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Hi to All

 

This one is a real one - due to strike tomorrow, 26th April. If you want to

be absolutely sure that it is not lying dormant in your system, there is a

handy little utility available from http://www.download.com

called CleanCIH - file size 17K. Simply download this, close all your

programs, and run - it only takes a minute. CIH once activated will trash

your system.

 

Sat Nam!

Gordon

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

Melissa Was But a Sniffle

> by Leander Kahney

> 2:30 p.m. 22.Apr.99.PDT

>

> The havoc caused by the Melissa computer virus is tame compared with the

> destruction expected to strike on 26 April.

> The CIH virus is believed to be the first virus to attack a PC's BIOS

> (basic input/output system), the built-in program that helps a machine

> boot. The virus can overwrite hard drives, and because it has a long

> incubation period it is now believed to be widely distributed.

> "It's the most destructive

 out there," said Roger Thompson,

> technical director of malicious code research at ICSA, an independent

> security assurance service that certifies antivirus software.

> "I think it's pretty bloody important," Thompson said. "We never release

> warnings about viruses because we don't want to hype them, but we issued

> a release about this one."

> Affecting Windows 95, 98, and NT machines, the virus first appeared last

> spring. Since then, it has spread widely, hidden in software installers

> on CD-ROMs and floppy disks, in email attachments, and in infected

> software shared by computer users, Thompson said.

> The virus is a Windows executable, or .exe, file that, when launched,

> sits dormant on an infected machine until it drops its "payload." That's

> expected to happen on Monday.

> The payload may overwrite the system's hard drive, erasing everything on

> it. The virus may also attack the portion of the machine's BIOS that

> affects the start-up sequence, making the computer unusable.

> However, due to the wide variety of different system designs, virus

> experts can only guess how many machines will be affected.

> Though the virus is not irreversible, experts said that resetting the

> BIOS is a major pain in the neck that's beyond the expertise of most

> computer dealers, let alone average users.

> "It's been out there spreading for some time now," said David Chess, a

> member of the researcher staff at IBM's High Integrity Computing Lab in

> the Thomas J. Watson Research Center. "It's reached the stage where it's

> endemic."

> In fact, the CIH virus was found on a batch of IBM Aptivas earlier this

> month, forcing Big Blue to issue a warning to thousands of customers.

> The CIH virus is version 1.2, a variant of the equally destructive

> Win95-CIH virus, which is timed to strike on the 26th of every month.

> Described when it appeared last spring as the mother of all viruses

> because of its destructive behavior, the Win95-CIH virus failed to live

> up to the hype because of its relative rarity.

> ICSA's Thompson counseled users to leave email attachments unopened on

> Monday and to run an updated antivirus program. Because the virus has

> been in circulation for a long time, almost all antivirus software can

> detect it.

> In fact, Thompson said that CIH's impact may have already been lessened

> by users running antivirus software to check for Melissa.

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Gordon,

 

Send out just before midnight of 25 April, unfortunately your email reached

me too late. I received it only today--- 27 April. My computer had already

crashed just after midnight i.e. on the early hours of 26 April. and unable

to boot up. Motherboard destroyed. I spend a whole day and US$100 to replace

it. Countless thousands of people in Singapore, and neighbouring countries

suffered the same fate, including having their CPU, motherboard and ram

chips completely destroyed. This includes corporate computers. I believe it

is a worldwide problem.

 

Much talk went out on Melissa and Happy 99 but the warnings given out on

Chernobyl

seemed not to have matched its viciousness and hence many were caught

unawares. In any case if it is going to strike every 26th of every month,

your warning is still very helpful. All readers please take it seriously:

this virus is very real and vicious. Do something to protect your computers

now!!!!

 

Who's the mischievous devil behind all these, causing so much suffering. At

that rate, if more such vicious viruses are spread around the Internet, many

will squirm at the idea of surfing the Net and emailing.

 

 

Ken

 

 

gordon <gordon

Kundaliniyoga <Kundaliniyoga >

Monday, April 26, 1999 4:10 AM

Re: Yoga in Paradise

 

 

>"gordon" <gordon

>

>Hi Gil

>

>Welcome to Kundaliniyoga. How about sending some of your weather over to

>Scotland? We could do with it here right now!

>

>I have a section within the Website links page where I will post the URL of

>any r's website, no matter what subject it is (within reason,

>anyway!). If you'd like to mail me off-line with more details of what you

>are offering, I'll put in a brief description for you. We don't have many

>teachers on here yet, not that I am aware of, but we are expecting more to

>enrol, and will also soon be starting a separate professional list for KRI

>registered teachers only. I'll certainly be happy to bring your facilities

>to their attention at that time.

