Eudora In.mbx grows to 4 GB

On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 09:51:22AM -0700, International
& Area Studies Computer Support wrote:
> the workstation had Hacktool.NetCat and Adware.HotBar.

> I couldn't find any articles that indicate if Hacktool
would cause the
> behavior with the in.mbx file in Eudora.  It could be
just a red herring.

Netcat is a "tcp/ip swiss army knife" -- it's
unlikely that netcat caused
this behavior.  However, if the user doesn't know why
netcat is there, then
you may want to look further into why it is there.  It's
sometimes used
by crackers and script kiddies as part of an attack. 
However, if the user
put it there, then it's nothing to be alarmed about.

www.vulnwatch.org/netcat/
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/hackto
ol.netcat.html

 - Derek

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Dear Micronetters,

Starting this morning, I have a computer that will not load
any
Calnet-related webisites (blu, bfs, unibears, etc.)  but
have no problems
going to other UC or non-UC websites.  This problem just
begin this morning
and there has not been any new programs/settings change.

The weird thing is - the computer WILL connect to the
calnet-related
websites if it is on an automatic IP address.  It WILL NOT
connect to
calnet-related websites if this is on our department's
assigned IP, subnet,
etc.  I've checked and that IP address is NOT blocked. 
Indeed, the same
IP/subnet/DG WILL work on other computers to connect to
calnet-related
websites.  It just won't work on the specific computer. 
And the specific
computer WILL NOT connect to calnet-related websites using
another IP that
works on other computers.

Things I've tried:

-restarting the computer, diabling and re-enbling ethernet
connection
(including repair), change the IP (doesn't work on any
assigned IP, but
works when it is on "automatic"), restore system
settings to previous
configuration.

It would be ideal to get the machine back on its assigned IP
and be able to
connect to calnet-related websites.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Amy

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Amy Gee
UC Energy Institute
2547 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-5180
Tel: (510) 643-4841
Fax: (510) 643-5180
Web: www.ucei.org 


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