Ooops!
From: Derek (FredFlintstone_at_bedrock.com)
Date: 05/02/04
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Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 22:52:41 +0200
I looked at my Windows Explorer>Help>About and `mis-read Version 5.1[Build
2600.xpsp2.030422-1633:SP1] as xpsp2.
Derek
"Derek" <FredFlintstone@bedrock.com> wrote in message
news:4094fdad$0$21774$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be...
> Agreed, but until the security patches are updated, a firewall is
essential.
> My computer purchased in December 2003 came with Windows XP SP2 installed
> but the Firewall was not switched ON as the default setting!
> Derek
>
> "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
> news:%23v0fIsEMEHA.1340@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > It will be ON in SP2. Any anti-virus pre-installed will be
> > weeks out of date and requires updating before it will
> > provide solid protection.
> >
> >
> > --
> > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
> > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
> >
> >
> > "Derek" <FredFlintstone@bedrock.com> wrote in message
> > news:4094f299$0$21676$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be...
> > | My new computer came with a version of Norton AntiVirus
> > ready installed.
> > | The first site I visited once online was www.msn.com
> > followed by the
> > | Windows Update Page
> > http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp.
> > | That was enough, I was infected with Blaster.
> > | I think the default state for Windows XP Firewall should
> > be "ON", those who
> > | do not appreciate this facility can switch it off. Many
> > parents (not
> > | computer literate) buy computers for their offspring, who
> > then go
> > | immediately online and are infected, many are without
> > knowledge of where to
> > | find assistance.
> > | Derek
> > |
> > | "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
> > in message
> > | news:%23tPRdPAMEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > | > If you didn't turn on a firewall, 30 seconds for Blaster
> > to
> > | > get you on broadband,
> > | >
> > | >
> > | > Maybe faster.
> > | >
> > | >
> > | > --
> > | > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
> > | > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
> > | >
> > | >
> > | >
> > | >
> > | > "BeamGuy" <nobody@spam.com> wrote in message
> > | > news:uU9kRJAMEHA.1272@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > | > | Here is a hypothetical question... If I were to go
> > down
> > | > to best buy and
> > | > | buy a PC today, take it home, unbox it and plug it in
> > how
> > | > long would it
> > | > | take before a virus found it's way to my computer?
> > | > |
> > | > | Lets assume it has a virus scanner included from the
> > | > manufacturer, but it
> > | > | has been in the box for 3 months so the virus
> > definitions
> > | > are out of date.
> > | > | It clearly won't be sitting there polling constantly
> > for
> > | > an internet connection,
> > | > | mine takes maybe 10 minutes after I have reboot to
> > | > determine that there is
> > | > | an internet connection and download the patches.... If
> > it
> > | > is a 28K modem
> > | > | connection it could take quite some time to download
> > the
> > | > whole upgrade,
> > | > | I could be without virus protection for maybe 30
> > minutes
> > | > or more even if
> > | > | I am on the ball and the vendor provided virus
> > protection
> > | > in the box.
> > | > |
> > | > | And for system patches - lets assume I have read the
> > news,
> > | > know that my
> > | > | system is wide open for exploitation as soon as it is
> > | > plugged into the internet and
> > | > | immediately start downloading the system patches.
> > With
> > | > broadband I might
> > | > | be lucky enough to finish patching the system before a
> > | > virus strikes, but these
> > | > | days I am getting hundreds of hits an hour on my
> > firewall
> > | > mostly from viruses.
> > | > | It is more likely that my system will be compromised
> > | > before I can patch it,
> > | > | even if I am on the ball and do the right thing and
> > | > upgrade immediately instead
> > | > | of fooling around browing the web.
> > | > |
> > | > | --------------------
> > | > |
> > | > | Did I miss something, or is everyone who takes home a
> > | > computer tommorrow
> > | > | with a dialup modem going to have a virus on their
> > machine
> > | > within 10 minutes
> > | > | of plugging it in? And those with high speed internet
> > will
> > | > suffer the same unless
> > | > | they have a firewall router and read the manual in
> > advance
> > | > to turn the firewall
> > | > | on.
> > | > |
> > | > |
> > | >
> > | >
> > |
> > |
> >
> >
>
>
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