From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V7 #111 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, April 19 2001 Volume 07 : Number 111 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Contest [anna maria "stjärnell" ] Contest [anna maria "stjärnell" ] RE: Change to the prizes (already) [Yngve Hauge ] Norwegian artists ... [Yngve Hauge ] Re: Contest [Yngve Hauge ] A useful link for norwegian artists [Yngve Hauge ] Fwd: bella union update [Craig Gidney ] mila ["Michael Mendelson" ] Re: A useful link for norwegian artists [Neile Graham ] Re: mila [recount chocula ] The Clarke Sisters [adamk@zoom.co.uk] Re: A useful link for norwegian artists [Yngve Hauge ] Re: mila [recount chocula ] Noa for trade [anna maria "stjärnell" ] RE: Change to the letters, already! [Phil Hudson ] RE: Change to the prizes (already) [Phil Hudson ] Re: A useful link for norwegian artists [cath@nvg.ntnu.no (Catherine Sund] Re: Change to the letters, already! [Joseph Zitt ] Re: Change to the letters, already! [Joseph Zitt ] RE: Change to the prizes (already) [recount chocula ] RE: Change to the prizes (already) [Phil Hudson ] RE: Change to the prizes (already) [Yngve Hauge ] RE: Change to the prizes (already) [Phil Hudson ] Cheryl Wheeler in Seattle [Sherlyn Koo ] i may have sent you a VIRUS by accident ["rachel stone" ] Re: Norwegian artists ... [Neal Copperman ] The first Evensong sampler (was Re: Mila) [Philip David Morgan Subject: Contest Hi.. Yngve wrote.. 1. Write one of the following using 3 songtitles with more than 1 word in them by a norwegian artist/band: a. A poem b. A short story c. A novel if you can do that in 3 weeks :) 2. An exception to the above is if you feel you can't or haven't got the talent or inspiration to do any of the above. You are allowed to tell me why you should be the one to get one of the prizes listed below using 5 songtitles with the 2 last ones being 1 word or more. 3. The challenge will last for 3 weeks from today. Poem.. Lucia stands in the doorway again Haunted by the propganda being spread It used to be so easy being her Now she's picking up the pieces Slashing the cabinet's innards wide open Our happiness is lost she cries Haunted by the oystercatcher's lies I do know about Velvet Belly btw. Anna Maria np-Poe-haunted Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 00:02:59 -0700 (PDT) From: anna maria "stjärnell" Subject: Contest Hi.. Yngve wrote.. 1. Write one of the following using 3 songtitles with more than 1 word in them by a norwegian artist/band: a. A poem b. A short story c. A novel if you can do that in 3 weeks :) 2. An exception to the above is if you feel you can't or haven't got the talent or inspiration to do any of the above. You are allowed to tell me why you should be the one to get one of the prizes listed below using 5 songtitles with the 2 last ones being 1 word or more. 3. The challenge will last for 3 weeks from today. Ahem I got the rules wrong so here's the correct poem.. Poem.. Lucia stands in the doorway again Haunted by the propganda being spread It used to be so easy being her Now she's picking up the pieces Slashing the cabinets innards wide open She used to collect stuff like that in it Now our happiness is lost she cries annamaria Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:42:11 +0200 (CEST) From: Yngve Hauge Subject: RE: Change to the prizes (already) On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Phil Hudson wrote: > BTW: Check out a few Vasen or Hedningarna clips while you're there. > (And no, I do not get paid by Hedningarna for constantly endorsing their > music! It is a labor of love). Hedningarna was formed in Sweden, so as I've already told someone - they are considered swedish. There are enough to pick from though - both wellknown and unknown artists :) - -- Yngve ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:58:50 +0200 (CEST) From: Yngve Hauge Subject: Norwegian artists ... I'll list some female vocal ones (who got songs in english) Mari Boine Bel Canto (Anneli Drecker) Velvet Belly (Anne Marie Almedal got some other projects too) Briskeby Cane Anja Garbarek Unni Wilhelmsen Lene Malin Krxyt (if you don't see norwegian letters - it is the o with a slash through) Blund Erin M Edvardsen Broncho Busters Furia Here, In My Head Lucky Lukas Dubel Darr The Laundrettes Tinn Umbrella Fake Weld Barbarellas Pisces Many of these artists you'll find on the Stiff Nipples compilations released by a organisation supporting norwegian female artists/musicians. - -- Yngve ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:01:47 +0200 (CEST) From: Yngve Hauge Subject: Re: Contest On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, anna maria stjdrnell wrote: > Poem.. > Lucia stands in the doorway again > Haunted by the propganda being spread > It used to be so easy being her > Now she's picking up the pieces > Slashing the cabinets innards wide open > She used to collect stuff like that in it > Now our happiness is lost she cries It is seen and saved :) Please send entries directly to me though as I might miss one if it gets busy around here : Just for the record my address is : onealien@mo.himolde.no - -- Yngve ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:07:35 +0200 (CEST) From: Yngve Hauge Subject: A useful link for norwegian artists The following URL got a alphabetized list of norwegian artists. Part of the page is in norwegian, but it should be easy to browse anyway. http://bandindex.no Another recommended norwegian band that I forgot in my list earlier is Ephemera - -- Yngve ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 06:30:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Craig Gidney Subject: Fwd: bella union update Hi. I found this intriguing bit o' information in my mailbox today. - --Craig - --- list@bellaunion.com, > > Hi craig l. > Just a note to update you on a few things happening > here at Bella Union. > > Firstly, Violet Indiana, release their first full > length album "Roulette" (bellacd24) > featuring eleven new songs and a limited edition > fold out digi-pak .. > Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) and Siobhan De Mare > (Mono) have come together in > Violet Indiana to "wind some elegantly heartfelt > vocals around some distinctive > but graceful guitar". > There will some live shows in may and june. Don't > miss them !! > > Although the album is released to the stores on > April 30th it is available NOW > to buy online. > http://www.bellaunion.com/store/itm00111.htm > > Also whipping up a storm around these parts at the > moment are Lift to Experience > from Denton TX. They are currently showing the > Europeans just how big a beard > can be and how loud a guitar can get. Their debut > double concept CD, "The Texas-Jerusalem > Crossroads" (bellacd23) will be released on May > 15th.. If you are in the UK tune > into RADIO 1 on thursday 19th to hear them live in > London and look out for a > John Peel Session real soon. > > The Bella Union Series 7, our instrumental series, > goes from strength to strength > with the recent releases of numbers two and three in > the series. Rothko's "In > the Pulse of an Artery" (bellacd702) and Bonnevill's > "Pelican" (bellacd703) continue > to to form this innovative, eclectic body of work, > launched last year with the > release of the self-titled Gwei-Lo (bellacd701) > The remaining albums will be released over the next > 18 months and will feature, > amongst others, an instrumental CD by Robin > Guthrie/Simon Raymonde > > All of the above are available to purchase @ > http://www.bellaunion.com/store > > And the rest of the year, well, we can promise you > some great things.. more from > The Czars, more from Violet Indiana, more from > Departure Lounge amongst others.... > > love and peace > robin, simon, fiona and pete @ bella > http://www.bellaunion.com > ===== Craig L. Gidney http://profiles.yahoo.com/quisquose11 Reviews of books and music, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ethereality Online Journal, Egg-centric http://egg-centric.blogspot.com/ Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:03:35 -0500 From: "Michael Mendelson" Subject: mila meth intoned: (note I only quote meth these days because it reminds me of 10 years ago) >>> ... the Nanci Griffith song that Mila Drumke is doing is "Nobody's Angel". Hah. That was going to drive me nuts. <<< So, did mila ever release anything after Illinois? - -mjm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 07:00:50 -0700 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: A useful link for norwegian artists Yngve-- >Another recommended norwegian band that I forgot in my list earlier is >Ephemera I really like _Glue_. Have they released anything else? - --Neile - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neile Graham ...... http://www.sff.net/people/neile ....... neile@sff.net Les Semaines: A Weekly Journal . http://www.sff.net/people/neile/semaines The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music ....... http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:51:14 -0400 