Re: A new 'Beta' test from Panda

'BoaterDave' wrote, in part:
| **Indeed - your memory serves you well (this time!) However, that does
*not*
| explain why posts from you here invariably have different IP addresses
when
| the day changes. You cannot, surely, be suggesting that when folk visit
| /this/ group and see the name of Peter Foldes that it isn't really you?
| People tend to see a name they trust and follow the advice given - how
easy
| it would be to mislead vulnerable folk in such a scenario. So I ask you
once
| again, politely., the reason for the constant change in your IP address.
_____

In the main, for DSL, an IP address is assigned dynamically to a customer.
Each time a system (or for some setups the modem) connects to the ISP, the
ISP assigns a new IP address from the block allocated to the ISP. A static
IP address costs extra. If, for example, you were to examine the headers
for my posts to this newsgroup, you would usually see a different IP address
on posts from different days. Each IP address would be picked more or less
at random from the block assigned to the ISP. With a large IP like mine,
that would be from a address space of millions. If you look at my posts
with time stamps more than a few days apart the IP address is different.
The IP address associated with your post is from the block assigned to AOL
(172.192.0.0 - 172.216.255.255), an IP address space of just over 1,500,000.
My current IP address is as I make this post is 208.187.80.135. If I
disconnect my DSL modem, and post again, the IP address in that second post
will be different. So newsgroup identities are exactly as you thought.

There is no way to identify a newsgroup poster from the IP address in the
post headers, even if the headers are completely legitimate without the
cooperation of the ISP because you need the records the ISP keeps to match
an IP address with the customer AT THE TIME THE POST WAS MADE. Even if the
customers IP address is static, though you might assume the identity of the
poster, you'd still need the account records. This should take a court
order or a 'national security letter' these days.

Some naive trolls who use different sock puppet posting names are exposed
when [they post from a small ISP (because the pool of ISP addresses is
small) or when they post from a static IP address] AND the style is
suspiciously similar. But that is just exposure of sock puppets, NOT
actually matching a real identity to a post.

As for your original question, which I think is about Panda nanoscan (ALL
the information for a newsgroup post should be in the BODY of the message -
the 'Subject' line should be a short phrase to indicate the content of the
message). My thoughts on Panda nanoscan: there is no compelling reason to
try it. On the down side it is 'Beta' (may have bugs, is not ready for
release, is at present for Panda's benefit, not the user's benefit), it
can't be very thorough in 20 seconds, requires installing active-x controls,
really gives no assurance that the scanned system is clean, and requires an
active connection to the internet. On the up side, it is very quick.

Phil Weldon



"BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uj8F0CF0HHA.5644@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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| "Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:OCx$NTE0HHA.1184@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Sorry Dave . But I cannot comment on your request since I am not familiar
at
| all with the Panda software. Maybe someone will come along soon that can
| comment on your question.
|
| **Thanks for your straight-forward reply, Peter. I'll wait patiently! :)
|
| As far as IP addresses go you do know that they can be spoofed and some
| people do it .
| You have been in a similar situation yourself when you had your ID stolen
in
| the past so you know what kind of situation it can create
|
| **Indeed - your memory serves you well (this time!) However, that does
*not*
| explain why posts from you here invariably have different IP addresses
when
| the day changes. You cannot, surely, be suggesting that when folk visit
| /this/ group and see the name of Peter Foldes that it isn't really you?
| People tend to see a name they trust and follow the advice given - how
easy
| it would be to mislead vulnerable folk in such a scenario. So I ask you
once
| again, politely., the reason for the constant change in your IP address.
|
| BD
|
|
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|
| "BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:%23%23FF5pA0HHA.484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Hello Peter! Thank you for the reminder.
| >
| > It would, though, have been even more helpful had you also given your
view
| > on the new facility from Panda as I'd requested.
| >
| > Whilst I'm here I noted that your IP address is currently 64.228.81.234
| > Having checked your other posts on this group since 31 May, each IP
| > address
| > is different (save for on 5 July when 3 replies were made on the same
| > day).
| > The previous training given by you - to me - suggested that an IP
address
| > may be used to identify a particular poster. Others posting here *do*
| > maintain the same IP address. Will you, please, explain why yours
changes?
| >
| > An additional query. On a separate newsgroup, on a private server, the
IP
| > address of a poster is shown as 127.0.0.1, viz:-
| >
| > X-Trace: dogagent.com 1185373384 26976 127.0.0.1 (25 Jul 2007 14:23:04
| > GMT)
| >
| > I'd be grateful if you, or anyone else knowledgeable on such matters,
| > would
| > comment on this. Thank you.
| >
| > David
| >
| > ***************************************
| >
| >
| > "Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:%23e7LSG$zHHA.5152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > multiposted not crossposted. Even worse
| >
| >
| > http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
| > --
| > Peter
| >
| > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
| > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
| >
| > "BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:uRDXih8zHHA.4004@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >> Forgive the cross-post but, on reflection, I felt this might be a more
| >> appropriate place to ask this question!
| >>
| >> Hi - just wondering is any of the gurus here have tried it and might
wish
| >> to
| >> comment: See: http://www.nanoscan.com/
| >>
| >> David
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
|


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