>

>Hope you enjoy your time with us, and if you have any questions relating to

>the practice of KY, please use this forum - I'm sure you won't be

>disappointed.

>

>Sat Nam!

>Gordon

>

> Hi my name is Gil.I have just joined the Group. As a retreat/conference

>> center owner in Mexico I Have had many Yoga groups at my facility.

>Recently

>> Ashtanga and Hatha yoga groups however I seem to enjoy Kundalini Yoga the

>> most and fortunately I have a neighbor who has been studying for some

time

>> who has been kind enough to teach me as well as my other guests. I

would

>> love to talk with other instructors who may be interested in bringing

>groups

>> down to my center. You can see my center at www.casamilagros.com let me

>know

>> Namaste

>> gil

>

>

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Hi all,

I've hard days recreating damaged information - and let's believe to me - near

to 100% of information could be retrieved (in many cases)... No need to change

motherboards - its enough to rewrite BIOS data (for some kind of computers). The

virus don't destroy CPU, chips and so... So more wrong it's about it...

 

And I can answer (to question below): THAT'S MANKIND NATURE... That's that

devil...

Anyway, the meditation can help.....

It helps don't worry more about problems of computers...

-Jonas-

 

>Who's the mischievous devil behind all these, causing so much suffering. At

>that rate, if more such vicious viruses are spread around the Internet, many

>will squirm at the idea of surfing the Net and emailing.

 

 

 

>

>Gordon,

>

>Send out just before midnight of 25 April, unfortunately your email reached

>me too late. I received it only today--- 27 April. My computer had already

>crashed just after midnight i.e. on the early hours of 26 April. and unable

>to boot up. Motherboard destroyed. I spend a whole day and US$100 to replace

>it. Countless thousands of people in Singapore, and neighbouring countries

>suffered the same fate, including having their CPU, motherboard and ram

>chips completely destroyed. This includes corporate computers. I believe it

>is a worldwide problem.

>

>Much talk went out on Melissa and Happy 99 but the warnings given out on

>Chernobyl

>seemed not to have matched its viciousness and hence many were caught

>unawares. In any case if it is going to strike every 26th of every month,

>your warning is still very helpful. All readers please take it seriously:

>this virus is very real and vicious. Do something to protect your computers

>now!!!!

>

>Who's the mischievous devil behind all these, causing so much suffering. At

>that rate, if more such vicious viruses are spread around the Internet, many

>will squirm at the idea of surfing the Net and emailing.

>

>

>Ken

>

>

>gordon <gordon

>Kundaliniyoga <Kundaliniyoga >

>Monday, April 26, 1999 4:10 AM

> Re: Yoga in Paradise

>

>

>>"gordon" <gordon

>>

>>Hi Gil

>>

>>Welcome to Kundaliniyoga. How about sending some of your weather over to

>>Scotland? We could do with it here right now!

>>

>>I have a section within the Website links page where I will post the URL of

>>any r's website, no matter what subject it is (within reason,

>>anyway!). If you'd like to mail me off-line with more details of what you

>>are offering, I'll put in a brief description for you. We don't have many

>>teachers on here yet, not that I am aware of, but we are expecting more to

>>enrol, and will also soon be starting a separate professional list for KRI

>>registered teachers only. I'll certainly be happy to bring your facilities

>>to their attention at that time.

>>

>>Hope you enjoy your time with us, and if you have any questions relating to

>>the practice of KY, please use this forum - I'm sure you won't be

>>disappointed.

>>

>>Sat Nam!

>>Gordon

>>

>> Hi my name is Gil.I have just joined the Group. As a retreat/conference

>>> center owner in Mexico I Have had many Yoga groups at my facility.

>>Recently

>>> Ashtanga and Hatha yoga groups however I seem to enjoy Kundalini Yoga the

>>> most and fortunately I have a neighbor who has been studying for some

>time

>>> who has been kind enough to teach me as well as my other guests. I

>would

>>> love to talk with other instructors who may be interested in bringing

>>groups

>>> down to my center. You can see my center at www.casamilagros.com let me

>>know

>>> Namaste

>>> gil

>>

>>

>>

>>------

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>>http://www.ONElist.com

>>Tell them about ONElist's 115,000 free e-mail communities!

>>------

>>"OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY!"