From: recount chocula Subject: Re: mila when we last left our heroes, Michael Mendelson exclaimed: >So, did mila ever release anything after Illinois? there's an album of standards called _hip to hip_ (available from http://littlepro.com), but no newer original material. however, she has written new songs since _illinois_ and i think another album will eventually be made. woj ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:53:42 +0100 (BST) From: adamk@zoom.co.uk Subject: The Clarke Sisters Just thought I'd put a plug in for the debut, eponymous album by the Clarke Sisters, a three piece celtic-type folk- thingy trio, featuring not one, but TWO fiddle players, and a guitarist. The guitarist does vocal duties on a couple of songs, and sounds spookily like Shane MacGowan while Emma Peters, one of the fiddlers, also contributes Kirsty MacColl stylings to the songs. It's a bit too Oirish for my tastes , but the playing, especially the dual fiddlers is truly beautiful and -- at times -- quite stunning, veering towards jazz and bursting with life. Their website is www.clarkesisters.co.uk, and mp3's are available. Recommended for people who like celtic-type folk-thingies, or really brilliant fiddle playing and singing. PS: Emma Peters used to be in a band called Birds of Tin in the 1980's, and if there was any justice in the world, they'd be winding up their world tour with three nights at Wembley Stadium just about now. But there isn't. Get your own zoom email - click here - http://www.zoom.co.uk/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 16:59:47 +0200 (CEST) From: Yngve Hauge Subject: Re: A useful link for norwegian artists On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Neile Graham wrote: > >Another recommended norwegian band that I forgot in my list earlier is > >Ephemera > > I really like _Glue_. Have they released anything else? They did release a new album last year - I haven't heard it yet though I've heard good things about it. And your Cane CD will be in the mail shortly. I just need to sort through some urgent things first. - -- Yngve ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 08:39:42 -0700 (PST) From: Paul Blair Subject: Re: mila - ---- recount chocula wrote: > when we last left our heroes, Michael Mendelson > exclaimed: > > >So, did mila ever release anything after Illinois? > > there's an album of standards called _hip to hip_ >(available from http://littlepro.com), but no newer > original material. That's not quite true. Mila's song "Blue Light" was released on a British promo CD from Evensong (called "Evensong") that she used to give away if you purchased two other titles from her site. I don't see this offer up on the littlepro site anymore, but perhaps you can still snag one if you contact her. Oh, and I think "Blue Light" really kicks butt. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:57:03 -0400 From: recount chocula Subject: Re: mila when we last left our heroes, Paul Blair exclaimed: >That's not quite true. Mila's song "Blue Light" was >released on a British promo CD from Evensong >(called "Evensong") that she used to give away if you >purchased two other titles from her site. aha! i noticed that compilation on the pile of cds but i didn't look at it to see what was on it. meredith must have gotten us a copy when mila did the house concert here. hmmmm. guess i'll have to go listen now, huh? (well, after i get back from the post office that is.) woj ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:06:39 -0700 (PDT) From: anna maria "stjärnell" Subject: Noa for trade Hi.. Got Noas Blue Touches blue for trade/sale. Anna Maria Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:08:45 -0700 From: Phil Hudson Subject: RE: Change to the letters, already! The last line in my recently submitted epic poem should read "ars" with an A, not an E. This completely unauthorized 'E' was due to there being a little Nordic pronunciation "square"-type thingy whose name eludes me, over the "a". This got mangled by our allegedly superior western technology into an "E". The same happened with "borjar"; the 'o" turned into a 'v'. And all these years I've thought that my email friends from Norway and Finland were just not very good at spelling in English! I'm very upset about it; the whole metaphysical credibility of my work just shot to hell by some silicon-based network entity whose principal activity beyond delivering our emails appears to be jumbling the letters of our missives to obfuscate their meaning. That poem took a long time to write; hell, the research alone took over five minutes! Whine, snivel, moan, etc. So it should read "30 ars jiggen", which makes more sense if you are of Nordic descent, or may strike you as mildly amusing if you are a Brit with a penchant for bad puns...I'm not even sure what 'ers' might be, but that's a straight-line that even I would not touch... P - -----Original Message----- From: Phil Hudson [mailto:phil@tiaranetworks.