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[revmaaatin]

POSSIBLE FAKE MICROSOFT TROJAN-- Subject line changed, but will be linked to Mark V Horn's reply: I only bring this up here because it was here (DSN) that it happened. This morning when I opened Mark's message, It opened normally, and then went to a Microsoft type message that I said I had a compromised system, I had a virus, I had Trojans. Your computer is going to die. Was it related to Mark's message. I have no idea. Just reporting the sequence of occurrence. Coincidence? shrug. Don't know--I report, you decide. I opted out of the RUN/CANCEL feature; it ran a virus scan uncommanded anyway. THE REPORT It said I had virus's, Trojans = 30+, to include Trojans in my D drive. Then it asked me to do a 'full scan'. Mind you it had all the Microsoft looking stuff in the banners, etc. First clue something was wrong--I don't have any data stored in a D drive. that I know of... 2d clue: It would not let me delete anything/identified threat without doing a full scan. ah, no thanks. I closed it all out. Went to the certified Microsoft links and asked for the updates--my automatic updates had been running and so there were no updates. I ran the malware stuff--it was always running in the background. All good. 100% satisfied that I was being properly protected by AVAST, MalWare Bytes. I'm glad I did not run the suggested cleaning program. Additional suggestions solicited. revmaaatin.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote: > > ...Like the chain I broke on my Tengai a week before Thanksgiving on > I-99 on my morning commute. The irony is that I had looked in my > maintenance log a few days prior and decided that I'd put on a new > chain during my Thanksgiving vacation. It had 16K miles on it, but > has not major signs of impending doom. However, that morning, the > chain felt stiff on the road and I thought I should have probably > lubed it. Also, it was a lower tensile-strength RK o-ring chain than > I normally use, recommended for 500cc street bikes. The master link > broke in half, but the clip stayed on. the busing and pins were > really worn, but it was the side plates that failed. > Fortunately, it spooled off the rear sprocket and bunched up only > enough in front to cut 6 of the 8 wires and break the sprocket guard, > with no damage to the engine case. Most of the chain dragged on the > ground as I coasted to the off-ramp. > Two hours of work the next week and the bike was back on the road. > > Mark > > > At 1:45 PM -0700 12/8/10, Fred Hink wrote: > ...You could run this chain right up to and just before it breaks, > locking up the rear wheel and causing you to slide under that bus > coming at you at 60mph. If you got o-rings coming off your chain, it > is telling you something. I'd pay close attention to what your chain > is telling you. >

[Mike Frey]

I know that one well. A whole raft of new ones is now appearing on a screen near you. This just in the tech news today: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/from-rogue-av-to-fake-disk-clean-up-utilities/7804?tag=nl.e540 I recommend a Malwarebytes Full Scan (click the Update tab first to make sure you have the latest scanner and definitions) Mike revmaaatin wrote:

