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  #16  
Old October 27th 10, 11:16 AM posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Chris Ahlstrom[_2_]
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RonB pulled this Usenet face plant:

On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:43:50 -0700, Frank wrote:

On 10/26/2010 12:38 PM, RonB wrote:
On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:42:51 +0200, Alias wrote:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9192919/
Fix_a_Windows_Infection_Using_Linux?taxonomyId=17

What's the point, it'll only get infected again within minutes.

You've proven your stupidity in here enough times already. Get lost
asshole!


Projecting again, are you? Did the kids with rudimentary brains make fun
of you at the "special" school? Is that why you're a warped little ****?
It must have been horrible.


He was damaged, years ago, by stories like this:

http://www.edbott.com/weblog/2008/07...survival-time/

The myth of the four-minute Windows survival time

The author debunks that report of a security firm as a myth. Expect it
wasn't, until XP SP2.

"Yes, you should finish applying the latest updates to the OS and all
potentially vulnerable applications (Acrobat, Flash, QuickTime, iTunes,
etc.) before you begin using a network-facing PC for the first
time, but you're not at risk of having your system compromised if you
decide to go to lunch before getting to that phase of setup.

If you're using an older machine, originally shipped with a pre-SP2
build of Windows XP, you presumably installed SP2 years ago. If you need
to reinstall Windows using that old, vulnerable version, just enable the
original Windows firewall before you plug into the Internet. Or, better
yet, download XP SP2, burn it to a CD, and apply it to your Windows
machine before you plug in that Ethernet cable."

Didn't that get it up to like, 20 minutes?

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  #17  
Old October 27th 10, 03:40 PM posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Snit[_2_]
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Chris Ahlstrom stated in post on
10/27/10 3:09 AM:

Snit pulled this Usenet face plant:

RonB stated in post on 10/26/10
12:38 PM:

On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:42:51 +0200, Alias wrote:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9192919/
Fix_a_Windows_Infection_Using_Linux?taxonomyId=17

What's the point, it'll only get infected again within minutes.


I do not doubt that is *your* experience, but it is not the experience of
most users.


Heh. Saw an email from someone at a fairly famous lab, about how one of the
researchers there got the entire network pwned by Windows malware.

It happens pretty often, Snit.

Hell, our customer *banned* USB drives, so bad/frequent were the infections
they carried. The drive must be scanned and stamped before it can be used.

It looks like they may lift the ban, sort of:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/02/18/d...drive-ban.aspx

Tom Conway, director of federal business development for security company
McAfee, said new rules for using removable media would likely accompany
the lift of the ban.

"Based on how the military is looking at [information technology] in
general, there is going to be a lot more accountability," he said.
That could include control over who is allowed to use the devices, steps
to ensure they are used in compliance with security practices, and
enforcement if the devices are used improperly, he said.

What a pain in the ass. Use Linux instead.


It is not like I am denying the fact malware is a problem on Windows - but I
have many clients and almost no malware problems with any of them once I get
them decent malware protection.


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  #18  
Old October 29th 10, 03:07 AM posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Warren Smith
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"Snit" wrote in message
.. .
Chris Ahlstrom stated in post on
10/27/10 3:09 AM:

Snit pulled this Usenet face plant:

RonB stated in post on 10/26/10
12:38 PM:

On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:42:51 +0200, Alias wrote:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9192919/
Fix_a_Windows_Infection_Using_Linux?taxonomyId=17

What's the point, it'll only get infected again within minutes.

I do not doubt that is *your* experience, but it is not the experience
of
most users.


Heh. Saw an email from someone at a fairly famous lab, about how one of
the
researchers there got the entire network pwned by Windows malware.

It happens pretty often, Snit.

Hell, our customer *banned* USB drives, so bad/frequent were the
infections
they carried. The drive must be scanned and stamped before it can be
used.

It looks like they may lift the ban, sort of:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/02/18/d...drive-ban.aspx

Tom Conway, director of federal business development for security
company
McAfee, said new rules for using removable media would likely
accompany
the lift of the ban.

"Based on how the military is looking at [information technology] in
general, there is going to be a lot more accountability," he said.
That could include control over who is allowed to use the devices,
steps
to ensure they are used in compliance with security practices, and
enforcement if the devices are used improperly, he said.

