local service provider.

Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 20:37:33 -0600
X-Sender: duncan@unibase.unibase.com
To: duncan@thefunnel.com
From: John Duncan <duncan@thefunnel.com>
Subject: VIRUS ALERT

This is an unconfirmed reporting of a serious virus. Please let us have your
comments.

The following is a message posted to all VA facilities from the Department
of Defense regarding a computer virus on the World Wide Web.

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM--A hostile Java applet is stalking the World Wide Web.
It is a Black Widow Java called JAVA.  Princeton University Researchers have
found hostile java applets on the World Wide Web.  They reside on web sites
set up with a malicious intent, and are downloaded and executed
automatically when an innocent user visits that site.

WHAT IT COULD DO--These Java applets are programs that can destroy data and
interfere with your network.  They may even upload sensitive material to a
third party.

WHO DOES THIS APPLY TO--This applies to all users using Netscape Navigator
2.0 or Netscape Navigator 2.01.

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF--The (DOD) Computer Emergency Response Team staff
recommends disabling Java in Netscape Navigator 2.0 or Netscape Navigator
2.01 until patches are available.

WHEN SHOULD THIS BE DONE----AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!

INSTRUCTIONS ON DISABLING JAVA IN NETSCAPE
1.  Open Netscape Navigator
2.  Pull down the Options menu.
3.  Click on Security Preferences.
4.  Under general, place an "X" in the Disable Java and the Disable Java
Script box in the Java window.

This is a short term solution.  Netscape Navigator 2.02 is supposed to
contain the fix as a permanent solution.

John Duncan

Please check out the work in progress at The FUNNEL
    http://www.thefunnel.com

Also, if you have some web pages you want us to put up or link to, please
let us know!!!

Regards, Don Rose
drose@saskmaple.net