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A new product from Microsoft (old name for sure but a new product with
real meaning to it) to look for in the next few months. It can do all of this: 1. Windows won't boot: You can boot your machine with a WDO CD or USB drive, and WDO will perform a detailed malware scan. 2. You suspect you have a rootkit: WDO can scan your system and remove many different kinds of rootkits. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline Good luck. |
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Tester wrote:
A new product from Microsoft (old name for sure but a new product with real meaning to it) to look for in the next few months. It can do all of this: 1. Windows won't boot: You can boot your machine with a WDO CD or USB drive, and WDO will perform a detailed malware scan. 2. You suspect you have a rootkit: WDO can scan your system and remove many different kinds of rootkits. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline Good luck. The reason for a 32 bit or a 64 bit version, is the tool builds its own OS for the offline scan, using Windows files. Unlike some other offline scanners, which come with their own OS. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/m.../hh547009.aspx Paul |
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On 01/04/2012 09:33 PM, Tester wrote:
A new product from Microsoft (old name for sure but a new product with real meaning to it) to look for in the next few months. It can do all of this: 1. Windows won't boot: You can boot your machine with a WDO CD or USB drive, and WDO will perform a detailed malware scan. 2. You suspect you have a rootkit: WDO can scan your system and remove many different kinds of rootkits. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline Good luck. All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago |
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philo wrote: All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2 Centrino Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 |
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On 01/08/2012 12:13 PM, BillW50 wrote:
In , philo wrote: All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. Cite one virus or root kit for Linux in the wild. The ONLY way it can happen is if the user lets it happen by keying in his or her password when something tries to install. Having a router with a NAT firewall enabled and keeping up-to-date with security updates is ALL you need with Linux. YOU, Mr. No Windows Updates, are probably infected and don't know it. -- Alias |
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Alias wrote: On 01/08/2012 12:13 PM, BillW50 wrote: In , philo wrote: All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. Cite one virus or root kit for Linux in the wild. You got to be the laziest person I know. http://packetstormsecurity.org/UNIX/...ation/rootkits Cross-platform Boonana Trojan targets Facebook users | Naked Security http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010...acebook-users/ http://www.ossec.net/rootkits/lrk.php The ONLY way it can happen is if the user lets it happen by keying in his or her password when something tries to install. No that isn't the only way. Like an attacker using a buffer overflow to gain root level access is just one other way. And you can get infected through an official repository too. Through Firefox, through Adobe Flash, etc. Gentoo ships backdoor http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/linux...r-updated/2206 Having a router with a NAT firewall enabled and keeping up-to-date with security updates is ALL you need with Linux. That is not what the Linux security people say. Securing Linux http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=111 Linux Security HOWTO http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Security-HOWTO/ Linux Installation http://www.phys.ufl.edu/docs/system/linux.html YOU, Mr. No Windows Updates, are probably infected and don't know it. Always wishing upon a star, eh? -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2 Centrino Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 |
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On 01/08/2012 01:53 PM, BillW50 wrote:
In , Alias wrote: On 01/08/2012 12:13 PM, BillW50 wrote: In , philo wrote: All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. Cite one virus or root kit for Linux in the wild. You got to be the laziest person I know. http://packetstormsecurity.org/UNIX/...ation/rootkits Cross-platform Boonana Trojan targets Facebook users | Naked Security http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010...acebook-users/ http://www.ossec.net/rootkits/lrk.php The ONLY way it can happen is if the user lets it happen by keying in his or her password when something tries to install. No that isn't the only way. Like an attacker using a buffer overflow to gain root level access is just one other way. And you can get infected through an official repository too. Through Firefox, through Adobe Flash, etc. Gentoo ships backdoor http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/linux...r-updated/2206 Having a router with a NAT firewall enabled and keeping up-to-date with security updates is ALL you need with Linux. That is not what the Linux security people say. Securing Linux http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=111 Linux Security HOWTO http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Security-HOWTO/ Linux Installation http://www.phys.ufl.edu/docs/system/linux.html YOU, Mr. No Windows Updates, are probably infected and don't know it. Always wishing upon a star, eh? All your links require user stupidity. No wonder you believe them. The Facebook one is classic. No wishing, sport, you're infected. -- Alias |
