Brad Norrish has started a new business called "INTRAS (Australia) Pty Ltd" (ACN 107 068 931). INTRAS NetSecurity (http://www.netsecurity.com.au/) is sending out unsolicited letters and CD-ROMs by snail mail. The CD-ROM claims to have virus/spyware/etc scanning and prevention software. I have not installed the contents of the CD-ROM, so I have no idea whether these statements are correct or not. Has anyone else received any communication from INTRAS NetSecurity? If so have you installed their software and worked out what it does? Did you read and understand the End User Licence Agreement (EULA)? What is the licence fee for the software? I find it quite ironic that another one of Brad Norrish's businesses (Internet Registrations WorldWide / SearchEx) seems to be in the spyware provision business: http://whatsinaname.com.au/slammers/#spyware NetSecurity's pricing page (http://registration.netsecurity.com.au/v1/pricing.php) says this: " ... 1. You enter into this agreement with us, Intras (Australia) Pty Ltd. If you are entering this agreement on behalf of some other person, you warrant that you have the authority to enter into this agreement on behalf of that person, and you agree to be liable for all their acts and omissions. 2. You warrant that you are 18 years of age or over. 3. You are granted a 30 days trial without charge. If the software is not uninstalled from all computers before the 30 day mark then you are liable to pay the license fees for the software. 4. License fees are $3630 upfront plus $252 per month inc GST for a minimum of 48 months - a minimum commitment of $15762 inc GST. 5. This contract is made in the state of Western Australia and bound by the laws of the state of Western Australia. ... " Here's what the snail mail letter says: "Dear Internet/Computer Users, Please find enclosed a computer CD Rom of Intras NetSecurity. Intras NetSecurity is designed to help you prevent worms, viruses, security flaws, backdoor entry vulernabilities, spyware, adware, and/or Trojans to increase the level of protection and security on your computer(s). I.T. security issues cost the global economy billions of dollars in direct costs and lost productivity every year. Millions of credit cards and bank details are stolen each year by Trojan horse programs. Every other week there is a new malicious worm being created by hackers. Melissa, SoBig, and the recent MyDoom are just a few examples of worms that have crippled millions of machines around the world. Intras NetSecurity can assist you in detecting these infections and ensure the user remains immune to the ever evolving computer risks. We invite you to download a trial licence of Intras NetSecurity without charge. There are 25 serial codes provided on the second page of this letter which can be used to activate Intras NetSecurity within your organisation for up to 25 users. Intras NetSecurity will allow you to scan your computers for an immediate report on the security issues detected. There is absolutely no charge for the trial use. We hope you use Intras NetSecurity and benefit from it. To install the trial simply insert the CD Rom into the CD Rom drive and follow the prompts. Regards Intras (Australia) Pty Ltd" The NetSecurity End License Users Agreement is here: http://www.netsecurity.com.au/terms.html " ... 7 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ... 7.4 In no event shall Intras (Australia) Pty Ltd's total liability to you for all damages exceed $AU50. ... " The "nslookup" query below shows that domain name is hosted with ProWeb Solutions (domainserv§proweb.net.au) which is run by Craig Oehlers (http://whatsinaname.com.au/slammers/#start). josh § whim [~] > nslookup > server ns1.domainserv.net Default Server: ns1.domainserv.net Address: 216.74.95.2 > set type=soa > netsecurity.com.au Server: ns1.domainserv.net Address: 216.74.95.2 netsecurity.com.au origin = ns1.domainserv.net mail addr = domainserv.proweb.net.au serial = 2004012806 refresh = 28800 (8H) retry = 7200 (2H) expire = 3600000 (3600000) minimum ttl = 86400 (1D) netsecurity.com.au nameserver = ns1.domainserv.net netsecurity.com.au nameserver = ns2.domainserv.net ns1.domainserv.net