Attack of the clones !!!

[Guest guest]

No! No! this is not a series from the Star War Movie, but an

important announcement to all members of Shakti Sadhana. For the past

few days starting from 30th September Shakti Sadhana have

been `attack' by person/persons, attempting to send files

containing

virus. The moderators have maintain the silence but I feel that it

is time for us to tell others about it as these "attacks"

have become

regular, to almost everyday .

 

staff have been alerted and they are monitoring. Several others

are also being notified of this matter. I have spend several days

with the help of support tracking the route of this

person/persons. Abuse notices have been submitted.

 

I call these Clones are they come from "spoof" emails but we

know the

original emails. Once we block the set of email address, a new ones

appear.

 

Come to think of it, its like the Asuras in the Devi Mahatmyam.

 

".. Whenever from his body there fell to the ground a drop of

blood,

at that moment rose up a from the earth asuras of his stature .. "

 

"… From the blood rose up ( fresh ) combatants of his form and

valour"

 

So this is a reminder to all members, to take extra precautions when

you open up any file attachment. It is risky if your computer do not

have any anti virus program. Please get one. Much better if you have

firewell program too. You can download them for free but with minimal

features. They still able to provide you with the protection against

intrusion.

 

These are the following advise given to us to stop it from infecting

our group

 

1. DO NOT ALLOW EMAIL ATTACHMENTS in your group. This is how the

virus is spread (as an attachment) This will mean that any members

who post via email and who use HTML formatting will not see any of

the HTML once the post reaches the group. Setting your group this way

will strip any posts of attachments and HTML coding to make the post

appear as plain text. That's what the [non text portions of this

email have been removed] line means when you receive posts via email.

 

2. Since there are versions of the Klez virus that will disable

people's personal anti-virus programs, it's a good idea to book- mark

an online virus scanning site. Here are two good sites to use and

they will give instructions on removal of any viruses you may have on

your computer:

 

http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

 

If you know someone who does not have a personal anti-virus program,

they can get a free one here:

 

http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.htm

 

I would recommend that you advise your members to use the site above

or a similar one to do an online scan so they can be sure they are

not infected.

 

3. If you know who originally infected the group with the virus, try

to contact that member via Messenger or an alternate email

address if one is known. Suspend his/her posting privileges until the

matter is resolved.

 

4. Make sure the posting settings in your group are set to members

only. If you have your group set so that anyone (including non-

members) can post, then anyone can send an email to your group.

 

5. Periodically check sites like Symantec (they are the creators of

Norton's Anti-Virus) to see if there are ways to avoid getting

viruses on your computer. Make sure the virus threat is a legitimate

one, there are hoaxes around that will tell you to delete files off

your computer that may be required to keep your computer working

properly. A good site to check is:

 

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/

 

You can also do an online virus scan at that address too by clicking

on the link under virus definitions.

 

Another good site to check for hoaxes is:

 

http://www.snopes2.com/

 

Thank you for your attention

 

May Mother protect us all !!!

 

OM ParaShaktiye Namaha