RE: protect MS Windows 95/98/Me
From: abu then (abuthens_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/27/03
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To: security-basics@securityfocus.com Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 13:54:37 +0800
Well , there's nothing called secure 100% as there ain't exits at all unless
you shut off. And winXp 2k etc ..not relly that secure, if you want there's
exit tons of exploit of xp and 2k in google. Any operating system will be
the same , unless you take precaution and block all the possibilty of
exploit yourself.
>From: "Steven A. Fletcher" <sfletcher@bcsc.com>
>To: <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
>Subject: RE: protect MS Windows 95/98/Me
>Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:18:09 -0500
>
>I have to disagree. There IS another way, and that way is to use a
>piece of software, such as FoolProof, which other have mentioned. While
>I agree that Win9x is a dead-end, there are many situations where
>budgets do not allow for people to upgrade to new OS's, especially when
>doing so would also require new hardware. And, installing software such
>as FoolProof can help make Win9x much more secure, as long as it is
>configured properly.
>
>It is true that Win9x is never going to be as secure as NT
>4/Win2k/WinXP, but that does not mean that steps cannot be taken to at
>least minimize the potential problems.
>
>One other thing I would suggest is to have a way to image the PC's.
>That way, if someone screws one up, just load the image again. This
>will save LOTS of troubleshooting time.
>
>Just my $.02 worth......
>
>Steve
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve McLaughlin [mailto:steve@Lan.com.au]
>Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 4:23 AM
>To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
>Subject: RE: protect MS Windows 95/98/Me
>
>Yes, that's a very polite way of saying it.
>There is no security features in win9x OS. They are all totally unsecure
>operating systems. The security features within are totally flawed in
>all
>ways, there is no way of securing these operating systems.
>
>The solution is to upgrade to windows 2k or XP, using NTFS.
>
>There is no other way.
>
>Don't embarrass yourself wasting the organisations capital on totally
>obsolete and unstable operating systems.
>
>Consider the 9x OS Obsolete, upgrade to NT5 or 5.1. Don't bother even
>looking further into securing Win9x. It is a total waste of time.
>
>steve mclaughlin | enlite technologyR
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: French, Mark [mailto:Mark.French@wellington.co.uk]
>Sent: Thursday, 25 September 2003 2:07 AM
>To: 'security-basics@securityfocus.com'
>Subject: RE: protect MS Windows 95/98/Me
>
>I don't know of any software, but in this situation, my hardware of
>choice
>would be SCISSORS.
>Cut the network cable, keyboard cable, and mouse cable.
>
>This is probably the only way that this level of security can be
>achieved in
>these operating systems.
>
>Mark
>
>(Sorry, I couldn't resist)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Reidenbach [mailto:pominciss@greendot.com.ph]
>Sent: 24 September 2003 06:25
>To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
>Subject: protect MS Windows 95/98/Me
>
>
>Hi everyone!
>I'm looking for a software that you can install on
>MS Windows 95/98/Me Machines that won't
>allow an ordinary user to install any programs or
>allow any virus to infect any files.
>Would anybody know what they call these programs
>and where to get them? Any kind of help will be
>appreciated.
>-Robert-
>
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