What a pain in the ass. Use Linux instead.


It is not like I am denying the fact malware is a problem on Windows - but
I
have many clients and almost no malware problems with any of them once I
get
them decent malware protection.


You may want to always remember that the malware and virus writers are light
ears ahead of Anti virus programers. Trusting ANY anti virus program will
certainly eventually lead to trouble. Warning - trust nothing or no one!

Thousands of PC's and websites are compromised everyday by malware. Like the
drug cartels, malware hackers are winning the war.


  #19  
Old October 29th 10, 03:52 AM posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Snit[_2_]
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Warren Smith stated in post on
10/28/10 7:07 PM:


"Snit" wrote in message
.. .
Chris Ahlstrom stated in post on
10/27/10 3:09 AM:

Snit pulled this Usenet face plant:

RonB stated in post on 10/26/10
12:38 PM:

On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:42:51 +0200, Alias wrote:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9192919/
Fix_a_Windows_Infection_Using_Linux?taxonomyId=17

What's the point, it'll only get infected again within minutes.

I do not doubt that is *your* experience, but it is not the experience
of
most users.

Heh. Saw an email from someone at a fairly famous lab, about how one of
the
researchers there got the entire network pwned by Windows malware.

It happens pretty often, Snit.

Hell, our customer *banned* USB drives, so bad/frequent were the
infections
they carried. The drive must be scanned and stamped before it can be
used.

It looks like they may lift the ban, sort of:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/02/18/d...drive-ban.aspx

Tom Conway, director of federal business development for security
company
McAfee, said new rules for using removable media would likely
accompany
the lift of the ban.

"Based on how the military is looking at [information technology] in
general, there is going to be a lot more accountability," he said.
That could include control over who is allowed to use the devices,
steps
to ensure they are used in compliance with security practices, and
enforcement if the devices are used improperly, he said.

What a pain in the ass. Use Linux instead.

It is not like I am denying the fact malware is a problem on Windows - but I
have many clients and almost no malware problems with any of them once I get
them decent malware protection.


You may want to always remember that the malware and virus writers are light
ears ahead of Anti virus programers. Trusting ANY anti virus program will
certainly eventually lead to trouble. Warning - trust nothing or no one!

Thousands of PC's and websites are compromised everyday by malware. Like the
drug cartels, malware hackers are winning the war.


Sure - and we are all vulnerable, no matter what OS we use.


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  #20  
Old October 29th 10, 06:15 AM posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Zoolook
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On 29/10/2010 03:52, Snit wrote:
Sure - and we are all vulnerable, no matter what OS we use.


Except Linux of course

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  #21  
Old October 29th 10, 06:54 AM posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Snit[_2_]
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Zoolook stated in post on 10/28/10 10:15 PM:

On 29/10/2010 03:52, Snit wrote:
Sure - and we are all vulnerable, no matter what OS we use.


Except Linux of course


Well, that and OS X. And BSD. And... well everything but Windows.

No doubt your risk is *much* higher if you are a Windows users.


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  #22  
Old October 29th 10, 03:55 PM posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Glenn Hall
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:07:50 +1100, Warren Smith wrote:


You may want to always remember that the malware and virus writers are light
ears ahead of Anti virus programers. Trusting ANY anti virus program will
certainly eventually lead to trouble. Warning - trust nothing or no one!

Thousands of PC's and websites are compromised everyday by malware. Like the
drug cartels, malware hackers are winning the war.


One of the PC magazines had a very interesting article on the
biggest risks on the Internet and in fact rated them from bad to
very dangerous.
The thing that got me was a lot of this was from common sites like
Facebook and so forth.
Hiding response windows behind another window for example so that
you agree to something other than what you think was common.
Anti Malware programs can only go so far and like you say they are
always behind the psycho people who plant this awful stuff.
  #23  
Old October 29th 10, 10:06 PM posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Gene E. Bloch[_2_]
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:54:54 -0700, Snit wrote:

Zoolook stated in post on 10/28/10 10:15 PM:

On 29/10/2010 03:52, Snit wrote:
Sure - and we are all vulnerable, no matter what OS we use.


Except Linux of course


Well, that and OS X. And BSD. And... well everything but Windows.

No doubt your risk is *much* higher if you are a Windows users.


BeOS is pretty safe from viruses these days, I'd wager.

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