>> - Yogi Bhajan

>>

>>Website at http://www.gtmark.com/

>>To from this list, go to

>>ONElist Member Center, or send mail to

>>Kundaliniyoga-

>

>

>

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Ken:

 

I am sorry to hear about your computer. Chernobyl is a deadly virus. It seems

to have hit overseas more than it did here in North America. I had the patch

but still worried Monday morning. The virus has been known for quite a while

here so a lot of virus updates had the fix built into it. What it has taught me

is to go to Norton's site and download the updated virus definitions more

frequently :/

 

Glad to have you back with us,

Nemaste,

Susan

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For those who believe that the CIH Virus would not harm their cpu,

motherboard and ram, please rethink again and read up what at the site that

Gordon recommended http://www.download.com . There are few variety of this

virus. After downloading the anti Virus software and run it in my newly

repaired computer, the virus was still detected in my files saved in

floppies and it propagates itself very quickly.

 

I spent a few hours at the computer vendor repair shop to get my computer

fixed. A stream of customers both called and came in with their computers

with the same problems, which is nothing compared to more than 1000 cases in

a day as reported by Hewlett Packard. The engineer explained that indeed the

virus can do such damage, such as sending commands to the CPU to increase

the current. For that matter the BIOS data was destroyed through such

software commands and no BIOS manufacturer here would sell you just the BIOS

chip. In any case, there was already a few cases in that shop of all these

parts destroyed.

 

In all cases , the hard disk data were whipped out within seconds. This the

engineer said was done with a simple command called FDISK , which is

familiar to most computer users.

 

I dont' know how valid the claim that human nature is evil. But really you

just need a dozen or so of such malicious but professionally trained

individuals spreading viruses as vicious as CIH to wreck out the future of

the Internet or even computing. Thankfully, the situation is still

controllable for now, that is. Complacency towards the danger of abused

technology can be deadly for mankind. The y2k thing is another worry.

 

Sorry for this long message but it is important that precautions be taken on

this virus. It won't go away by not worrying about it, something which I

also thought would never strike me, with all the constant hype about viruses

and what with having installed and ran a well-known a fairly up-to-date

anti-virus program prior to the the crash. That program said no virus

detected!

 

Ken

 

 

 

Jonas Skendelis <j.skendelis

Kundaliniyoga <Kundaliniyoga >

Wednesday, April 28, 1999 3:34 AM

Re: CIH Virus Alert

 

 

>"Jonas Skendelis" <j.skendelis

>

>Hi all,

>I've hard days recreating damaged information - and let's believe to me -

near to 100% of information could be retrieved (in many cases)... No need to

change motherboards - its enough to rewrite BIOS data (for some kind of

computers). The virus don't destroy CPU, chips and so... So more wrong it's

about it...

>

>And I can answer (to question below): THAT'S MANKIND NATURE... That's that

devil...

>Anyway, the meditation can help.....

>It helps don't worry more about problems of computers...

>-Jonas-

>

>>Who's the mischievous devil behind all these, causing so much suffering.

At

>>that rate, if more such vicious viruses are spread around the Internet,

many

>>will squirm at the idea of surfing the Net and emailing.

>

>

>

>>

>>Gordon,

>>

>>Send out just before midnight of 25 April, unfortunately your email

reached

>>me too late. I received it only today--- 27 April. My computer had already

>>crashed just after midnight i.e. on the early hours of 26 April. and

unable

>>to boot up. Motherboard destroyed. I spend a whole day and US$100 to

replace

>>it. Countless thousands of people in Singapore, and neighbouring countries

>>suffered the same fate, including having their CPU, motherboard and ram

>>chips completely destroyed. This includes corporate computers. I believe

it

>>is a worldwide problem.

>>

>>Much talk went out on Melissa and Happy 99 but the warnings given out on

>>Chernobyl

>>seemed not to have matched its viciousness and hence many were caught

>>unawares. In any case if it is going to strike every 26th of every month,

>>your warning is still very helpful. All readers please take it seriously:

>>this virus is very real and vicious. Do something to protect your

computers

>>now!!!!

>>

>>Who's the mischievous devil behind all these, causing so much suffering.

At

>>that rate, if more such vicious viruses are spread around the Internet,

many

>>will squirm at the idea of surfing the Net and emailing.

>>

>>

>>Ken

>>

>>

>>gordon <gordon

>>Kundaliniyoga <Kundaliniyoga >

>>Monday, April 26, 1999 4:10 AM

>> Re: Yoga in Paradise

>>

>>

>>>"gordon" <gordon

>>>

>>>Hi Gil

>>>

>>>Welcome to Kundaliniyoga. How about sending some of your weather over to

>>>Scotland? We could do with it here right now!

