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A new form of Crypt0L0cker Virus is doing the rounds that is disguising itself as an Electricity Bill. The message has “Your electricity bill” or “Persons Name Your electricity bill” in the subject.
AGl Crypt0L0cker Virus
The URL in it take you to a website in that is pulling everything from https://www.agl.com.au/aeo/home/login. so all the links work apart from the text box in the middle. That gets replaced with a “Download your Invoice” button in the right colour scheme and a captcha that will take anything you give it.
Once you give it a captcha phrase you will then download a zip file containing the infected files. Once these files are run it will then start searching your hard drive and network shares and encrypting your files.
Crypt0L0cker Encrypted Files
Once the files are encrypted it leaves behind files saying how you can recover your files.
Crypt0L0cker Howto Decrypt your files
It is recommended that you DO NOT do this. This is a last resort option and may not always work. Doing this only fuels the fire and cycle of these Viruses and the continuing cause of harm to others.
The best course of action is to restore from backup. This is always the recommended solution. With the correct backup strategy in place a restore can be done in a matter of hours saving time and money.
Things to note
Have a backup plan in place with rotating drives so if you do get infected a backup drive that is not connected to a computer will contain a clean backup.
If you see an email come in that “looks suspicious” – delete it at once.
Look at the links in the email by hovering your mouse over them. If they do not point or show a web address you recognise than we can assume the email is fraudulent.
Check the “From Address” of the email. If you do not recognise the address or it does not match where you believe the email is coming from then delete it.
Still not sure about the email you have received. Ask an IT Professional for assistance.
For peace of mind always consult an IT Professional with any questions you have about prevention and minimising your risks. Sometimes those questions you think may be stupid can save you from disaster.
My history with Linux has been a roller coaster.
Like everyone I am sure I came from a Windows world. I was introduced to Linux during my last year at High School (1999) it was Redhat 6.0. Back then Linux was a baby in the world, dial-up internet was the norm.
I used Linux off and on up until the release of Redhat 9.0 (2003) at this point I was only using them as a Server and to play around with nothing on the desktop.
This all changed when Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) was released in 2004. On the cover of one of those wonderful PC User Magazines they had a CD that would allow you to install Linux on your desktop.
I tried it out and was amazed and what the possibility of Linux could do. I began dual booting my machine and then would try to replicate all the tasks I performed in Windows over into Ubuntu.
Roughly 80% of the tasks I did in Windows I could natively achieve in Ubuntu. The rest by using some sort of hack, wine, virtual machine I was able to get the other tasks to work. Otherwise I just booted in to Windows to perform those tasks.
I continued using Ubuntu and learning more about Linux. Then after learning that Ubuntu was based on Debian I migrated over to Debian Woody. I would use a mixture of Debian/Ubuntu for my machines. As I was looking for something “pure” and not forked I started to use Debian on my servers.
I continued to use Ubuntu on my desktop as I found this had more “up-to-date” packages and “it just worked’. I used it all the way up until the release of Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal). The direction of Gnome/Unity and Conical did not sit right with me so I left them and started using Debian Testing and went looking for a new DE. I settled on XFCE.
By using Debian Testing and what I had learned by using Ubuntu I was able to install and setup the system from a base install to how I wanted it. By only installing the applications I choose. I was learning a lot this way.
As I used Debian Testing I was starting to notice that I would not always have the ‘latest’ up-to-date software and trying to install the deb files from the software website or build from source would sometime cause problems and my system would become unstable.
I started to hear about the ‘rolling release’ model of software distribution and was introduced to the Arch Linux distribution.
I downloaded the ISO and booted up in a VM to see what it was like. Big surprise. Just prompt. Nothing else. No Install File. No welcome message. How do I install this thing?
I started looking at the wiki and beginners guides. To cumbersome. Nothing really straight forward. Was all over the place. So I browsed the web, YouTube, IRC. Looking for the simple basic steps so I could install it.
With a few blog posts and YouTube help I was able to get Arch installed and running in the VM with a XFCE Desktop. Using what I had learned from using Debian I found it pretty easy to use. A few different commands with package management but everything else was the same.
After playing around in the VM and installing packages, removing. Trying to break the system. Have fun. I deleted the VM and started again a few times.
I went back and read the beginner’s guide and wiki again. This time it was making sence. So I took the plunge and blew away my OS on my PC. Cause I wanted to keep dual booting I installed Windows first and set this up. I then installed Arch.
I would recommend Arch Linux to any Intermediate or above user. I would not recommend it for beginners or to someone who has never used Linux and you are introducing them to it for the first time.
I have now been finding my self spending 90% of my time in Arch Linux Desktop. The other 10% I boot into Windows for gaming (and that it becoming rare now).
I will continue to use Arch Linux on my Desktop.
When you first install Mozilla Firefox you may find it can be a lacking in some feature, with these great addons you will find your experience much better and much simpler.
KeeFox adds free, secure and easy to use password management features to Firefox which save you time and keep your private data more secure.
Think of KeeFox as a bridge or connection between Firefox and KeePass Password Safe, the most popular open source (and free) password manager.
Allows you to use IE to display web pages in a tab within FireFox.
