Re: BBC-TV Computer Security Video For Non-Techies

From: Ian Kenefick (ian_kenefick_at_eircom.net)
Date: 04/26/05 

Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:09:40 +0100

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:45:22 +0200, "Andreas Rauer"
<news_dfn@andreas-rauer.de> wrote:

>Why not a simple resolution without adding more unstable and exploitable
>code to your system?
>
>Just stop offering (unnecessary) network services to the internet.
>http://www.ntsvcfg.de/ntsvcfg_eng.html

This is not a solution. But a good step forward :)

>> Much progress has been made in firewalls which will
>> help the user to make the correct decision as to weather they should
>> leave an application access to external networks.
>
>If you don't trust a software, why did you install it?

I don't know. Ask those infected with viruses? See your last point :-D

>> If your
>> client/friend is that important then you will take 5 mins to explain
>> how they can figure out what they should and shouldn't allow access.
>
>If the Windows standard installations wouldn't offer half a dozen (for home
>installations) unnecessary network services, we would have a lot less spam
>and virus/worm-mailings.

I disagree. Lots of successful worms don't exploit known win32
vulnerabilities.

>And people shouldn't click on every colorful icon, which happens to be
>longer than half a microsecond under their cursor...

ha ha. I do agree with you here :-D

Regards,
Ian Kenefick
http://antivirus.ik-cs.com

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