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 4:59 PM To: 'Yngve Hauge' Cc: 'ecto@smoe.org' Subject: RE: Change to the prizes (already) This may be a repost, as my computer is having a Strange Interlude. It is stumbling attempt at an inter-linguistic pun, made more obscure by my UK background, my irrepressible urge to create bad wordplay, and the fact that UK people spell certain words differently. The Brits amongst us might get the alleged joke a little faster as a result. I won't put the translations down, in order to encourage the curious to visit the Northside site (noside.com), and look up the titles yourselves from the "Whirled" album by Vasen. BTW: Check out a few Vasen or Hedningarna clips while you're there. (And no, I do not get paid by Hedningarna for constantly endorsing their music! It is a labor of love). En Timme I Ungern 30 people in a room Bambodansarna eating Hamborgar and Nitti Pomfritti Putting on weight? Dancing will help, Bvrjar du fatta? 30 ers Jiggen! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:13:05 -0700 From: Phil Hudson Subject: RE: Change to the prizes (already) Rats! Weren't their singers from Norway? I'll try again P - -----Original Message----- From: Yngve Hauge [mailto:onealien@mo.himolde.no] Hedningarna was formed in Sweden, so as I've already told someone - they are considered swedish. There are enough to pick from though - both well known and unknown artists :) - -- Yngve ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 16:24:29 GMT From: cath@nvg.ntnu.no (Catherine Sundnes) Subject: Re: A useful link for norwegian artists On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:04:42 GMT, Yngve wrote: >On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Neile Graham wrote: > >> >Another recommended norwegian band that I forgot in my list earlier is >> >Ephemera >> >> I really like _Glue_. Have they released anything else? > >They did release a new album last year - I haven't heard it yet though >I've heard good things about it. Good to ses you back here Yngve! :) Eventhough I'm pretty quiet here, I do read posts every now and then. About Ephemera - I really love the new album "Sun". It's a bit different from "Glue", and I can't decide which one is best. Read more about Ephemera here: www.ephemera.no I can't recall that anyone already posted this so as I already is writing, I'd like to mention Anja Garbarek released her 3rd album a few weeks ago "Smiling and waving". It is weirder than "Balloon Mood", took me a few days to start appreciating it. If you like the notsinging and less melody parts of "Balloon Mood", there's a better chance you'll like "Smiling and waving" as well. Also Stina Nordenstam (Sweedish) comes to mind at times. Looking forward to visit Alvin next week to listen to some of his collection and perhaps do some new discoveries. Cath Oh - the .sig is in Norwegian and means something ike: A woman without a belly is like a rose without scent (Russian saying) - -- Catherine Sundnes http://cath.nvg.org En kvinne uten mave er som en rose uten duft (russisk ordtak) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:27:39 -0500 From: Joseph Zitt Subject: Re: Change to the letters, already! On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 09:08:45AM -0700, Phil Hudson wrote: > The last line in my recently submitted epic poem should read "ars" with an > A, not an E. [snip] > That poem took a long time to write; > hell, the research alone took over five minutes! Whine, snivel, moan, etc. As they say, "ars longa, vita brevis"... - -- |> ~The only thing that is not art is inattention~ --- Marcel Duchamp <| | jzitt@metatronpress.com http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt | | Latest CD: Jerusaklyn http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt | | Comma: Voices of New Music Silence: the John Cage Discussion List | ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:44:32 -0700 From: Phil Hudson Subject: RE: Change to the letters, already! There is actually a tombstone somewhere in the south of England with the inscription you posted. The name of the deceased was Timothy Longbottom. He died young. - -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Zitt [mailto:jzitt@metatronpress.com] As they say, "ars longa, vita brevis"... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:48:38 -0500 From: Joseph Zitt Subject: Re: Change to the letters, already! *grin* I remember running across that in a book on ettiquette when I was a kid (Emily Post?), as an example of the most risque joke one could get away with telling in polite company. On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 09:44:32AM -0700, Phil Hudson wrote: > There is actually a tombstone somewhere in the south of England with the > inscription you posted. > The name of the deceased was Timothy Longbottom. He died young. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Zitt [mailto:jzitt@metatronpress.com] > > As they say, "ars longa, vita brevis"... - -- |> ~The only thing that is not art is inattention~ --- Marcel Duchamp <| | jzitt@metatronpress.com http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt | | Latest CD: Jerusaklyn http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt | | Comma: Voices of New Music Silence: the John Cage Discussion List | ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 18:54:20 +0200 (CEST) From: Yngve Hauge Subject: RE: Change to the prizes (already) On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Phil Hudson wrote: > Rats! Weren't their singers from Norway? I'll try again > P > I've always thought the singers were from Finland, but I might be wrong :) Your effort is saved in any case, and just to mention it - nothing in the rules do prevent people from sending more than one entry ... just wanted to make it clear. - -- Yngve n.p. Lindsey Buckingham - Out of the Cradle ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:52:26 -0400 From: recount chocula Subject: RE: Change to the prizes (already) when we last left our heroes, Phil Hudson exclaimed: >Rats! Weren't their singers from Norway? I'll try again nope, hedningarna is made up of swedes and finns. woj ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:11:20 -0700 From: Phil Hudson Subject: RE: Change to the prizes (already) I don't know, Yngve, too much of my soul went into that poem, I don't think I could do it again But I will give it my best. ;) Phil - -----Original Message----- From: Yngve Hauge [mailto:onealien@mo.himolde.no] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:54 AM To: Phil Hudson Cc: 'ecto@smoe.org' Subject: RE: Change to the prizes (already) nothing in the rules do prevent people from sending more than one entry ... just wanted to make it clear. - -- Yngve n.p. Lindsey Buckingham - Out of the Cradle ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 19:16:28 +0200 (CEST) From: Yngve Hauge Subject: RE: Change to the prizes (already) On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Phil Hudson wrote: > I don't know, Yngve, too much of my soul went into that poem, I don't think > I could do it again > But I will give it my best. ;) Did you hide it well in there? :) Will I find it if I look around a bit? - -- Y ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:05:39 -0700 From: Phil Hudson Subject: RE: Change to the prizes (already) Keep looking, you'll find it in the 'ars' area :) En Timme I Ungern 30 people in a room Bambodansarna eating Hamborgar and Nitti Pomfritti Putting on weight? Dancing will help, Borjar du fatta? 30 ars Jiggen! Yngve wrote: - -----Original Message----- From: Yngve Hauge [mailto:onealien@mo.himolde.no On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Phil Hudson wrote: Did you hide it well in there? :) Will I find it if I look around a bit? > I don't know, Yngve, too much of my soul went into that poem, I don't think > I could do it again > But I will give it my best. ;) - -- Y ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 04:18:27 +1000 (EST) From: Sherlyn Koo Subject: Cheryl Wheeler in Seattle Hey folks, Long shot, but is anybody going to the Cheryl Wheeler show in Seattle tomorrow? Wanna meet up? :) sherlyn =-=-=-= Sherlyn Koo - sherlyn@fl.net.au =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= [a+e=ig] "We will push on into that mystery And it'll push right back And there are worse things than that..." - Dar Williams ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 16:01:04 -0400 From: "rachel stone" Subject: i may have sent you a VIRUS by accident I am now e-mailing everyone in my address book, so if you don't remember me or are surprised to be getting