The easy way to download and convert Web videos from hundreds of YouTube-like sites. This works also for audio and picture galleries.
View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar – without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing.
Allows the download manager to also open in a tab or sidebar, and adds some optional display changes.
Sorts your bookmarks in a variety of ways.
Adblock Plus allows you to regain control of the internet and view the web the way you want to. The add-on is supported by over forty filter subscriptions in dozens of languages which automatically configure it for purposes ranging from removing online advertising to blocking all known malware domains. Adblock Plus also allows you to customize your filters with the assistance of a variety of useful features, including a context option for images, a block tab for Flash and Java objects, and a list of blockable items to remove scripts and stylesheets.
DownThemAll is fast, reliable and easy-to-use! It lets you download all the links or images contained in a webpage and much more: you can refine your downloads by fully customizable criteria to get only what you really want! Be in full control over your downloads, dedicated speed and number of parallel connections at any time.
So you have just installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 on your computer and are wondering what else do I need to install?
Below you will find a list of applications that I install once I have completed a fresh install of Windows 7. All these applications are Completely Free and/or Open Source Software. So that means you don’t have to pay a cent.
All the software here will help you perform almost any task that you may want to perform.
OpenOffice – is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more.
Foxit PDF Reader – PDF Document reader that is compared favourably to Adobe Acrobat.
PDFCreator – is an application for converting documents into Portable Document Format (PDF) format
Notepad2 – Windows notepad replacement with syntax highlighting and a toolbar
Internet Applications & Instant Messaging
Pidgin – Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on MSN, talking to a friend on Google Talk, and sitting in a Yahoo chat room all at the same time. Plus you dont get all that crap that Windows Live tries to install.
Firefox – Alternate web browser to Internet Explorer
Thunderbird – Email application for POP3 email as there is no Email Application installed by default.
Filezilla – Open Source FTP Client
Kompozer – KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.
CDBurnerXP – CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free. It does not include adware or similar malicious components.
ImgBurn – ImgBurn supports a wide range of image file formats – including BIN, CCD, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, ISO, MDS, NRG and PDI.
Video Codecs and Media Applications
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack – The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding audio and video formats.
QT Lite – QT Lite is a lightweight version of QuickTime. It contains only the essential components that are required for viewing QuickTime content in your favorite browser.
iTunes (Without Quicktime) – Install iTunes with out the Bloat of Apple’s Quicktime and Bonjour
Winamp – Media player and Library organiser for playing MP3, Flac, Ogg Audio Files.
VLC – The media player that fulfills all your needs. It handles DVDs, (S)VCDs, Audio CDs, web streams, TV cards and much more.
CCleaner – The number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC from junk files that clog up your drive.
Avast or AVG – Antivirus Software. You choose which one. Both are great.
Spybot – Detects and removes spyware
Spyware Blaster – Focuses on prevention to stop potentially unwanted software before it has a chance to get on your machine.
Malwarebytes – Provides the needed assistance to remove the infection and restore the machine
Keepass – Password Manager
Rainmeter – A desktop customization platform. Through Rainmeter, you can enhance your Windows computer at home or work with skins: handy, compact applets which float freely on your desktop, much like Windows Sidebar gagdgets, or dashboard widgets for the Mac.
Dropbox – Allows you to store and share files and folders with others across the Internet using file synchronization.
I was given a Acer Aspire 3610 to reload windows onto the other day. I discovered upon entering the BIOS (<F2>) on boot, that it would ask for a password.
The user did not know this password so I tried clearing the BIOS using the normal kill CMOS programs found on the Ultimate Boot CD This did not work it still kept asking for the password. After searching through forum and blog posts all over the net I found an article on Removing the BIOS password from an Acer Laptop. Following these steps did not work as it kept asking for old password to remove or create a new password.
I loaded this software and tried to remove the password but it kept asking for the old password. Still no luck. I then decided to go looking for updated versions of the kill CMOS software. I downloaded CMOSPwd. I ran this utility and it said CMOS cleared. OK, I thought and rebooted, CMOS was still asking for password. I then rebooted back into windows and then tried this software again. Once run, I then ran the Acer eSettings Management as mentioned in – Removing the BIOS password from an Acer Laptop I found that I could un-tick the Supervisor password option without it asking for old password. I then closed the Acer eSettings Management rebooted and tried to enter BIOS. Still Password. I was getting closer.
I then thought if I can clear the password will it let me save a new one. So I then booted back into windows, ran the CMOSPwd utility, opened the Acer eSettings Management software, cleared the supervisor password then gave it a new supervisor password. Rebooted the machine once more then enter the BIOS and entered my new supervisor password. BINGO!! I was in. I then went to the security area of the BIOS and cleared the supervisor and user passwords.
So by using a combination of CMOS Kill utilities and the Acer eSettings Management Software I was able to successfully clear the CMOS Password.
These are the steps I took to clear the CMOS/BIOS Password.
Command Prompt CMOSPwd
At the Command Prompt type: exit
This will close and exit the Command Prompt
Open Acer eManager(Usually found in C:ACERMANGER)This may be different on your machine but this is where I found it on mine.
Run the Acer eSettings
Click Security and Clear the password and enter a new password.
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