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Tue 31 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Mon 30 Jan 2006 - Offsite Network Issues & Virus Alert

During the late afternoon there were intermittent offsite networking problems caused by a fault in the border router that connects the campus network to JANET and the wider internet. Highly skilled ISS engineers quickly dealt with this problem and minimum disruption was caused.

Virus Alert: A new virus was detected by Symantec AntiVirus as 'Backdoor.IRC.bot'. The emails have the Subject line: 'Campus Life', appear to be from: Joseph Hope@yale.edu and have content that includes the text: "approving a photo and article". The email reads like a credible 'University style' message - do NOT open the attachment. Delete the email. More Information

Fri 27 Jan 2006 - Security Alert

A new email worm virus - W32.Blackmal.E@mm - was seen on campus. Blackmal.E is a destructive virus that is designed to overwrite MS Word documents and other Office files on 3rd February. ISS have asked all users to ensure their Symantec AntiVirus 'Virus Definition File' is up-to-date (26/01/2006 or later). Double click on the shield icon and check the date in the bottom right of the dialog box. More Information

Thu 26 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Wed 25 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Tue 24 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Mon 23 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Fri 20 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Thu 19 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Wed 18 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Tue 17 Jan 2006 - Log on problems

Problems have been experienced this morning with one of the central file servers resulting in some users being unable to access their filestore (H: drive), or log on. ISS specialists investigated and fixed the problem very quickly.

Mon 16 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Fri 13 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Thu 12 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Wed 11 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Tue 10 Jan 2006 - Power interruptions

Repeated power surges all afternoon and evening may have caused brief intermittent connectivity problems in some parts of campus.

Mon 09 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Fri 06 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Thu 05 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Wed 04 Jan 2006 - All systems ran without major problems

Tue 03 Jan 2006 - Graphic File Exploit

Due to a new Trojan found to be infecting graphic files, ISS changed the campus-wide settings of Windows XP so images were not automatically opened. Users need to reboot or re-login to take advantage of this change. Up-to-date versions of Symantec AntiVirus does protect against current editions of the threat, but users should be wary of pictures (JPG's or WMF files) in emails from unknown sources. More detailed information and links to anti-virus sites can be found on this page.