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On 1/8/2012 5:13 AM, BillW50 wrote:
In , philo wrote: All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. I honestly didn't know that, so I went to Wikipedia and found this: The term rootkit or root kit originally referred to a maliciously-modified set of administrative tools for a Unix-like operating system that granted "root" access. If an intruder could replace the standard administrative tools on a system with a rootkit, the intruder could obtain root access over the system whilst simultaneously concealing these activities from the legitimate system administrator. These first generation rootkits were trivial to detect by using tools such as Tripwire that had not been compromised to access the same information. It amazes me how the most die-hard Linux user claims that they are impervious to viruses. Though truth be know it's more likely that there isn't much of an interest in targeting such a small demographic, and the interest is in targeting the most common OS on PCs today. Now if things were the other way and Linux was the most popular OS on PCs then we would be hearing about viruses on them instead. -- Roy Smith Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Thunderbird 9.0.1 Sunday, January 08, 2012 8:36:03 AM |
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On 01/08/2012 03:36 PM, Roy Smith wrote:
On 1/8/2012 5:13 AM, BillW50 wrote: In , philo wrote: All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. I honestly didn't know that, so I went to Wikipedia and found this: The term rootkit or root kit originally referred to a maliciously-modified set of administrative tools for a Unix-like operating system that granted "root" access. If an intruder could replace the standard administrative tools on a system with a rootkit, the intruder could obtain root access over the system whilst simultaneously concealing these activities from the legitimate system administrator. These first generation rootkits were trivial to detect by using tools such as Tripwire that had not been compromised to access the same information. It amazes me how the most die-hard Linux user claims that they are impervious to viruses. Though truth be know it's more likely that there isn't much of an interest in targeting such a small demographic, and the interest is in targeting the most common OS on PCs today. Now if things were the other way and Linux was the most popular OS on PCs then we would be hearing about viruses on them instead. Thank you for regurgitating MS FUD. It's bull****. -- Alias |
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On 1/8/2012 8:53 AM, Alias wrote:
On 01/08/2012 03:36 PM, Roy Smith wrote: On 1/8/2012 5:13 AM, BillW50 wrote: In , philo wrote: All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. I honestly didn't know that, so I went to Wikipedia and found this: The term rootkit or root kit originally referred to a maliciously-modified set of administrative tools for a Unix-like operating system that granted "root" access. If an intruder could replace the standard administrative tools on a system with a rootkit, the intruder could obtain root access over the system whilst simultaneously concealing these activities from the legitimate system administrator. These first generation rootkits were trivial to detect by using tools such as Tripwire that had not been compromised to access the same information. It amazes me how the most die-hard Linux user claims that they are impervious to viruses. Though truth be know it's more likely that there isn't much of an interest in targeting such a small demographic, and the interest is in targeting the most common OS on PCs today. Now if things were the other way and Linux was the most popular OS on PCs then we would be hearing about viruses on them instead. Thank you for regurgitating MS FUD. It's bull****. In your opinion.... just think about it, if you were of a criminal mind and wanted to write a malware program to acquire bank account numbers and you had your choice of three OSs. OS #1 has a base of 1,500,000 users, OS #2 has 9,000,000 users, and OS #3 has 250,000,000 users. Which one would you choose? I would think #3, not because it may be easier to write malware for that OS, but because it has far more users than the other OSs thus increasing your chances of obtaining your goal. -- Roy Smith Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Thunderbird 9.0.1 Sunday, January 08, 2012 10:07:22 AM |
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On 1/8/2012 8:36 AM, Roy Smith wrote: On 1/8/2012 5:13 AM, BillW50 wrote: In , philo wrote: All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. I honestly didn't know that, so I went to Wikipedia and found this: The term rootkit or root kit originally referred to a maliciously-modified set of administrative tools for a Unix-like operating system that granted "root" access. If an intruder could replace the standard administrative tools on a system with a rootkit, the intruder could obtain root access over the system whilst simultaneously concealing these activities from the legitimate system administrator. These first generation rootkits were trivial to detect by using tools such as Tripwire that had not been compromised to access the same information. It amazes me how the most die-hard Linux user claims that they are impervious to viruses. Though truth be know it's more likely that there isn't much of an interest in targeting such a small demographic, and the interest is in targeting the most common OS on PCs today. Now if things were the other way and Linux was the most popular OS on PCs then we would be hearing about viruses on them instead. Devout Linux and Apple users rely on "security by obscurity", they just don't know that is what it is called. |
