Re: All patches, but still exploited
From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNoSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 04/12/04
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:41:41 -0700
"Greg" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNoSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
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>> The world is a moving target. Try Opera or Foxfire before Linux.
> I've used them before, but have no interest in using them
>
>> While simple systems are more simple to secure, one looses too
>> much functionality.
>
> You sound a little bit biased :) I'm sure there are a lot of people that
> would disagree that Linux is a simple system or even simpler than Windows.
> But everyones entitled to their opinion. Personally I like and prefer
> Windows. I've been using it since v3.1. But I've also used Linux for a
> long time so I'm quite familiar with it.
>
>> You seem to be focused on IE having been the entry vector, when
>> in fact to could have been any executable you choose to run as admin
>> whether it arrived through IE with/without your knowing or arrive
> otherwise.
>>
>
> I do believe that IE was the problem in this case. There were 3 popup
> windows and then the Windows notification. Nothing else was open except
> Outlook. Norton Antivirus software is installed and has the latest
> updates.
> Nothing had been installed on the system for more than week.
>
>
I am not sure biased is the correct term.
Luckily I missed such as Win 3.1, and for that matter the entire
8 bit era of MS technology, instead running multi-user Unix and
IBM hosts throughout that era.
By simple I did not mean simpleminded, only less feature-filled.
Remainder left to the other reply . . .
-- Roger Abell Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security) MCDBA, MCSE W2k3+W2k+Nt4
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