this, well, I'm trying to be safe. I may have just completely accidentally sent y'all a virus. I got infected and it seems to just send itself to everyone in my address book and I'm really really sorry. So here's a warning... I don't know what it looks like but it was from "Ha Ha Ha" or something like that and it's about the seven dwarves. Don't open it. Please don't open it. The following is information about the virus and what to do with it if you get infected. Someone pointed out that you can get a good virus checker at http://software.symantec.com/dr/v2/ec_dynamic.main?cat_id=7&pn=16&sid=27674 I downloaded it (trial version, free) and was easily able to repair the damage from the virus. Just download it, install it and run it and it'll detect the virus (W95.Hybris.gen and it infects the c:\windows\system\wsock32.dll) and give you options as to what to do. If you're infected, click "repair" and it'll fix it easily. Again, I'm really really sorry (particularly if you're getting multiple copies of this, I haven't updated my address book in a really long time). R. Virus Name Risk Assessment W32/Hybris.gen@MM Medium Discovery Date Updated 10/16/00 11/1/00 2:37:27 PM Type SubType Virus Internet Worm South America dwarf4you.exe Hybris I-Worm.Hybris I-Worm.Hybris.b Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs TROJ_HYBRIS.A W32/Hybris.gen.dll@M W32/Hybris.plugin@M W95.Hybris.Gen.dr W95/Hybris.worm Win98.Vecna.23040 Virus Characteristics When first executed, this worm tries to infect the WSOCK32.DLL file in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. First it tries to infect the WSOCK32.DLL file directly. If it fails because the file is already in use, then it creates an infected copy on the WSOCK32.DLL in a new file. This new file goes by an extensionless filename made up of 8 random characters. A line is then created in the WININIT.INI file to rename this newly created file to WSOCK32.DLL, thus overwriting the original WSOCK32.DLL file. This change takes place the next time the system is booted. A registry value under Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\(default) is also created to run the worm at the next bootup, in case the previous attempts to infect WSOCK32.DLL fail. The modified WSOCK32.DLL file watches all Internet activity and attempts to mail a copy of the worm, in the form of a .EXE or .SCR file, to any valid e-mail address sent over the Internet connection, whether part of a e-mail message, web page, or newsgroup posting. AVERT cautions all users to delete unexpected attachments. W32/Hybris.gen@M is sent unknowingly by the infected user. This Internet worm originally downloaded encrypted update components from an Internet web site, similar to the method first used by W95/Babylonia, but the site hosting the virus was taken down. The original plugins were: HTTP.DAT NEWS.DAT ENCR.DAT PR0N.DAT SPIRALE.DAT SUB7.DAT DOSEXE.DAT AVINET.DAT Currently this virus downloads plugins from alt.comp.virus. The virus contains an internal list of several news servers it can access. It searches the newsgroup for any plugins that it doesn't have, or has older versions of. Since the worm searches all Internet activity for e-mail addresses, people who post to alt.comp.virus using their real e-mail address may get many copies of the worm when Hybris searches alt.comp.virus for new plugins. When a full moon occurs according to the computer's internal clock, the virus will randomly post its plugins to the alt.comp.virus newsgroup. It uses a mail-to-news gateway at anon.lcs.mit.edu to send plugins with a fake return address of root@microsoft.com. This Internet worm contains the text: HYBRIS (c) Vecna Indications Of Infection Mail recipients claiming they received an attachment from you when one was never sent. Depending on plugins installed, spiral graphic on the screen, inability to access antivirus sites. Removal Instructions Use specified engine and DAT files for detection and removal. Windows 95/98 systems require rebooting to MS-DOS mode and scanning with the command line scanner SCANPM in order to clean such files as EXPLORER.EXE and TASKMON.EXE. Use the command line scanner such as "SCANPM.EXE C: /CLEAN /ALL" The WSOCK32.DLL file can be restored from backup. This can be done by: Windows ME: NOTE: Windows ME utilizes a backup utility that backs up selected files automatically to the C:\_Restore folder. This means that an infected file could be stored there as a backup file, and VirusScan will be unable to delete these files. These instructions explain how to remove the infected files from the C:\_Restore folder. Disabling the Restore Utility 1. Right click the My Computer icon on the Desktop. 