>>>

>>>I have a section within the Website links page where I will post the URL

of

>>>any r's website, no matter what subject it is (within reason,

>>>anyway!). If you'd like to mail me off-line with more details of what you

>>>are offering, I'll put in a brief description for you. We don't have many

>>>teachers on here yet, not that I am aware of, but we are expecting more

to

>>>enrol, and will also soon be starting a separate professional list for

KRI

>>>registered teachers only. I'll certainly be happy to bring your

facilities

>>>to their attention at that time.

>>>

>>>Hope you enjoy your time with us, and if you have any questions relating

to

>>>the practice of KY, please use this forum - I'm sure you won't be

>>>disappointed.

>>>

>>>Sat Nam!

>>>Gordon

>>>

>>> Hi my name is Gil.I have just joined the Group. As a retreat/conference

>>>> center owner in Mexico I Have had many Yoga groups at my facility.

>>>Recently

>>>> Ashtanga and Hatha yoga groups however I seem to enjoy Kundalini Yoga

the

>>>> most and fortunately I have a neighbor who has been studying for some

>>time

>>>> who has been kind enough to teach me as well as my other guests. I

>>would

>>>> love to talk with other instructors who may be interested in bringing

>>>groups

>>>> down to my center. You can see my center at www.casamilagros.com let me

>>>know

>>>> Namaste

>>>> gil

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>------

>>>Looking for the perfect gift for a friend?

>>>http://www.ONElist.com

>>>Tell them about ONElist's 115,000 free e-mail communities!

>>>------

>>>"OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY!"

>>> - Yogi Bhajan

>>>

>>>Website at http://www.gtmark.com/

>>>To from this list, go to

>>>ONElist Member Center, or send mail to

>>>Kundaliniyoga-

>>

>>

>>

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>>Come join one of the 130,000 e-mail communities at ONElist!

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>> - Yogi Bhajan

>>

>>Website at http://www.gtmark.com/

>>To from this list, go to

>>ONElist Member Center, or send mail to

>>Kundaliniyoga-

>>

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I don't know if this is considered off topic, but I had to respond because I was

so disturbed by someone's comment that the nature of humankind is the 'devil'.

 

On Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:02:44 Ken wrote:

>"Ken" <goods

>I dont' know how valid the claim that human nature is evil<

 

I have to agree- I don't think it's a valid claim either. It's a pretty harsh

judgemennt to say anybody is evil, in anyway. People who hurt others and

themselves do so because of psychological reasons, often biochemical, and

perhaps even psychological reasons brought forth from other lives. Many people

in this world are in a lot of pain. Unfortunately, if the pain is too great and

there is no realization that there can be change, it sometimes turns into

malicious or even deadly behaviour. But if I can heal from the life I used to

live, then anyone can. People probably thought of me as evil at times. They were

wrong. I was in pain and hurting.

 

I don't believe in the concept of evil, nor do I believe in any kind of evil

entity. Plain enough, I simply don't believe evil exists- unless it is another

word for extreme imbalance. I see it as a human concept which, all all too often

let's people out of responsibility for their actions. We have free will, and

when we want to be good, we can be very good. When we want to be bad, we can be

very bad. And when we want to be Godly, we can do that to.

 

Blessed Be and SatNam-

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I have posted two emails as follow-ups on Gordon's CIH virus alert. I have

not thought of posting any message on this rather active mailing list as I

have my own mental yoga mailing list to handle . However when the CIH virus

struck home, I felt that side issues on computer viruses given out by Gordon

are actually appropriate.

 

Let us discuss yoga but let us be aware why we are all doing this, lest we

lose our bearing in a world that is actually quite dangerous to live in,

where a press of a keyboard button can cause untold damage. Ultimately, Yoga

is to awaken us -- and thus to make us more aware of various issues. This is

what I eventually conclude Yoga to be.

 

Living in a state of sheer survival-driven impulses without concern for the

environment (social and natural) is anti-yoga. Yogis succeed in their quest

for self-realization because they first care. That caring is really an act

of expansion of their consciousness on the higher level of their psyche.

However caring comes first from awareness of real issues such as mismanaged

& abused computer technology.

 

The Y2K problem appears to be more serious than people recognise with

speculation that nuclear missiles controlled by outdated programmes could go

haywire. There is in fact already a true case in the news last year of a

Russian rocket exploding during lift-off because the computer programme was

not updated.

 

By increasing our caring and hence awareness, a collective force is

generated in the atmosphere that can move certain key individuals to take

the appropriate actions to prevent any Y2K disasters.

 

 

ken

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