internet address = 216.74.95.2 ns2.domainserv.net The web site looks like it has been written by "John Barker" and "Vladimir Cvejanovic" according to the various configuration files here: http://registration.netsecurity.com.au/v1/ This particular code: http://registration.netsecurity.com.au/v1/dbconf.inc refers to a product called "emate". The domain name "emate.com.au" is registered to Brad Norrish: http://whois.ausregistry.com.au/?domain=emate.com.au Domain Name: emate.com.au Last Modified: 12-Jan-2004 07 Registrar ID: R00012-AR Registrar Name: TPP Internet Status: ok Registrant: Bradley Stedman Norrish Registrant ID: ABN 28477181616 Registrant ROID: C1413176-AR Registrant Contact Name: Bradley Norrish Registrant Email: brad§brad.com.au Tech ID: C1413177-AR Tech Name: Bradley Norrish Tech Email: brad§brad.com.au Name Server: ns1.domainserv.net Name Server: ns2.domainserv.net from: http://whois.ausregistry.com.au/?domain=netsecurity.com.au Domain Name: netsecurity.com.au Last Modified: 28-Jan-2004 07 Registrar ID: R00012-AR Registrar Name: TPP Internet Status: ok Registrant: Bradley Stedman Norrish Registrant ID: ABN 28477181616 Registrant ROID: C1464165-AR Registrant Contact Name: Bradley Norrish Registrant Email: brad§brad.com.au Tech ID: C1464166-AR Tech Name: Bradley Norrish Tech Email: brad§brad.com.au Name Server: ns1.domainserv.net Name Server: ns2.domainserv.net from: http://whois.ausregistry.com.au/?domain=intras.com.au Domain Name: intras.com.au Last Modified: Never Updated Registrar ID: R00012-AR Registrar Name: TPP Internet Status: ok Registrant: INTRAS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD Registrant ID: ACN 107068931 Registrant ROID: C1410249-AR Registrant Contact Name: Technical Hostmaster Registrant Email: info§intras.com Tech ID: C1410251-AR Tech Name: Technical Hostmaster Tech Email: info§intras.com Name Server: ns1.imcoserv.com Name Server: ns2.imcoserv.com from: whois.enom.com Registration Service Provided By: IMCO Contact: info§imco.com Visit: http://www.imco.com Domain name: intras.com Administrative Contact: IMCO Bradley Norrish (info§imco.com) +61.892252100 Fax: +61.892257276 PO Box Z5439 Perth, WA 6000 AU Billing Contact: IMCO Bradley Norrish (info§imco.com) +61.892252100 Fax: +61.892257276 PO Box Z5439 Perth, WA 6000 AU Technical Contact: IMCO Bradley Norrish (info§imco.com) +61.892252100 Fax: +61.892257276 PO Box Z5439 Perth, WA 6000 AU Registrant Contact: IMCO Bradley Norrish (info§imco.com) +61.892252100 Fax: +61.892257276 PO Box Z5439 Perth, WA 6000 AU Status: registrar-lock Name Servers: NS1.IMCOSERV.COM NS2.IMCOSERV.COM Creation date: Expiration date: 17 Apr 2013 14:26:27 ASIC extract: Australian Company Number: 107 068 931 Incorporated in: WESTERN AUSTRALIA Registration Date: 17/11/2003 Current Organisation Details ---------------------------- Name : INTRAS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD Name Start: 17/11/2003 Status : REGISTERED Type : AUSTRALIAN PROPRIETARY COMPANY Class : LIMITED BY SHARES Subclass : PROPRIETARY COMPANY Registered Office ----------------- LEVEL 6 44 ST GEORGES TERRACE PERTH WA 6000 Start Date: 17/11/2003 Principal Place of Business --------------------------- LEVEL 6 44 ST GEORGES TERRACE PERTH WA 6000 Start Date: 17/11/2003 Directors --------- BRADLEY STEDMAN NORRISH Appointment Date: 17/11/2003 Share Structure --------------- Class: ORD ORDINARY SHARES Number of Shares Issued : 100 Total Nominal Value : 0.00 Face Value per Share : 0.00 Total Paid on Shares Issued : 100.00 Total Unpaid on Shares Issued : 0.00 Total Paid on Premiums : 0.00 Balance of Share Premium Account : 0.00 Number of Shares Entitled to : 0 Average Exercised Price per Share: 0.00 Share Holders ------------- Class : ORD No. Held: 100 Beneficially Held: YES Paid : FULLY BRADLEY STEDMAN NORRISH I am not aware of any information which suggests that INTRAS NetSecurity is not a bonafide virus/spyware/etc scanning and prevention product. Brad Norrish + friends http://whatsinaname.com.au/slammers/ Josh -- http://josh.id.au/Received on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 00:00:00 UTC
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