2. Click on the Performance Tab. 3. Click on the File System button. 4. Click on the Troubleshooting Tab. 5. Put a check mark next to "Disable System Restore". 6. Click the Apply button. 7. Click the Close button. 8. Click the Close button again. 9. You will be prompted to restart the computer. Click Yes. NOTE: The Restore Utility will now be disabled. 10. Restart the computer in Safe Mode. 11. Run a scan with VirusScan to delete all infected files, or browse the the file's located in the C:\_Restore folder and remove the file's. 12. After removing the desired files, restart the computer normally. NOTE: To re-enable the Restore Utility, follow steps 1-9 and on step 5 remove the check mark next to "Disable System Restore". The infected file's are removed and the System Restore is once again active. Use SFC to recover WSOCK32.DLL using instructions below for Windows 98/2000. Windows 98/2000 - - Click the START MENU|RUN, type SFC and click OK. - - Choose Extract one file from the installation disk - - Type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WSOCK32.DLL in the box and click Start. - - In the Restore from box type C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS or browse to the Win98 directory on your Windows98 CD-ROM - - Click OK and follow remaining prompts Wsock32.dll file exists within the Precopy1.cab cabinet file on the Windows 98 CD-ROM. Windows95 WSOCK32.DLL can be found in the following CAB files: Win95_11.cab on the Windows 95 CD-ROM Win95_18.cab on the Windows 95 OSR2 CD-ROM Win95_12.cab on the Windows 95 DMF disks Win95_19.cab on the Windows 95 non-DMF disks Below is an example for standard Windows 95 - - Click the START MENU|SHUT DOWN choose RESTART IN MS-DOS MODE - - Type: EXTRACT /A C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\WIN95_11.CAB WSOCK32.DLL /L C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM or - - Insert your Windows95 CD-ROM and type: EXTRACT /A D:\WIN95\WIN95_11.CAB WSOCK32.DLL /L C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM Where D: is your CD-ROM drive WindowsNT 4.0 Rename the Wsock32.dll file in the Windows\System32 folder to Wsock32.old. For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type renaming, and then double-click the ''Renaming files'' topic. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Command Prompt. Type cd\, and then press ENTER. Insert the Windows NT CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then close the Windows NT screen if it appears. Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER. expand :\i386\wsock32.dl_ c:\\system32\wsock32.dll where is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive, and where is the name of the folder in which Windows NT is installed. Type exit, and then press ENTER to return to windows. Protect your desktops by subscribing to VirusScan ASaP. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:22:14 -0600 (MDT) From: Neal Copperman Subject: Re: Norwegian artists ... On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Yngve Hauge wrote: > Many of these artists you'll find on the Stiff Nipples compilations > released by a organisation supporting norwegian female artists/musicians. Where is this available from? It sounds pretty interesting. I'd do a web search, but I'm at work, and I'd get in trouble searching for that! :) neal np: Diamonds and Pearls - Prince ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 19:42:06 -0400 From: Philip David Morgan Subject: The first Evensong sampler (was Re: Mila) Good Evening, Paul, Woj, Michael et .al.: > ... Mila [Drumke's] song "Blue Light" was > released on a British promo CD from Evensong > ...that she used to give away if you > purchased two other titles from her site. I don't > see this offer up on the littlepro site anymore, but > perhaps you can still snag one if you contact her. I just visited Evensong's website (what else? - http://www.evensong.co.uk/ ), and the first Sampler CD may still be available for the asking (and the cost of postage to the States). The label also reportedly was readying a new sampler for February release. Pay a visit to their site - it can't hurt. Philip David (also grateful for the Bella Union update, and especially intrigued by Yu-ra) 4/18/2001 - --- http://members.dencity.com/SakuraNation/ - --- "Go back and finish your oatmeal." ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V7 #111 **************************