  POSSIBLE FAKE MICROSOFT TROJAN-- Subject line changed, but will be linked to Mark V Horn's reply: I only bring this up here because it was here (DSN) that it happened. This morning when I opened Mark's message, It opened normally, and then went to a Microsoft type message that I said I had a compromised system, I had a virus, I had Trojans. Your computer is going to die. Was it related to Mark's message. I have no idea. Just reporting the sequence of occurrence. Coincidence? shrug. Don't know--I report, you decide. I opted out of the RUN/CANCEL feature; it ran a virus scan uncommanded anyway. THE REPORT It said I had virus's, Trojans = 30+, to include Trojans in my D drive. Then it asked me to do a 'full scan'. Mind you it had all the Microsoft looking stuff in the banners, etc. First clue something was wrong--I don't have any data stored in a D drive. that I know of... 2d clue: It would not let me delete anything/identified threat without doing a full scan. ah, no thanks. I closed it all out. Went to the certified Microsoft links and asked for the updates--my automatic updates had been running and so there were no updates. I ran the malware stuff--it was always running in the background. All good. 100% satisfied that I was being properly protected by AVAST, MalWare Bytes. I'm glad I did not run the suggested cleaning program. Additional suggestions solicited. revmaaatin. --- In DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn tengai650@... wrote: > > ...Like the chain I broke on my Tengai a week before Thanksgiving on > I-99 on my morning commute. The irony is that I had looked in my > maintenance log a few days prior and decided that I'd put on a new > chain during my Thanksgiving vacation. It had 16K miles on it, but > has not major signs of impending doom. However, that morning, the > chain felt stiff on the road and I thought I should have probably > lubed it. Also, it was a lower tensile-strength RK o-ring chain than > I normally use, recommended for 500cc street bikes. The master link > broke in half, but the clip stayed on. the busing and pins were > really worn, but it was the side plates that failed. > Fortunately, it spooled off the rear sprocket and bunched up only > enough in front to cut 6 of the 8 wires and break the sprocket guard, > with no damage to the engine case. Most of the chain dragged on the > ground as I coasted to the off-ramp. > Two hours of work the next week and the bike was back on the road. > > Mark > > > At 1:45 PM -0700 12/8/10, Fred Hink wrote: > ...You could run this chain right up to and just before it breaks, > locking up the rear wheel and causing you to slide under that bus > coming at you at 60mph. If you got o-rings coming off your chain, it > is telling you something. I'd pay close attention to what your chain > is telling you. >

[Jeff Khoury]

#ygrps-yiv-2027590378 p {margin:0;}I recommend a Macintosh. -Jeff Khoury (Who does high-end computing for a living) [b]From: [/b]"Mike Frey" [b]To: [/b]"revmaaatin" , "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> [b]Sent: [/b]Friday, December 10, 2010 3:09:52 PM [b]Subject: [/b]Re: [DSN_KLR650] Virus incident on this KLR site   I know that one well. A whole raft of new ones is now appearing on a screen near you. This just in the tech news today: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/from-rogue-av-to-fake-disk-clean-up-utilities/7804?tag=nl.e540 I recommend a Malwarebytes Full Scan (click the Update tab first to make sure you have the latest scanner and definitions) Mike revmaaatin wrote:

[quote]  POSSIBLE FAKE MICROSOFT TROJAN-- Subject line changed, but will be linked to Mark V Horn's reply: I only bring this up here because it was here (DSN) that it happened. This morning when I opened Mark's message, It opened normally, and then went to a Microsoft type message that I said I had a compromised system, I had a virus, I had Trojans. Your computer is going to die. Was it related to Mark's message. I have no idea. Just reporting the sequence of occurrence. Coincidence? shrug. Don't know--I report, you decide. I opted out of the RUN/CANCEL feature; it ran a virus scan uncommanded anyway. THE REPORT It said I had virus's, Trojans = 30+, to include Trojans in my D drive. Then it asked me to do a 'full scan'. Mind you it had all the Microsoft looking stuff in the banners, etc. First clue something was wrong--I don't have any data stored in a D drive. that I know of... 2d clue: It would not let me delete anything/identified threat without doing a full scan. ah, no thanks. I closed it all out. Went to the certified Microsoft links and asked for the updates--my automatic updates had been running and so there were no updates. I ran the malware stuff--it was always running in the background. All good. 100% satisfied that I was being properly protected by AVAST, MalWare Bytes. I'm glad I did not run the suggested cleaning program. Additional suggestions solicited. revmaaatin. --- In DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn tengai650@... wrote: > > ...Like the chain I broke on my Tengai a week before Thanksgiving on > I-99 on my morning commute. The irony is that I had looked in my > maintenance log a few days prior and decided that I'd put on a new > chain during my Thanksgiving vacation. It had 16K miles on it, but > has not major signs of impending doom. However, that morning, the > chain felt stiff on the road and I thought I should have probably > lubed it. Also, it was a lower tensile-strength RK o-ring chain than > I normally use, recommended for 500cc street bikes. The master link > broke in half, but the clip stayed on. the busing and pins were > really worn, but it was the side plates that failed. > Fortunately, it spooled off the rear sprocket and bunched up only > enough in front to cut 6 of the 8 wires and break the sprocket guard, > with no damage to the engine case. Most of the chain dragged on the > ground as I coasted to the off-ramp. > Two hours of work the next week and the bike was back on the road. > > Mark > > > At 1:45 PM -0700 12/8/10, Fred Hink wrote: > ...You could run this chain right up to and just before it breaks, > locking up the rear wheel and causing you to slide under that bus > coming at you at 60mph. If you got o-rings coming off your chain, it > is telling you something. I'd pay close attention to what your chain > is telling you. >

