Home Messages Index
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Author IndexDate IndexThread Index

Re: [News] Windows Attacks on the Rise

On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 10:49:33 UTC, Peter Hayes 
<not_in_use@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

-> On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 08:54:21 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote
-> (in article <1468488.qjgW78f8Md@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):
-> 
-> > Uptick in Windows attacks reported
-> > 
-> > ,----[ Quote ]
-> >> Several security experts are warning of increased cyberattacks targeting 
-> >> Windows PCs, but Microsoft says all is calm on the attack front.
-> > `----
-> > 
-> > http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6111583.html
-> 
-> "If a PC is hijacked, SANS Internet Storm Center recommends completely 
-> erasing the hard drive and reinstalling the computer's operating system. 
-> "That sounds drastic...but it gets rid of the worm, gets rid of the botnet, 
-> and plus you have a brand new box," according to the ISC."
-> 
-> The amount of work involved would be immense. Install XP SP2, then hours 
-> spent installing all the subsequent updates. Plus all the reboots. And all 
-> just to remove one worm. Sheesh...
-> 
-> > There is _a lot_ of disinformation going on.
-> 
-> Par for the course.
-> 

And what about any data and applications one may have installed on 
that drive?  Since backups are probably infected you can't rely on 
them either.  Granted intelligent people would store anything 
important on a non-boot drive but we are talking about windoze users 
here.  But this is typical idiotic advise from the folks who make 
money from the weeniedows glaring inadequacies.

The only secure windoze box is a dead one.

Mark

-- 

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Author IndexDate IndexThread Index