Re: Hardware vs Software
From: Phil Weldon (notdisclosed_at_example.com)
Date: 04/21/04
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:00:04 GMT
There is an exploitable vulnerability which contains the virus in the body
of the email message, and that does not require that you use Outlook Express
as your email program, only that you HAVE Outlook Express. The
vulnerability was patched only a week ago in the latest Microsoft Security
releases. With an antivirus program running, you have a chance of detecting
'virus-like' activity, even if specific definitions have not yet been
released.
What, exactly, is your objection to computer security? Do you use
passwords, or are they too inconvenient? Do you not lock your home because
it is to easy to lose your keys?
-- Phil Weldon, pweldonatmindjumpdotcom For communication, replace "at" with the 'at sign' replace "mindjump" with "mindspring." replace "dot" with "." "Linda B" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1b8b01c4270a$0857bb20$a101280a@phx.gbl... > > Not using Outlook or OE has been my best protection > against this, I suppose, but I've been in computers long > enough to know what a virus email looks like. I know that > all it takes is a couple inadvertent mouse clicks, and > maybe I should consider myself lucky, but I've never had > any problems like this. > > Maybe I should throw this into the fray as well, while I'm > busy debunking the myth that viruses and spyware are > a "problem" -- I hardly ever receive any spam at all at > any of my six email accounts (except for my yahoo > account). I oftentimes think people just making this > stuff up. > > Don't take me too seriously, I'm really just trying to get > a rise out of you now. ;) > >-----Original Message----- > >"Linda B" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote > >> Why is it whenever people on this NG ask about what they > >> should do to protect themselves from the evils rampant > on > >> the Internet, everyone always responds with "install > NIS" > >> or "install ZoneAlarm"? Always install, install, > install! > > > >You are right. However, I used to think like you as well > until I ran spybot > >S&D on my system and it flagged about 300 different files > on my system. The > >thing is, most people need to make sure they are > protected from what they > >might do to themselves by accident as much as what others > might try to do to > >them. Routers and hardware firewalls are great, but they > need to be properly > >configured otherwise they are of no help. I would > recommend a hardware-based > >solution as well, but most security software that I have > used is much easier > >to configure than hardware-based solutions and it has > been my experience, > >that the more difficult it is to figure out, the less > likely people will be > >willing to take the time to set it up properly. > > > >Plus a router isn't going to save you from a virus if you > get the right one > >on your system. All it takes is accidentally clicking an > attachment and > >you'll have a huge problem on your hands. > > > > > >. > >
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