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[getbent_net]

Sadly I have made quite a bit of money the last few days cleaning up this latest Virus. Virus removal, while lucrative, is a part of my job I don't like to do. If your machine is telling you about potential threats to your Hard Drive or memory you have TDSS. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-tdss-tdl3-alureon-rootkit-using-tdsskiller Enjoy.

[Mike Frey]

“Sadly, you have made quite a bit of money”? You can send it to me, then maybe you won’t be so sad!

 

Interestingly enough, I had read ZDNet Week in Review this morning informing us that it’s baaaaaaack, saw rev’s post this afternoon, came home, got my email, was browsing movie ratings, and Bazinga – “Windows Security Alert” popped up.

 

I nuked it. Will do a full scan and see if it left some pieces of itself behind.

 

[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]getbent_net [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, December 10, 2010 9:48 PM [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Re: Virus incident on this KLR site

 

 

Sadly I have made quite a bit of money the last few days cleaning up this latest Virus. Virus removal, while lucrative, is a part of my job I don't like to do. If your machine is telling you about potential threats to your Hard Drive or memory you have TDSS. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-tdss-tdl3-alureon-rootkit-using-tdsskiller Enjoy.

[pzegers@att.net]

I tried the K761s and found the front always felt weird. I changed the front after 7K miles (plenty of tread left, but didn't like it)to a Shinko 705. It feels stabler and doesn't track the ruts and grooves in the road. Maybe I got a bad one. The k761 on the rear works good. I did like the Scorpion on the rear, but there was a good sale when I got it. I looked a few months ago and they were around $120. The K761 is a good price and gets almost as good wear.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Ian" wrote: > > Had the Kenda K270s on there when I bought my KLR. Having a street knob on the front was not a lot of fun on asphalt, squirmy feeling (as well documented), so I replaced it with a Pirelli Scorpion A/T. That front tire made all the difference in the twisties even with a squared off rear Kenda K270. When the Kenda wore out I put on a matching Scorpion rear. That set of tires worked great for the riding I did, 99% street and 1% fire road and gravel. The rear lasted about 8k miles and the front lasted more than 12k miles. The KLR with these quote-unquote 90% street tires is a better dirt bike than I am a dirt rider, but I had no trouble with fire roads at a slow pace. I got into a sandy dry river bed once and it was not much fun. The bike seemed real tall and heavy in that kind of soft stuff, but I didn't get stuck. The blocks on the Pirellis are large but the grooves are not very wide or deep compared to this new set of tires, the Kenda 761s. The rear has been on there 5k miles and looks almost new, only slightly squared off. Tons of tread left. The front has been on there less than 100 miles but it is clear that it will work very well in the twisties. On the SoCal freeways the front tire is very well behaved. It ignores rain grooves and deep expansion joints etc. and is stable up to 80 mph where it starts to feel a little bit light and wobbly but nothing real scary. It might be time to tighten my steering bearings again. $49 +tx with free mounting and balancing at Cycle Rider in Ontario CA. Less than half the cost of the Pirellis!I know you serious off roaders think running a KLR650 on street tires is useless but it really makes a decent canyon carver and solo tourer set up like that. >