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On 01/08/2012 03:57 PM, Bob I wrote:
On 1/8/2012 8:36 AM, Roy Smith wrote: On 1/8/2012 5:13 AM, BillW50 wrote: In , philo wrote: All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. I honestly didn't know that, so I went to Wikipedia and found this: The term rootkit or root kit originally referred to a maliciously-modified set of administrative tools for a Unix-like operating system that granted "root" access. If an intruder could replace the standard administrative tools on a system with a rootkit, the intruder could obtain root access over the system whilst simultaneously concealing these activities from the legitimate system administrator. These first generation rootkits were trivial to detect by using tools such as Tripwire that had not been compromised to access the same information. It amazes me how the most die-hard Linux user claims that they are impervious to viruses. Though truth be know it's more likely that there isn't much of an interest in targeting such a small demographic, and the interest is in targeting the most common OS on PCs today. Now if things were the other way and Linux was the most popular OS on PCs then we would be hearing about viruses on them instead. Devout Linux and Apple users rely on "security by obscurity", they just don't know that is what it is called. Devout Windows users like you believe the MS FUD. Windows 7 is more secure than XP due to its UAC and other features but enjoys a large market share. Oops. -- Alias |
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Roy Smith wrote: On 1/8/2012 5:13 AM, BillW50 wrote: In , philo wrote: All well and good but in the case of root kits... what would lead someone to suspect one is when their credit card or bank account gets compromised... in other words *too late* That's why I moved over to Linux 2+ years ago You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. I honestly didn't know that, so I went to Wikipedia and found this: The term rootkit or root kit originally referred to a maliciously-modified set of administrative tools for a Unix-like operating system that granted "root" access. If an intruder could replace the standard administrative tools on a system with a rootkit, the intruder could obtain root access over the system whilst simultaneously concealing these activities from the legitimate system administrator. These first generation rootkits were trivial to detect by using tools such as Tripwire that had not been compromised to access the same information. It amazes me how the most die-hard Linux user claims that they are impervious to viruses. Though truth be know it's more likely that there isn't much of an interest in targeting such a small demographic, and the interest is in targeting the most common OS on PCs today. Now if things were the other way and Linux was the most popular OS on PCs then we would be hearing about viruses on them instead. You got it exactly! ;-) And if a Linux user gets infected, it can go undetected for months or even years. Most Windows users doesn't have that problem because they are so vigilant against malware, it is discovered and weeded out right away. Here is a good example of the Linux community totally blinded and missed a trojan on Gentoo's official repositories. Funny, no mention how many actually downloaded that backdoor. Linux: Infected by Complacency http://computingondemand.com/linux-i...y-complacency/ -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2 Centrino Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 |
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BillW50 wrote:
You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. Most Linux users are hobbyists and computer enthusiasts and so if their system is infected, it does not matter at all. Windows users are serious users who are using their systems to make a living and so the system needs to be as secure as possible. --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- |
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Cheng Heng wrote: BillW50 wrote: You are a Linux user and don't know what Root means? That is where the rootkit was originally created for. Hacking into Linux and Unix machines. It just amazes me how many Linux users who knows nothing about Linux malware. Most Linux users don't run AV software or anything. And they could be totally infected with malware and still be totally clueless. Most Linux users are hobbyists and computer enthusiasts and so if their system is infected, it does not matter at all. I agree up to a point. But some also do online banking and other stuff under Linux that would be very bad if a bad guy got a hold of. Windows users are serious users who are using their systems to make a living and so the system needs to be as secure as possible. There is so much focus on Windows security that malware is having a hard time getting through. Linux on the other hand is wide open since the mass majority of them don't even think about security. That Gentoo's repository is a good example as it had a Linux trojan go unnoticed for about 7 months. In the Windows world, this would have been stopped almost instantly. Linux: Infected by Complacency http://computingondemand.com/linux-i...y-complacency/ -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2 Centrino Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 |
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