I installed only two: one is only firewall, the other is both firewall and
anti-virus. since the installation, I gained a major task is to keep them
updated, because the hackers are becoming more and more sophisticated.
However, if you are connected to the free internet world directly, then you
should protect yourself. If you are connected through a LAN, ensure that the
LAN administrator does it...
Regards
Ofer Cohen
Quality Assurance Manager
Seabridge Ltd.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Ellis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 5:50 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Quickbooks and Big Brother
I don't blame you. I have had to install 4 security measures to prevent
this. If you wish to contact me off-list, I'll give you more details.
Brian
Ed Popielarski wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I was working near my laptop yesterday when I noticed the "in use" light
> on my telephone line 2 was on. As I was looking at it, it went off and I
> wondered what exactly just happened?
>
> I discovered a sub-program in Quickbooks called QBDAgent that had
> executed a call through the modem without "asking me"! I looked it up
> using Yahoo and read commentary from several IT types that this program
> "phone's home" to report itself to it's makers, apparently to impede
> software piracy. There is a .log file associated that records it's
> activities which can only be accessed by turning off the QBDAgent
> executable via ctl/alt/del. The only way to de-activate the .exe is to
> use a firewall or pull the modem plug.
>
> I'm not a particularly paranoid type, but it unnerves me that my
> accounting software is under someone else's control!
>
> Any comments or suggestions are encouraged.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ed Popielarski
> QTA Machine
> 10 Mc Laren, Ste D
> Irvine, Ca. 92618
>
> Phone:949-581-6601
> Fax: 949-581-2448
> Cel: 949-337-2578
>
> WWW.QTA.NET <http://www.QTA.NET>
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