From: uberguidoz at gmail.com (Über GuidoZ)
Subject: win2kup2date.exe ?

Ahem, *blush*

> Be cautios with your words

Should be, as you probably guessed: "Be cautious with your words". Damn typos.

-- 
Peace. ~G


On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 01:58:24 -0400, ?ber GuidoZ <uberguidoz@...il.com> wrote:
> Hey, the man asked for help, so I offered it. Simple as that... I'm a
> helpful guy, it's what makes me tick. Dedicated my life to a
> non-profit organization that helps the average consumer FOR FREE with
> security consulting, technical support, and personal privacy. Not
> because I'm trying to collect anything. Not because I'm trying to get
> a foothold on any business. Simply for the fact that I remember how
> frustrated and helpless I was when I didn't understand anything. I try
> to make sure others don't have to suffer the same fate.
> 
> Be cautios with your words. You never know who you may be speaking to,
> or how they will take it. General advise; not necessarily relating to
> this situation beyond common courtesy.
> 
> As for VirusTotal.com, to be honest I have never cared why they
> provide the service they do. I also could care less if they are
> keeping copies of the viruses that are sent to them... they are
> available all over the Internet. (Google it...) When someone has an
> unknown malware EXE and they need a quick way to identify it to fix a
> problem, why not go with what works? Their business practices isn't
> any business of mine. The fact that they answer the question I ask,
> however, IS.
> 
> A little respect is all I ever ask. =)
> 
> --
> Peace. ~G
> 
> On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 11:19:41 +1200, Nick FitzGerald
> 
> 
> <nick@...us-l.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > ?ber GuidoZ wrote:
> >
> > > ...  If you want to email me a copy of it, I'll
> > > rip it apart and see what can be seen.
> >
> > And world plus dog should entrust you with such material because???
> >
> > > P.S. Send it to [...] - it's my "catch all" for
> > > virus/unknown files. Just be sure to ZIP it up or else the web host
> > > won't let it through. Otherwise I have disabled all checks/scan.
> > > Downloads directly to a secured Linux box.
> >
> > That's all very nice, but alone, far from the makings of someone to
> > entrust arbitrary, suspected malware samples to.
> >
> > I'm also rather suspicious of your promotion of Virus Total.  Hispasec,
> > as far as I can tell (Spanish being something I have to have translated
> > via online services), has no antivirus or similar product of its own,
> > yet it has set up, and some folk seem to be promoting, what is
> > effectively a sample collection mechanism.  I've also heard vague
> > rumblings that Hispasec/Virus Total does not have suitable licenses for
> > at least some of the scanners used in its service (and strongly suspect
> > that several of the AV vendors whose products are currently used would
> > not allow their products to be licensed for use in a service of the
> > kind Virus Total offers anyway because it paints a rather disturbing
> > trust picture -- "You can trust me because I can run a virus
> > scanner...").
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Nick FitzGerald

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