Re: I am REALLY Getting Tired of Probes on 445 and 135

From: Lars M. Hansen (badnews_at_hansenonline.net)
Date: 11/17/04

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    Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:37:09 GMT

    On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 02:44:58 -0000, jayjwa spoketh

    >
    >Stable? Like when rebooting is the norm, required constantly (remove an app:
    >reboot. Upgrade something: reboot. Change a setting: reboot. Reboot: reboot. )
    >Rebooting systems aren't stable. Ever run more than 3 things to once each in
    >its own "window"? reminds me of task *switching*, not real multi-tasking. The
    >desktop becomes discolored. Apps hang. Parts of the OS simply "disappear". I'm
    >forced into using W32 frequently, and I've used Windows since 3.1. Little has
    >changed. The browser is integrated into the OS.

    Odd. I have no problems with discoloration or anything else when running
    a whole host of programs at the same time on my old 866MHz computer with
    512MB RAM...

    >months to fix even trivial bugs. If at all. How is that secure? The fact that
    >there's hundreds of thousands of viruses for Windows is a testament to just
    >how easy it is to gain control of the OS from outside. Spyware? Adware? Those
    >are, again, purely MS Windows problems. If fact, amazingly, you can not
    >connect a brand new Windows XP system out of the box to the Internet and *not*

    Actually, the fact that there are more viruses for Windows is a
    testament to market share and little else...

    >
    >Microsoft's *own machines* are infested with the same viruses that
    >plague their customers:
    >
    >On going for several months now, the machine at IP address 207.46.98.138
    >has targeted my host endlessly, attempting multiple times to connect to
    >TCP port 80 with one hour, every hour. According to whois listings, this
    >is the address of:

    That's the MSN search engine spider looking for web pages to index. Did
    you (or someone else) perhaps have a web site on that IP address??

    >
    >It gets better. Then this article, recently released:
    >
    >
    > "Ten new security holes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 have been discovered, so
    > get ready to insert new patches into your patch management schedule.

    Patches are common to all operating systems, whether it's called an
    "update" or a patch...

    >DCOM. IFRAME. Adobe "steam" issue. CHM. Lsass. gdiplus. It never ends... How
    >can this be secure? And last- someone having an opionion different from yours,
    >no matter how strongly they feel about it, is not a "troll". This is a group
    >which discusses matters related to comp. security and that is what that was.
    >People will use what they will; if someone makes a statement which I feel is
    >incorrect, then I will attempt to prove it wrong with the facts I have and
    >what I know, have seen, or done.

    Well, linux/unix has had it's share of problems as well; root-kits for a
    whole host of services including bind, lpr and zlib, numerous open relay
    mail servers for the wonderful propagation of e-mail spam...

    Pot. Kettle. Black.

    Lars M. Hansen
    www.hansenonline.net
    Remove "bad" from my e-mail address to contact me.
    "If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?"

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