
 REPLY BY BLUE ADONIS TO THE ACCUSATION OF SPREADING A VIRUS


For several days now, a file coming from the States is being
spread worldwide. The author of the file accuses me of pumping
an HLL virus in my BBS advertisements. Well, I'm really very
surprised. Right after the release of the file I checked the
complete system, as I always do in a nightly event. Further
more, every upload on my board is checked by F-PROT for virri.

OK, in short, I found NOTHING that contains a virus. NOT ONE !
The files in question have left my board as being CLEAN ! So,
here are the possibilities:

1) EXTERNAL INFECTION


All my releases only get uploaded on 3 boards in the US and 3
boards in Europe. I wonder, is it not possible that the files
got infected on another board and were in this way spread with
the virus on it ? In this case I have nothing to do with this,
as you will all understand.

For example: what happens if an EXE file gets scanned by an already
infected upload checker? Yes, the EXE files will most likely be
infected too. So, better check where you got the files from, Twister !

For you information: all users on my board who leech files are all in
possession of the adds, and none of them got a virus warning when
checking their system... Isn't that curious?

For the record: The system was completely checked with McAffee, TBAV
and F-PROT, and always using the latest versions. NOTHING suspicious
was found... So, the origin of the so called HLL was not me !!! Don't
believe it ? Well, try to check the same adds that are also in the TRAXX
volumes. I even downloaded some of my own releases on other boards... and
they were clean. But remember, I only checked a board on which I upped
the release myself.

If the Twister says that it's a shame to see virri in the scene, I aggree
100 percent,  but don't go blaming someone if you're not sure that he's
the guilty one.

Once more... check other releases with the same adds in them... They're
all clean... God help me if I find the sucker who's responible for this
shitty mess... !!!!  And I will find him... you can be sure !


2) HOW THE FILE WAS MADE

The adds are simple GIF's made executable using Graphics Work Shop. The
second step is compressing them using DIET. Similar problems have
occured when you compress files using TINY, and especially when you
try to encrypt them using shit like EXEPROT.

Anyway, this still doesn't explain why the other releases don't contain
a corrupted add. After all, it's the same files that have been used...

In short, I think the first theory will most likely be the correct one.


So, to all you guys who read this: Indeed, check the files, and if you have
an infected one, try to find out where you got them from. I will be glad
to learn about your findings, so I can nail the sucker who is indeed the
real asshole to be held responible.

Anyway, to the Skull Twister I say this: I don't approve that you accuse
people before you know the whole story and the complete facts, but I do
aggree that their are too many assholes in the scene who are too lame to
scan their system. I hate these little shits as much as you do. But hey,
can you help it that a file you released gets infected somewhere else?
Even more, did you know that there is a Mcaffee Scan 2.0 version going
around that puts the Form virus on your system? Surprised huh ? If you
did use the Scan 2.0, better scan your board using version 114 or so. That
version is reliable.

Anyway, I hold no personal vendetta against the Skull Twister. After all,
he didn't try to check other [BA] releases containing the same files. If
so, he would have seen that I'm not the one to blame. In fact, he made
a wise decision warning people about virus crap. Too bad he didn't
think about the consequences it might bring. Anyway, what's done is done.


For the record: the US boards where my releases get pumped (exclusive):
                Transcentral II
                End Of Time
                Rebel Alliance

Try calling them amd see if you find infected adds there. I don't think
you will... These boards got the files on first hand, before they got
tampered with or messed up by a lamer with a serious problem...

Okay, this is it, no more, no less... You can accept it or not, that's
up to you... Do as you please...

 Later,

                              -]BLuE ADoNiS[-

