Internet Access Promotions

(Aug 13, 2003) BNS is proud to announce the following promotions for its internet access offerings:

Longest Online Reward
For August, the subscriber with the longest online time in a single logon session will win a Logitech Wingman Game Controller worth 4,000 pesos. Check it out.

Xtreme Silver Plan
For a low monthly of only 1760.00 VAT inclusive, enjoy unmetered internet access from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Free Modem Bundle
For all new Xtreme 56k accounts, we are offering free internal DLINK modem for a 1 year subscription.

Call us or email help@dagupan.com for more details!

W32/Blaster Alert!

(Aug 12, 2003) From Sophos Website: W32/Blaster-A is a worm that scans networks looking for computers vulnerable to Microsoft’s DCOM RPC security exploit.

On finding a suitable victim the worm causes the remote machine to acquire a copy of the worm using TFTP, which is saved as msblast.exe in the Windows system folder.

Additionally the worm creates the following registry entry so as to run on system start:
HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows CurrentVersionRunwindows auto update

After August 15 the worm will launch a distributed denial-of-service attack on windowsupdate.com

These are the links for countering this threat:

DCOM ISS Scanner
DCOM Cleaner for Infected Boxes
Microsoft Bulletin
Download the Patch from our ftp server

Crossover Live! Ogie Alcasid Concert

Ogie Alcasid(Aug
12, 2003) Exquisite entertainment will fill the Captain’s Bar of the
Mandarin Oriental on Wednesday August 13 at 8:00 p.m. as 105.1
Crossover continues their monthly concert series dubbed “Crossover
Presents” with Ogie Alcasid. Joining him onstage are vocal quartet
The Opera and Crossover’s resident musicians under the musical
direction of Gerard Salonga.

For ticket inquiries, call the Crossover office at 712-9755 or 712-9764, Ticket World at 891-5610 or Captain’s Bar at 750-8888.

The Live webcast is cancelled.

W32/Blaster Alert!

(Aug 12, 2003) From Sophos Website: W32/Blaster-A is a worm that scans networks looking for computers vulnerable to Microsoft’s DCOM RPC security exploit.

On finding a suitable victim the worm causes the remote machine to acquire a copy of the worm using TFTP, which is saved as msblast.exe in the Windows system folder.

Additionally the worm creates the following registry entry so as to run on system start:
HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows CurrentVersionRunwindows auto update

After August 15 the worm will launch a distributed denial-of-service attack on windowsupdate.com

These are the links for countering this threat:

DCOM ISS Scanner
DCOM Cleaner for Infected Boxes
Microsoft Bulletin
Download the Patch from our ftp server

Crossover Live! Ogie Alcasid Concert

Ogie Alcasid(Aug
12, 2003) Exquisite entertainment will fill the Captain’s Bar of the
Mandarin Oriental on Wednesday August 13 at 8:00 p.m. as 105.1
Crossover continues their monthly concert series dubbed “Crossover
Presents” with Ogie Alcasid. Joining him onstage are vocal quartet
The Opera and Crossover’s resident musicians under the musical
direction of Gerard Salonga.

For ticket inquiries, call the Crossover office at 712-9755 or 712-9764, Ticket World at 891-5610 or Captain’s Bar at 750-8888.

The Live webcast is cancelled.

‘True Convergence’

(Aug 8, 2003) Chikka TV and Bitstop jointly showed how ChikkaTV system can link Cable TV channels to SMS Txt and provide additional revenue to Cable TV operators.

Look closer and you will see that Chikka TV can also use www.eradioportal.com webcast to bring internet radio to the cable TV channels!

This is first time that FM radio stations can be heard on Cable TV, via the internet. This is TRUE convergence of TV, Cable, SMS, Internet and Radio!

Convergence has arrived.

PLDT Top Brass Visits Bitstop

(Aug 8, 2003) Photo shows Bitstop Management with PLDT top brass like Mr. Ariel Roda Senior VP Business Development, Mr. Eric Alberto Senior VP Corporate Business Group , Mrs. Nerissa Ramos VP Business Solutions and Mr. Boy Castaneda.

PLDT is in the region to ….(NDA) ….. 🙂

What we can reveal though, is that Sir Eric loved the local caviar at Leisure Coast! It went well with the white wine.

New Mass Mailing Worm

(Aug 3, 2003) Sophos, a global leader in computer anti-virus protection for businesses, is urging system administrators to take action against W32/Mimail-A, a new mass-mailing worm which has hit hard in the United States.

“W32/Mimail-A arrives in an email claiming to be from your administrator,” says Paul Ducklin, Sophos’s Head of Technology, Asia Pacific. “It suggests that your email account will expire soon and urges you to read the attached information. The attachment, called ‘message.zip’, isn’t a message at all – it’s a copy of the worm, which scours your hard disk looking for email addresses for its next round of victims.”