A virus that's hard to bear

Many of you have probably heard of the bugbear virus, but hopefully none of you have had the unpleasant experience of encountering it. While much of its "payload" is designed as an annoyance, it does have potential as a security risk.

Some of its characteristics are:

	Once a machine on your network becomes infected (normally through an email), it will copy itself to other PCs that share their drives. The file is placed in the startup directory of these machines so that when they restart they too become infected. This makes cleaning the virus quite difficult, as all PCs must be checked at the same time otherwise they will continue to infect one another.
	The virus can disable many of the popular brands of anti-virus and firewall software, meaning that not only will the virus go undetected, but your machine may be vulnerable to outside attack while connected to the Internet.
	One sign that a machine on your network has become infected with the virus is when network printers start to print page after page of garbage. The virus will look for network printers and then copy itself to the printer, resulting in up to 500 pages of wasted paper.
	The virus also has the capability of logging keystrokes. This means that passwords to online banking can be trapped.
	The virus does NOT have a bear icon. Hoax e-mail writers have taken advantage of the situation and resurrected an old hoax e-mail that involved the file "JDBGMGR.EXE" which has a bear icon. The file is a standard file and is unrelated to the bug bear virus.

You can reduce the chances of the virus spreading across your network by making sure that only hard drives that need to be accessed via the network, are shared. If you do share drives then make sure they are password protected.

Due to its ability to disable virus scanners, many of the anti-virus software companies have released special removal tools especially for this virus. If you are infected, or just wish to make sure that you are not, you can download one of the following:

McAffee AVERT Stinger

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger

BitDefender Anti Bug-Bear

http://www.bitdefender.com/download/
download.php?file=AntiBugBear.exe

Symantec BugBear Tool

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/
venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm.removal.tool.html

  How Do I?

How do I record the Transactions for the School Credit Card?

To record each credit card transaction in SAS2000 you first need to set up an account for the credit card in the Chart of Accounts.

	Go to GENERAL LEDGER>CHART OF ACCOUNTS
	Add a new CHART OF ACCOUNT CODE for a Bank Account
	For Bank Type select CREDIT CARD
	For Account Type select LIABILITY
	Enter an appropriate ACCOUNT CODE and DESCRIPTION for the account
	SAVE your new credit card account

The Credit Card Account Information form will now appear.

	Fill in the details for the new credit card account
	SAVE
	CLOSE the Chart of Accounts form

To enter the details of purchases that have been made on the credit card:

	Go to GENERAL LEDGER>CREDIT CARD CHARGES.
	Select the appropriate credit card account
	Select the CREDITOR you have paid with the credit card using the PAYEE ID field
	Enter the DATE and the AMOUNT of the transaction
	Specify the appropriate GENERAL LEDGER CODE(S) for the transaction, the amount to be allocated to each code and the appropriate TAX CODE

Having entered all the details for the transaction either POST it or SAVE and batch post it later.

If you have returned items and received a refund on the credit card you enter this information through:

	GENERAL LEDGER>CREDIT CARD RETURNS
	Select the appropriate credit card account
	Select the COMPANY you have paid with the credit card
	Enter the DATE and the AMOUNT of the transaction
	Specify the appropriate GENERAL LEDGER CODE(S) for the transaction, the amount to be allocated to each code and the appropriate TAX CODE

Having entered all the details for the transaction either POST it or SAVE and batch post it later.

Once you have entered all transactions into SAS2000, you can reconcile the transactions on your credit card statement to those keyed in to SAS2000 through GENERAL LEDGER>BANK RECONCILIATION in the same way as you do your Bank Statement Reconciliation.

Payment of the credit card statement can be entered through:

	WRITE CHEQUES or MAKE WITHDRAWALS using the GL code for the credit card account in the body of the transaction or
	CREDITOR BILLS selecting the credit card company as the creditor and putting the full amount of the statement payment against the credit card account in the body of the bill. A Creditor Payment will then be raised to generate a cheque to pay the statement.

  Website of the Week

www.nationalgeographic.com

The National Geographic website is such a fantastic source of interesting information that it’s hard to know where to start!

There is a daily news section on the site’s home page featuring interesting current issues and stories. The Guides area links to categories featured in the magazine, Adventure, Animals & Nature and History & Culture.

Anyone who has seen a copy of the National Geographic magazine will be familiar with the quality of photography featured. The website has a Photography section that allows you to scroll through a series of photographs and also save them to your computer as "wallpaper".

As you would expect, the website is also a great source of educational information. There is a Homework Help area for students and plenty of resources for teachers including lesson plans, printable maps, quizzes and games. There is even a NG Kids link to a magazine especially for kids, featuring games, fun facts and stories.

The National Geographic website is certainly worth a visit, whether you are seeking to improve your knowledge about the world or just have a bit of fun. It really does seem to have something for everyone.

  Quote of the Week

"To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own."
Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President

For more information, please contact:

Heather McKay
Human Edge Software
Phone: 1300 301 931
Fax: +61 3 9690 2802
Email: sas2000@humanedge.biz

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